Date	Captor	Name	Master	Rig	Codes	Fate	Tons	Crew	Guns
1	MAP Schooner Warren	Patroclus	William Gill	Schooner	NA/C	TC	100
[1]	MAP Sloop Union	Hawk	Thomas Sheehy	Schooner	E/I	TC	70
6	RIP Sloop Charming Sally	Betsey	William Clarke	Schooner	NA/C	TC	30
6	MAP Brigantine Washington	Placentia	Thomas Eldrad	Brigantine	E	TC	130
6	[unknown]	Indian Queen	M’Pherson		E			24
7	MAP Brigantine Washington	Samuel and Mary	Bennett		E	R
8	CN Brig Andrew Doria	†Racehorse	William Jones	Sloop	J	TC	98	60	10
10	MAP Brigantine Washington	Salisbury	John S. Cole	Brigantine	E	R
12	CN Brig Andrew Doria	Thomas	Thomas Nicolson	Snow	NA/I	RC	72		6
15	RIP Schooner Eagle; MAP Sloop True Blue	†Addellgunte Loewise	Barnard Anderson	Ship	NA/O	TC	500	3+
15	NHP Schooner McClary	Resolution	Francis Barnard	Snow	NA/C	D		7+
[15]	CTP Sloop American Revenue	§Athol	James Wadie	Brig	LI/I	TC	100
[15]	MAP Schooner Warren	Carlisle	James Blerver	Bark	NA/O	TC	300
[15]	MAP Schooner Warren	†Content	John Taylor	Ship	NA	TC/IS	400
[15]	MAP Brigantine Reprisal	Hetty	Charles Ross	Snow	NA/C	TC	120
[15]	NYN Sloop Montgomery	Hannah	William Wilkinson	Schooner	NA/C	TC	60	4
[15]	NYN Sloop Montgomery	Minerva	John Winning	Brigantine	NA/C	TR
[15]	Obadiah Ayers et al	Molly	Robert Young	Sloop	NA/C	TC	60
[15]	MAP Schooner Hawke	Perseverance	John Landers	Brigantine	NA	TC	50
[15]	[unknown]	Polly	Alexander McAuslen	Sloop	NA	TC
[15]	CN Schooner Wasp	Two Brothers	Robert Burton	Schooner	NA/C	TC	40	7
[15]	CTP Schooner Nancy	§[unknown]		Brig	NA/I
[15]	CN Schooner Wasp	■♦[unknown]		Schooner	NA/O	RC
19	RIP Sloop United States	Venus	John Peacock	Ship	NA/O	D		21+
[25]	CN Schooner Wasp	♦Success	John Burrows	Schooner	NA/I	TC	40	[5]
27	CTP Sloop American Revenue	§Two Brothers	John Salter	Schooner	LI/I	TC	150
27	Pinkham	†George	Richard Willis	Schooner	NA	TC	80	51	8
27	MAP Sloop Rover	Mercury	William Seaton	Ship	NA	RC

CODES/NOTES:
† British government owned shipping or cargo (warships, trading vessels, packets, etc.)
‡ British privateers/letters of marque
¶ Munitions/military supplies in cargo
§ Provisions in cargo
■ French; ♠ Dutch; ▲ Spanish; ♣ Other neutral
Place of capture: NA = North America; NF = Newfoundland; LT = Lesser Antilles; J = Greater Antilles; E = European waters
Destination: /O = outward bound (to British forces/territories); /I = inward bound (to British area not in revolt); /C = coastal traffic; /P = in port
Fate: TC = Tried, condemned; TR = Tried, released; R = Released before trial; D = Destroyed; RC = Recaptured before trial; IS = Taken into service
♦ Recaptured from the enemy

Summary By Rig: December 1776
Status	Brigs	Schooners	Ships	Sloops	Others	Total
Captured	0	0	0	0	0	0
Recaptured	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Captures	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0
Recaptured by enemy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Released	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total:	0	0	0	0	0	0
Significant Captures: December 1776
Government vessels	0	0	0	0	0	0 (0%)
Privateers	0	0	0	0	0	0 (0%)
Provisions in cargo	0	0	0	0	0	0 (0%)
Munitions in cargo	0	0	0	0	0	0 (0%)
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0 (0%)

Summary By Area/Nationality/Destination: December 1776
Area
Status	North America	Newfoundland	Lesser Antilles	Greater Antilles	Europe	Total
Captured	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0
Nationality
Status	British	French	Spanish	Dutch	Other	Total
Captured	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0
Destination
Status	Outbound	Inbound	Coastal	In Port	No Info	Total
Captured	0 (0%)	0 (50%)	0 (0%)	0 (50%)	0 (0%)	0

Posted 1 September 2014

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