Andrew Doria (1775 brig)

Andrew Doria receives a salute from the Dutch fort at Sint Eustatius, 16 November 1776.
History
United States
Name	Andrew Doria
Namesake	Andrea Doria
Acquired	November 1775
Nickname(s)	"Black Brig"
Fate	Scuttled in the Delaware River, November 1777
Notes	Formerly merchant brig Defiance
General characteristics
Type	Brig[1]
Displacement	190 long tons (190 t)
Length	75 ft (23 m)
Beam	25 ft (7.6 m)
Depth	10 ft (3.0 m)
Complement	112 officers and men
Armament	14 × 4-pounder (1.8 kg) guns
Service record
Commanders:	Capt. Nicholas Biddle Capt. Isaiah Robinson
Operations:	Battle of Nassau Battle of Block Island

Andrew Doria was a brig^[1] purchased by the Continental Congress in November 1775. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Nassau—the first amphibious engagement by the Continental Navy and the Continental Marines—and for being the first United States vessel to receive a salute from a foreign power.