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April 1777





Name of Vessel:

Black Rover

Master of Vessel:

McReur

Rig of Vessel:


Date of Capture:

14 April 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HM Frigate Daphne

Home Port:


From What Port:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To What Port:


Cargo:

Tobacco, flour, bread, iron

Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:


Owners:


Prize master:


Prize crew:


Ordered Into:


Into What Port:


Date Arrived:


Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: [unknown] Black Rover (McReur) was captured by HM Frigate Daphne (Captain St. John Chinnery) on 14 April 1777. She was bound from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a cargo of tobacco, flour, bread, and iron.


[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]