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American Prizes November 1776 |
Name of Vessel:
Tryton
Master of Vessel:
David Fairbanks
Rig of Vessel:
Schooner
Date of Capture:
[November] 1776
Place of Capture:
Captor:
Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Liberty
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
Cargo:
Tonnage:
30
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Into What Port:
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
17 December 1776
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Liberty (Commander Ebenezer Pierce) captured the 30-ton schooner Tryton (David Fairbanks) about the beginning of November 1776. She was libeled in the Maritime Court of the Middle District on 28 November and tried on 17 December 1776.
[The Independent Chronice and the Universal Advertiser [Boston], Thursday, November 28, 1776]
| Posted 10 August 2011 |
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