Name of Vessel:

Dove

Master of Vessel:

Abraham Toppen

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

25 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Galatea

Home Port:

From What Port:

Winyaw, South Carolina

To What Port:

Cargo:

Rice, pitch, turpentine

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The Dove (Abraham Toppen) was bound from Winyaw, South Carolina with a cargo of rice, pitch and turpentine. She was captured by HM Frigate Galatea on 25 April 1777.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]