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April 1775






Name of Vessel:

[unknown]

Master of Vessel:


Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

20 April 1775

Place of Capture:

Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts

Captor:

British sailors

Home Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

From What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

To What Port:


Cargo:

Wood

Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:


Owners:


Prizemaster:


Prizecrew:


Ordered Into:

Boston, Massachusetts

Into What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

Date Arrived:

20 April 1775

Date Tried:

Released

Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: One of two wood sloops seized by Admiral Graves to be used as a troop transport. After evacuating exposed British troops she was released on 21 April 1775.


[NDAR, I, 202]


Posted 6 June 2008