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British Prizes December 1777 |
Name of Vessel:
Elizabeth
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Brig
Date of Capture:
[15 December] 1777
Place of Capture:
Captor:
HM Frigate Antelope
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
Cargo:
Dry goods
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: Brig Elizabeth, with her cargo of dry goods, was captured in the West Indies, by HM Frigate Antelope (Captain William Judd) about December 1777. The date of capture is estimated, but probable. Elizabeth was sent into Jamaica, British West Indies, and tried and condemned there.
[NDAR, XI, 448-453]