Name of Vessel:

Turtle

Master of Vessel:

Nathaniel Robinson

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

20 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Roebuck

Home Port:

From What Port:

East Creek

To What Port:

Cargo:

Fence rails

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 Turtle (Nathaniel Robinson) was bound from East Creek with a cargo of fence rails. On 20 April 1777 she was captured by HM Frigate Roebuck.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]