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Morris, Harry Simond, TMC USN(Ret).
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Home Town New York
Last Address San Diego, CA
Date of Passing Jun 29, 1975
Location of Interment Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
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Frigate:
Laid down as Hancock in 1777 at Salisbury, MA. by William and James K. Hackett
Launched, 28 April 1778
Renamed Alliance, 29 May 1778
Placed under the command of CAPT. Pierre Landais
Alliance departed Boston, 14 January 1779, bound for Brest, France with the Marquis de La Fayette as passenger to petition the French court for more support
While at Brest assigned by Benjamin Franklin to a squadron to be commanded by CAPT. John Paul Jones
CAPT. Landais refused to obey the orders of CAPT Jones and operated independent of the squadron
During the encounter between Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis on 23 September 1779, Landais in Alliance, stood off until late in the battle and then actually fired into Bonhomme Richard
Jones had relieved Landais of command of Alliance soon thereafter
Landais returned to the ship while Jones was away in Paris and took command sailing the ship for home
Landais was forcibly relieved of command as his behavior was that of an insane man
Alliance, under the command of LT. James A. Degge, arrived at Boston, 19 August 1780
The subsequent trials of Landais and Degge resulted in the ousting of both men from the service
Alliance lay idle at Boston until the first week of February 1781 when she carried COL. John Laurens appointed envoy extraordinary to France
During this voyage Alliance took the British privateer Alert
Alliance departed France for the US escorting a old East Indiaman laden with supplies for the Continental Army
Alliance took two privateers as prizes during the voyage and two sugar-laden Jamaicamen
10 days later Alliance defeated two British sloops-of-war HMS Atalanta and HMS Trepassey in May reaching Boston, 6 June with her prizes
Alliance was again chosen to carry the Marquis de La Fayette home to France departing Boston, 24 December 1781 and arriving off L'Orient, 17 January 1782
Alliance arrived back at new London, CT. 13 May 1782, after being chased into port by a Royal Navy ship of the line
The ship sailed, 4 August in search of British shipping taking seven prizes in all before putting into Groiz Roads, France, 17 October
Alliance departed France, 9 December 1782, for the West Indies where she escorted another American warship Due de Lauzun laden with funds for the new republic, the two ships chased by British warships made port in March
Damage by grounding Alliance was sold in Philadelphia, 1 August 1785, converted to a merchantman sailing for China in June 1787
Final Disposition, abandoned, near Philadelphia, date unknown, hulk destroyed in 1901 during a dredging operation
