Name of Vessel:

Betsy

Master of Vessel:

George Shockley

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

23 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Phoenix

Home Port:

From What Port:

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

To What Port:

Cargo:

Ballast

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Betsy (George Shockley) was en route from Dartmouth, Massachusetts in ballast. She was captured on 23 April 1777 by HM Frigate Phoenix (Captain Hyde Parker, Jr.).

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]