Name of Vessel:

[unknown]

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

9 July 1775

Place of Capture:

Saybrook Harbor, Connecticut

Captor:

Connecticut militia

Home Port:

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

From What Port:

To What Port:

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Cargo:

Sailcloth

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Released

Date Sold:

Action:

Yes

Recaptured:

No

Comments: This unknown schooner was chased ashore on Saybrook bar, off Saybrook, Connecticut, by HM Sloop Kingsfisher. After throwing her cargo overboard the crew abandoned ship and Kingsfisher sent a barge and crew to take possession. The British got aboard, but could not get the vessel afloat and left her. They were hastened in their retreat by musketry from the militia assembled on shore.

[NDAR, I, 852-854, 871-872, 883, 883 and note, 901]

Revised 2 December 2008