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American Prizes December 1776 |
Name of Vessel:
Mercury
Master of Vessel:
William Seaton
Rig of Vessel:
Ship
Date of Capture:
27 December 1776
Place of Capture:
Captor:
Massachusetts Privateer Sloop Rover
Home Port:
Bristol, England
From What Port:
Bristol, England
To What Port:
Antigua, British West Indies
Cargo:
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Salem, Massachusetts
Into What Port:
Antigua, British West Indies
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
Yes
Comments: Massachusetts Privateer Sloop Rover (Commander Abijah Boden) was preparing for sea in December 1776. When Boden sailed, perhaps in mid-December 1776, he steered for the West Indies, for Martinique. En route, the ship Mercury (William Seaton), owned in Bristol, England and from there to Antigua, in the British West Indies, was captured on 27 December 1776. She was apparently taken in to Martinique, French West Indies, and sailed for Salem, Massachusetts when the Rover did. Mercury was recaptured by HM Frigate Richmond and brought in to Antigua on 22 March 1777.
[NDAR, VIII, 794-795, 956-957
| Posted 29 July 2011 |
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