Name of Vessel:

Esther

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

22 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Phoenix

Home Port:

From What Port:

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

To What Port:

Cargo:

Sugar, rum

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Esther (unknown) was en route from Dartmouth, Massachusetts with a cargo of sugar and rum. She was captured on 22 April 1777 by HM Frigate Phoenix (Captain Hyde Parker, Jr.).

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]