Name of Vessel:

Francis [Francois]

Master of Vessel:

Commander Thomas Baker

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

21 April 1777

Place of Capture:

144 miles northeast of Charleston, South Carolina

Captor:

HM Frigate Galatea

Home Port:

North Carolina

From What Port:

St. Eustatius, Netherlands West Indies

To What Port:

North Carolina

Cargo:

Salt

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Battery:

Crew:

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Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: North Carolina Privateer Sloop Francis [Francois] (Commander Thomas Baker) was active in the summer of 1777. On 21 April 1777 she was bound from St. Eustatius, Netherlands West Indies to North Carolina with a cargo of salt, sailing in company with another vessel. At 1230 the pair were sighted by HM Frigate Galatea (Captain Thomas Jordan), 144 miles northeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The two split up as Galatea gave chase and Francis was captured.

[NDAR, VIII, 395, 1053-1063]