Name of Vessel:

Sophia

Master of Vessel:

Joseph Caney

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

5 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Lark

Home Port:

From What Port:

Marie Galante, French West Indies

To What Port:

Cargo:

Piece [dry] goods, wine, coffee

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 Sophia (Joseph Caney) was bound from Marie Galante, French West Indies with a cargo of piece (dry) goods, wine and coffee. On 5 April 1777 she was captured by HM Frigate Lark.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]