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"Rattlesnake" Model

"Rattlesnake" Model

Scale model of the Rattlesnake, a well-armed privateer built in 1780 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. At the beginning of the war, Congress authorized the owners of commercial vessels to install guns on their ships to "cruise on the enemies of these United Colonies". Privateers were licensed predators, allowed to sell at auction the ships they captured.
Galleries: Model Boats & Ships, Ships, Smithsonian Museum of American History
Keywords: american history, boat, district of columbia, history, national museum of american history, privateer, rattlesnake, ship, smithsonian, smithsonian museum of american history, washington dc
Photo Location: National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 06/25/2009
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 1/25
F Number: 28/10
Original Dimensions: 5367×3578
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 38°53'28.53"N 77°1'48.04"W
Picture Number: 549