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Union (sloop)
Union was an American sloop built in Somerset, Massachusetts in 1792. It is best known for its circumnavigation of the world, 1794–1796, under the maritime fur trader John Boit. The sloop Union was 94 tons burthen, length overall, beam, and depth. She had a crew of 22, one deck, one mast, and a fore-and-aft rig. Her armament was 10 carriage guns, which were a mix of 6-pounders and 3-pounders, and 8 swivel guns mounted on the rails. Union was built in 1792 and registered on 8 July 1793. Her original owners were William Burroughs (merchant), John Nicolas (trader), Benjamin Hicks (mariner), and John Finch. She was re-registered on 26 August 1794 under the new owners Caleb Garner (merchant of Newport, Rhode Island), Crowell Hatch and Peter Brooks (merchants of Boston), and master John Boit. After Boit's voyage Union was sold on 22 July 1796, in Boston. John Boit had served as fifth mate on the second voyage of the Columbia Rediviva under Captain Robert Gray, 1790–1793. Shortly after returning to Boston Boit was given command of the Union for another maritime fur trading voyage to the Pacific Northwest and China. The sloop was owned by three investors including Boit's brother-in-law Crowell Hatch, who had also been an investor in the two voyages of Columbia Redivia, under Robert Gray and John Kendrick.
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Union was an American sloop built in Somerset, Massachusetts in 1792. It is best known for its circumnavigation of the world, 1794–1796, under the maritime fur trader John Boit. The sloop Union was 94 tons burthen, length overall, beam, and depth. She had a crew of 22, one deck, one mast, and a fore-and-aft rig. Her armament was 10 carriage guns, which were a mix of 6-pounders and 3-pounders, and 8 swivel guns mounted on the rails. Union was built in 1792 and registered on 8 July 1793. Her original owners were William Burroughs (merchant), John Nicolas (trader), Benjamin Hicks (mariner), and John Finch. She was re-registered on 26 August 1794 under the new owners Caleb Garner (merchant of Newport, Rhode Island), Crowell Hatch and Peter Brooks (merchants of Boston), and master John Boit. After Boit's voyage Union was sold on 22 July 1796, in Boston. John Boit had served as fifth mate on the second voyage of the Columbia Rediviva under Captain Robert Gray, 1790–1793. Shortly after returning to Boston Boit was given command of the Union for another maritime fur trading voyage to the Pacific Northwest and China. The sloop was owned by three investors including Boit's brother-in-law Crowell Hatch, who had also been an investor in the two voyages of Columbia Redivia, under Robert Gray and John Kendrick.
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