Name of Vessel:

Lord Howe

Master of Vessel:

William Price

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

[15] October 1778

Place of Capture:

 

Captor:

Connecticut Privateer Sloop Beaver

Home Port:

From What Port:

 

To What Port:

 

Cargo:

 

Tonnage:

 

Battery:

 

Crew:

 

Owners:

 

Prizemaster:

 

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

New London, Connecticut

Into What Port:

New London, Connecticut

Date Arrived:

 

Date Tried:

25 November 1778

Date Sold:

 

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: In October 1778, the sloop Lord Howe (William Price) was captured by Connecticut Privateer Sloop Beaver (Commander William Havens). She was sent into New London, Connecticut and tried and condemned 25 November 1778 at Norwich, Connecticut.

[Middlebrook, Maritime Connecticut During The Revolution, II, 54-55]

Posted 11 November 2009