USS Randolph - Revision history

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	The construction of the ship was commissioned on 13 December 1775, and finished by July 10 of the next year. Nicholas Biddle was named as her [[captain]] in October that same year.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: USS Randolph]]</ref>		The construction of the ship was commissioned on 13 December 1775, and finished by July 10 of the next year. Nicholas Biddle was named as her [[captain]] in October that same year.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: USS Randolph]]</ref>

	The USS ''Randolph'' set sail in February 1777, but was staffed by formerly imprisoned British sailors from [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] due to a scarcity of American seamen. She reached [[Charlestown]] almost a month later, her masts broken, and her crew struck by fever. The crew had also mutinied during the journey. Subsequently, the USS ''Randolph'' was repaired ~~at the docks~~, but the mainmast was struck by lightning twice when close to completion. Lightning rods were installed, and she began her military career in August.<ref name="Database" />		The USS ''Randolph'' set sail in February 1777, but was staffed by formerly imprisoned British sailors from [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] due to a scarcity of American seamen. She reached [[Charlestown]] almost a month later, her masts broken, and her crew struck by fever. The crew had also mutinied during the journey.<ref name="Database" />

			Subsequently, the USS ''Randolph'' was repaired, but the mainmast was struck by lightning twice when close to completion. Lightning rods were installed, and she began her military career in August.<ref name="Database" />

	===Templar flagship===		===Templar flagship===
	[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 10.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Nicholas Biddle aboard the USS ''Randolph'' after abandoning ''La Belladonna'']]		[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 10.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Nicholas Biddle aboard the USS ''Randolph'' after abandoning ''La Belladonna'']]
	When the USS ''Randolph'' was seaworthy again, Biddle began using her to further the Templars' goals. He began raiding the coast of [[Nantucket]], claiming it was a Loyalist post, despite being controlled by the [[Continental Army]]. He hoped to become Admiral of the Continental Navy, granting him more control. When the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] arrived to investigate, the USS ''Randolph'' fled, and left the Assassin and his crew to deal with other ships.<ref name="~~French Involvement~~">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[~~French Involvement~~]]</ref>		When the USS ''Randolph'' was seaworthy again, Biddle began using her to further the Templars' goals. He began raiding the coast of [[Nantucket]], claiming it was a Loyalist post, despite being controlled by the [[Continental Army]]. He hoped to become Admiral of the Continental Navy, granting him more control. When the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] arrived to investigate, the USS ''Randolph'' fled, and left the Assassin and his crew to deal with other ships.<ref name="The Rescue">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Rescue (III)\|The Rescue]]</ref>

	Sometime later, the USS ''Randolph'' was assigned to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'', a [[French Navy\|French]] ship in [[the Bahamas]], covertly bringing supplies for the Americans. Midway through the journey, Biddle left ''La Belladonna'' on her own, and sent his Templar allies to sink the ship. Despite this, Ratonhnhaké:ton arrived and aided the French in sinking several Templar ships and a [[Man O' War]], while Biddle watched from a safe distance.<ref name="French Involvement" />		Sometime later, the USS ''Randolph'' was assigned to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'', a [[French Navy\|French]] ship in [[the Bahamas]], covertly bringing supplies for the Americans. Midway through the journey, Biddle left ''La Belladonna'' on her own, and sent his Templar allies to sink the ship. Despite this, Ratonhnhaké:ton arrived and aided the French in sinking several Templar ships and a [[Man O' War]], while Biddle watched from a safe distance.<ref name="French Involvement">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>

	===Destruction===		===Destruction===
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	===Templar flagship===		===Templar flagship===
	[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 10.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Nicholas Biddle aboard the USS ''Randolph'' after abandoning ''La Belladonna'']]		[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 10.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Nicholas Biddle aboard the USS ''Randolph'' after abandoning ''La Belladonna'']]
	When the USS ''Randolph'' was seaworthy again, Biddle began using her to further the Templars' goals. He began raiding the coast of [[Nantucket]], claiming it was a Loyalist post, despite being controlled by the [[Continental Army]]. He hoped to become Admiral of the Continental Navy, granting him more control. When [[Ratonhnhaké:ton~~\|Connor~~]] arrived to investigate, the USS ''Randolph'' fled, and left ~~Connor~~ to deal with other ships.<ref name="French Involvement">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>		When the USS ''Randolph'' was seaworthy again, Biddle began using her to further the Templars' goals. He began raiding the coast of [[Nantucket]], claiming it was a Loyalist post, despite being controlled by the [[Continental Army]]. He hoped to become Admiral of the Continental Navy, granting him more control. When the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] arrived to investigate, the USS ''Randolph'' fled, and left the Assassin and his crew to deal with other ships.<ref name="French Involvement">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>

