Question: How many ships were in the task force that Francis McLean became famous for defendin New Ireland against?
Sentence (from "Penobscot Expedition"): The flotilla of 19 warships and 25 smaller support vessels sailed from Boston on July 19, 1779 for the upper Penobscot Bay in the District of Maine carrying a ground expeditionary force of more than 1,000 colonial Marines and militiamen.
Relevant evidence: No