Name of Vessel:

Proteus

Master of Vessel:

William Proby

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

24 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Galatea

Home Port:

From What Port:

St. Croix, Danish West Indies

To What Port:

Cargo:

Rum, sugar, molasses

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

New York, New York

Into What Port:

New York, New York

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

1777

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The Proteus (William Proby [Probey]) was bound from St. Croix, Danish West Indies with a cargo of rum, sugar and molasses. She was captured by HM Frigate Galatea on 24 April 1777. Proteus was sent into New York, New York, where she was tried and condemned in 1777.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063; HCA 32/430/12/1-6]