The gondola Philadelphia was sunk, but her remains were discovered and raised in 1935 and she now is on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington DC. The row galley Washington escaped, but was captured a few days later and used by the British in 1777. Sloop HMS Inflexible was the first of her name - last week's puzzle featured the fourth.
All the models are by Johann Wolkersdorfer (JWs).
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I think you're right about the historical context, but I'm pretty sure the ships are JWs - I've got a bunch of them.
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L-R USS Philadelphia, USS Washington, HMS Inflexible - Battle of Valcour Island, Lake Champlain, 1776.
An interesting Revolutionary War event, for those interested.
I've seen these guys somewhere before, but no idea of manufacturer.
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Identify these ships (and models) and a historical connection between them:
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