	Sometime later, the USS ''Randolph'' was assigned to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'', a [[French Navy\|French]] ship in [[the Bahamas]], covertly bringing supplies for the Americans. Midway through the journey, Biddle left ''La Belladonna'' on her own, and sent his Templar allies to sink the ship. Despite this, ~~Connor~~ arrived and aided the French in sinking several Templar ships and a Man O' War, while Biddle watched from a safe distance.<ref name="French Involvement" />		Sometime later, the USS ''Randolph'' was assigned to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'', a [[French Navy\|French]] ship in [[the Bahamas]], covertly bringing supplies for the Americans. Midway through the journey, Biddle left ''La Belladonna'' on her own, and sent his Templar allies to sink the ship. Despite this, Ratonhnhaké:ton arrived and aided the French in sinking several Templar ships and a [[Man O' War]], while Biddle watched from a safe distance.<ref name="French Involvement" />

	===Destruction===		===Destruction===
			In March 1778, the Assassin flagship ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by Ratonhnhaké:ton, located the USS ''Randolph'' in the Bahamas and gave chase. Biddle led the ''Aquila'' to an ambush, where the ''Randolph'' and two Men O' War attacked her. After dealing with the Men O' War, Ratonhnhaké:ton had his crew destroy the ''Randolph''{{'}}s masts before he boarded the ship.<ref name="Biddle's Hideout">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|The USS ''Randolph'' sinking along with its captain, Nicholas Biddle]]		[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|The USS ''Randolph'' sinking along with its captain, Nicholas Biddle]]
	In March 1778, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] flagship ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by Connor, located the USS ''Randolph'' in the Bahamas and gave chase. Biddle led the ''Aquila'' to an ambush, where the ''Randolph'' and two [[Man O' War\|Men-o-War]] attacked her. After dealing with the Men-o-War, Connor had his crew destroy the ''Randolph''{{'}}s masts before he boarded the ship. The ''Randolph''{{'}}s entire crew was decimated during the ''Aquila''{{'}}s attack, while ~~Connor~~ dueled Biddle, first on the top deck and later in the belly of the ship. After besting the ~~Templar, Connor~~ fulfilled Biddle's last wish, and set off an explosion in the ''Randolph'', ~~causing her~~ to ~~sink with~~ her ~~captain~~.<ref name="Biddle's Hideout"~~>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]<~~/~~ref~~>		The ''Randolph''{{'}}s entire crew was decimated during the ''Aquila''{{'}}s attack, while Ratonhnhaké:ton dueled Biddle, first on the top deck and later in the belly of the ship. After besting him, the Assassin fulfilled Biddle's last wish of allowing him to sink with his ship, and set off an explosion that destroyed the ''Randolph'', much to the dismay of [[Robert Faulkner]], who had hoped to claim her as a prize.<ref name="Biddle's Hideout" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after [[Peyton Randolph]]. She was the first [[ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]] and [[Nicholas Biddle]]~~'s flagship~~.		The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after [[Peyton Randolph]]. She was the first [[ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]] and the personal flagship of the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Nicholas Biddle]].

	==History==		==History==
	===Early misfortune===		===Early misfortune===
	The construction of the ship was commissioned on 13 December 1775, and finished by July 10 of the next year. ~~The [[Templars\|Templar]]~~ Nicholas Biddle was named as her [[captain]] in October that same year. The USS Randolph set sail in February 1777, but was staffed by formerly imprisoned British sailors from [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] due to a scarcity of American seamen. She reached [[Charlestown]] almost a month later, her masts broken, and her crew struck by fever. The crew had also mutinied during the journey. Subsequently, the USS ''Randolph'' was repaired at the docks, but the mainmast was struck by lightning twice when close to completion. Lightning rods were installed, and she began her military career in August.<ref name="Database"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: USS Randolph]]<~~/~~ref~~>		The construction of the ship was commissioned on 13 December 1775, and finished by July 10 of the next year. Nicholas Biddle was named as her [[captain]] in October that same year.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: USS Randolph]]</ref>

			The USS ''Randolph'' set sail in February 1777, but was staffed by formerly imprisoned British sailors from [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] due to a scarcity of American seamen. She reached [[Charlestown]] almost a month later, her masts broken, and her crew struck by fever. The crew had also mutinied during the journey. Subsequently, the USS ''Randolph'' was repaired at the docks, but the mainmast was struck by lightning twice when close to completion. Lightning rods were installed, and she began her military career in August.<ref name="Database" />

	===Templar flagship===		===Templar flagship===

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	\| battles = [[American Revolutionary War]]		\| battles = [[American Revolutionary War]]
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	\| service = 1776 – 1778		\| service = 1776 – 1778
	\| status = Destroyed		\| status = Destroyed

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	The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after ~~{{Wiki\|~~Peyton Randolph}}. She was the first [[ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]] and [[Nicholas Biddle]]'s flagship.		The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after [[Peyton Randolph]]. She was the first [[ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]] and [[Nicholas Biddle]]'s flagship.

