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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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Date Sold:

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]


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