Name of Vessel:

Adventure

Master of Vessel:

William Coffin

Rig of Vessel:

Snow

Date of Capture:

20 February 1777

Place of Capture:

99 miles northeast of Antigua, British West Indies

Captor:

HM Frigates Perseus and Camilla

Home Port:

From What Port:

Newburyport, Massachusetts

To What Port:

St. Eustatius, Netherlands West Indies

Cargo:

Lumber, fish

Tonnage:

170

Battery:

Crew:

10

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Antigua, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Antigua, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

21 February 1777

Date Tried:

14 March 1777

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The 170-ton snow Adventure (William Coffin) was bound from Newburyport, Massachusetts to St. Eustatius, Netherlands West Indies with a cargo of lumber and fish. On 20 February 1777 she had the misfortune to encounter two of HM Frigates, Camilla (Captain Charles Phipps) and Perseus (Captain George Keith Elphinstone). The two frigates were in chase of another vessel, about one hundred miles to the northwest of Antigua, when Adventure was sighted to the north and steering toward the British. Eleven shots were fired from Camilla before she was stopped. The prisoners were removed and the prizes escorted into Antigua on 21 February. In the two prize lists mentioning Adventure, Perseus is credited with the capture. Adventure was condemned on 14 March 1777 (to the Perseus).

[NDAR, VII, 1252 and note; VIII, 82-83, 1053-1063, XI, 124-130]