Name of Vessel:

Betsey

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

28 February 1776

Place of Capture:

Near the Horseshoe, Hampton River, Virginia

Captor:

Virginia troops

Home Port:

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Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

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Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: HM Sloop Tender Betsey (tender to HM Sloop Otter, Captain Matthew Squire) was captured on 28 February 1776 by Virginia troops in the Hampton River, near the Horseshoe.

[NDAR, IV, 111-112]

Revised 10 August 2009