Name of Vessel:

Peggy

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

[15 December] 1776

Place of Capture:

West Indies

Captor:

HM Frigate Antelope

Home Port:

From What Port:

To What Port:

Cargo:

Salt

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Schooner Peggy, with her cargo of salt, was captured by HM Frigate Antelope (Captain William Judd) about December 1776, in the West Indies. Although the date of the capture is estimated, it is probable. Peggy was sent into Jamaica, British West Indies and tried and condemned there.

[NDAR, XI, 448-453]