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American Prizes July 1781 |
Name of Vessel:
[unknown]
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Barge
Date of Capture:
[July] 1781
Place of Capture:
[Chesapeake Bay]
Captor:
Maryland Privateer Brig Recovery
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
Cargo:
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prizemaster:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Baltimore, Maryland
Into What Port:
Baltimore, Maryland
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Maryland Privateer Brig Recovery (Commander Shoebail Spooner) was not commissioned until 30 April 1782. Even so, this is probably the “armed vessel” Recovery which brought several prizes into Baltimore in the summer of 178. The captured vessels were a barge, the schooner William and Polly (John Travis), the schooner Betsey (Benjamin Tyler), and a whaleboat. These were probably all captured in Chesapeake Bay.
[CBAR, 279-280, citing the Maryland Journal, July 31, 1781]