On January 4, 1776, Hopkins’ squadron, made up of the Alfred, USS Fly, Andrew Doria, USS Providence (1775), USS Columbus (1774) and USS Cabot (1775), began its jo… See more

The fleet arrived at Hole-In-The-Wall, at the south end of Abaco Island, on March 1, 1776. Along the way, they’d captured two Loyalist-owned sloops and forced their owners an… See more

Instead of further invading Nassau, Samuel Nicholas and his force of 50 sailors and over 200 Marines remained at the fort. This would prove a mistake, as, in the middle of the night, … See more

On March 17, 1776, the fleet left Nassau and began making its way to the Block Island Channel, off Newport, Rhode Island. The majority of the trip proved uneventful until April … See more