The HORNET was the first vessel purchased into the Navy's service.  It is an 18' Hankins Skiff constructed of cedar plank over oak.  When acquired it came already restored to modern standards.  During the winter of 2000-2001 the crew stripped all of its fittings and began the transformation.  Cotton canvas sails were made, 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 sits in the bow, and two boarding axes hang inside under the rail.  Its sail rig consists of a jib and a sprit-rigged main, rows four and is rated for seven men.

The crew also man a battery of full-scale 3-pounder cannon on naval carriages.  The guns have been used at Washington Crossing, Fort Mifflin, Fort Mercer, Fort Adams and Fort Ticonderoga.  They also saw service on board the tall ship KALMAR NYCKEL during OpSail2000.

In June of 2006 the Pennsylvania Archives detailing the names of the Officers and Men of the Pennsylvania State Navy was transcribed and re-edited for publication on this website.  The names are listed alphabetically by vessel and in order of rank.  The text is available for view HERE.   This is a large HTML file (355K) and is searchable using your internet browser's "find" feature.

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In 2004 the PSN was voted into the Continental Line as the first naval unit in the organization's history.  Summer finds the Navy sailing the Delaware Bay, Lake George, Lake Champlain, Long Island Sound and Lake Nockamixon as well as attending a host of 18th century historical, educational and tactical events.