HMS Romney - Page 1

Did you know - Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Romney shortly before and during the American Revolution ? Here are 2. The rest were eventually sent to the wars in Africa. LOL

After the Colonists repealed the British Kings Stamp Act in an attempt to collect taxes .. the Royal Navy introduced the HMS Romney and was dispatched by the British to the Boston Harbour to enforce the new Townshend Acts.

The local colonists and American Natives fought off the HMS Romney keeping the ship from entering the Harbour until Samual Adams drafted the Massachusetts Circular Letter and introduced it on the house floor for the vote, it passed without opposition. The HMS Romney sustained critical damages by the colonists and natives and returned to a British friendly waters for repair.

Then the British dispatched the HMS Romney and ordered the seizure of the Liberty Merchant Vessel owned by John Hancock in the same Harbour. The conflict between the HMS Romney and the Liberty Merchant Vessel was the beginning of what we know today as the Boston Massacre.

Just wanted to share. 

Thanks BE.

The "Boston Massacre" killed 5 civilians and injured 6 others.

Since you're in a sharing mood, I'll share some info about Boston with you.

Few people are aware of the great "Molasses Flood" that occured in Boston in 1919. A tital wave of molasses some estimate as high as 15' swept thru parts of Boston. 21 People were killed and 150 were injured. At times even today you can still smell molasses in downtown Boston.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/historical/a/molasses_flood.htm

I like his Summer Ale.