Name of Vessel:

York

Master of Vessel:

Webb

Rig of Vessel:

Snow

Date of Capture:

[15 April] 1779

Place of Capture:

 

Captor:

[True American]

Home Port:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

From What Port:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

To What Port:

Surinam, Netherlands South America

Cargo:

Fish

Tonnage:

130

Battery:

 

Crew:

 

Owners:

 

Prizemaster:

 

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

 

Into What Port:

 

Date Arrived:

 

Date Tried:

19 May 1779

Date Sold:

 

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The 130-ton snow York (Webb) was en route from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Surinam with a cargo of fish. She was captured by the True American, and, presumably sent into Boston, Massachusetts. Her trial was held on 19 May 1779. There are four Massachusetts privateers named True American active at this period.

[Faibisy, A Compilation of Nova Scotia Vessels . . ., in NDAR, X, 1201-1210]

Posted 11 November 2009