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American Prizes November 1776 |
Name of Vessel:
[unknown]
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Schooner
Date of Capture:
22 November 1776
Place of Capture:
Canso, Nova Scotia
Captor:
Continental Navy Ship Alfred
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Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: On 22 November 1776, during the raid on Canso, Nova Scotia by crewmen from the Continental Navy Ship Alfred (Captain John Paul Jones), a small schooner was seized for use, by the Alfred, as a tender. She is otherwise unknown.
[NDAR, VII, 935-937]
| Posted 10 August 2011 |
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