Name of Vessel:

Maria

Master of Vessel:

John Warns

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

21 July 1777

Place of Capture:

55°22'N, 3°20'E, 150 miles northeast by east from Spurn Head

Captor:

Continental Navy Cutter Revenge

Home Port:

From What Port:

England

To What Port:

Baltic Sea

Cargo:

Ballast

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Burned

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments:

On 21 July 1777, at about 1600 Continental Navy Cutter Revenge(Captain Gustavus Conyngham) chased two  brigs to windward and came up with them in the evening, at that time being at 55°22'N, 3°20'E, 150 miles northeast by east from Spurn Head. They both struck. Both were in ballast. One, the Maria (John Warns), bound from England to the Baltic Sea,  was burned (Bailey reported seeing her on fire at 2200). [See also Patty]

Revised 20 January 2009