Name of Vessel:

St. Lucia [St. Lucea]

Master of Vessel:

George Child [Childs]

Rig of Vessel:

Ship

Date of Capture:

[6] October 1776

Place of Capture:

Captor:

Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Retaliation

Home Port:

From What Port:

Jamaica, British West Indies

To What Port:

Bristol [London], England

Cargo:

Sugar, rum

Tonnage:

300, 350

Battery:

6x

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Beverly, Massachusetts

Into What Port:

Falmouth, Massachusetts

Date Arrived:

14 October 1776

Date Tried:

18 November 1776

Date Sold:

26 November 1776

Action:

Yes

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Brigantine Retaliation (Commander Eleazer Giles) was at sea in late September 1776. About 6 October 1776 she met the ship St. Lucia (George Child), bound from Jamaica in the British West Indies to London or Bristol in England, with a cargo of sugar and rum. St. Lucia was a 300 or 350-ton vessel, armed with six guns, and fought the privateer for two hours before striking. The prize arrived at Falmouth, Massachusetts [now Casco Bay, Maine] on 14 October 1776. Within a few days (by 28 October) she had moved to Beverly. On 28 October Child petitioned for release, which was granted on 30 October. St. Lucia was libeled on 31 October and tried on 18 November 1776. On 21 November 1776 the sale of St. Lucia and her cargo were advertised, being set for Stephen’s Wharf in Beverly on 26 November. St. Lucia was described as a prime sailer, newly British-built and half frigate-built, measuring 350 tons.

[NDAR, VI, 1358, 1432, 1471-1472; VII, 232-233 and 233 note]

Posted 19 October 2011

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