	==History==		==History==

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	==History==		==History==
	===Early misfortune===		===Early misfortune===
	The construction of the ship was commissioned on 13 December 1775, and finished by July 10 of the next year. The [[Templars\|Templar]], Nicholas Biddle, was named as her ~~Captain~~ in October ~~of the~~ same year.~~<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database:~~ USS Randolph~~]]</ref>~~		The construction of the ship was commissioned on 13 December 1775, and finished by July 10 of the next year. The [[Templars\|Templar]] Nicholas Biddle was named as her [[captain]] in October that same year. The USS Randolph set sail in February 1777, but was staffed by formerly imprisoned British sailors from [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] due to a scarcity of American seamen. She reached [[Charlestown]] almost a month later, her masts broken, and her crew struck by fever. The crew had also mutinied during the journey. Subsequently, the USS ''Randolph'' was repaired at the docks, but the mainmast was struck by lightning twice when close to completion. Lightning rods were installed, and she began her military career in August.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: USS Randolph]]</ref>

	~~Due to scarcity of seamen~~, ~~the USS ''Randolph''~~ was staffed by [[United ~~Kingdom~~\|~~British]] sailors, who were imprisoned in [[~~Philadelphia]]~~, and set sail in February 1777~~. She reached [[Charlestown]] almost a month later, her masts broken, and her crew struck by fever. The crew had also mutinied during the journey.~~<ref name="Database" />~~

	Subsequently, the USS ''Randolph'' was repaired at the docks, but the mainmast was struck by lightning twice when close to completion. Lightning rods were installed, and she began her military career in August.<ref name="Database" />

	===Templar flagship===		===Templar flagship===
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	===Destruction===		===Destruction===
	[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|The USS ''Randolph'' sinking along with its captain, Nicholas Biddle]]		[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|The USS ''Randolph'' sinking along with its captain, Nicholas Biddle]]
	In March 1778, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] flagship~~, the~~ ''[[Aquila]]'' – captained by Connor – located the USS ''Randolph'' in the Bahamas and gave chase. Biddle led the ''Aquila'' to an ambush, where the ~~USS~~ ''Randolph'' and two Men-o-War attacked her. After dealing with the Men-o-War, Connor had his crew destroy ~~the masts of~~ the ''Randolph'', before he boarded the ship.~~<ref name="Biddle~~'~~s Hideout">~~''~~Assassin~~'~~s Creed III'' – [[Biddle~~'s ~~Hideout]]</ref>~~		In March 1778, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] flagship ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by Connor, located the USS ''Randolph'' in the Bahamas and gave chase. Biddle led the ''Aquila'' to an ambush, where the ''Randolph'' and two [[Man O' War\|Men-o-War]] attacked her. After dealing with the Men-o-War, Connor had his crew destroy the ''Randolph''{{'}}s masts before he boarded the ship. The ''Randolph''{{'}}s entire crew was decimated during the ''Aquila''{{'}}s attack, while Connor dueled Biddle, first on the top deck and later in the belly of the ship. After besting the Templar, Connor fulfilled Biddle's last wish, and set off an explosion in the ''Randolph'', causing her to sink with her captain.<ref name="Biddle's Hideout">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>

	~~The~~ entire crew ~~of the USS ''Randolph''~~ was decimated during the ''Aquila''{{'}}s attack, while Connor dueled Biddle, first on the top deck and later in the belly of the ship. After besting the Templar, Connor fulfilled Biddle's last wish, and set off an explosion in the ~~USS~~ ''Randolph'', causing her to sink with her ~~Captain~~.<ref name="Biddle's Hideout" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after {{Wiki\|Peyton Randolph}}. She was the first [[~~Ships\|~~ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]] and [[Nicholas Biddle]]'s flagship.		The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after {{Wiki\|Peyton Randolph}}. She was the first [[ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]] and [[Nicholas Biddle]]'s flagship.

	==History==		==History==

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	The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after {{Wiki\|Peyton Randolph}}. She was the first [[Ships\|ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]], and [[Nicholas Biddle]]'s flagship.		The '''USS ''Randolph''''' was a 32-gun [[frigate]], named after {{Wiki\|Peyton Randolph}}. She was the first [[Ships\|ship]] of the [[Continental Navy]] and [[Nicholas Biddle]]'s flagship.

	==History==		==History==

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