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American Prizes April 1780 |
Name of Vessel:
Needham [Neethem]
Master of Vessel:
M’Meakin [M’Mickin]
Rig of Vessel:
Ship
Date of Capture:
[April] 1780
Place of Capture:
Captor:
Pennsylvania Privateer Brig Active
Home Port:
From What Port:
Jamaica, British West Indies
To What Port:
New York, New York
Cargo:
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Into What Port:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date Arrived:
17 April 1780
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Pennsylvania Privateer Brig Active (Commander Peter Day) captured the ship Needham [Neethem] (M’Meakin [M’Mickin]), bound from Jamaica, British West Indies to New York, New York. Needham was sent into the Delaware and arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 April 1780.
[The New Jersey Gazette [Burlington], Wednesday, April 19, 1780, datelined Philadelphia, April 15; The Pennsylvania Packet or the General Advertiser [Philadelphia], Tuesday, April 18, 1780]