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Welcome to the home of the Pennsylvania
State Navy, Inc. The current Navy was incorporated in January, 2000 as a non-profit
corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The mission of the Navy is to
educate the general public about the American Revolution, the Pennsylvania State Navy of
1775 to 1781 and the defense of Philadelphia in the fall of 1777. This is
accomplished through living  history reenactments and
public educational programs at State Parks and historic sites throughout the Delaware
Valley.
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The HORNET was purchased by Damian Siekonic
in August of 2000. She is an 18' long Hankins Skiff made of cedar plank over
oak. When purchased, she came already restored to modern standards with nylon sails
and rigging, plastic mast hoops, bronze oarlocks, stainless steel stays, an engine mount
and plastic cleats. During the winter of 2000-2001, the crew stripped all of her
fittings and began the restoration. Peter Marques of Tentsmiths custom-made the cotton canvas
sails. New oars were purchased, and the crew custom-made the oak cleats &
fittings, thole pins, tiller bar and swivel gun mount. A one pounder swivel gun is
mounted in the bow, and two boarding axes hang inside under the rail. Her sail rig
consists of a jib and sprit-rigged main, rows four and is rated for eight men.
In addition to the HORNET, the Navy
crews four full scale English 3 pounder cannon. The cannon barrels, manufactured by
Cannon LTD, have a bore size of 3" and overall length of four feet. On their
carriages, each weighs just shy of 500 lbs. Two of the guns are currently on
Muller naval carriages that the crew built in 2000, and plans are under way to complete
the remaining two in early 2002.
Plans are underway to acquire
additional vessels into the Navy's service. Technical drawings are being considered
for building a 26' row galley that will mount a full scale 3 or 4 pounder on a carriage in
the bow. If design specifications are agreed upon this year, construction may begin
as early as winter of 2003. Changing the sail plan for the HORNET
from sprit rigged to gaff rigged is also  being considered for 2003.
The Navy can be found at Fort Mifflin on the
Delaware each November for the annual Siege reenactment and at Washington Crossing
Historic Park throughout the year. Summer finds the HORNET sailing the
Delaware Bay, Vineyard Sound, Lake George and Lake Nockamixon as well as attending a host
of 18th century tactical and living history events. The crew are also members of the
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