British Prizes - January 1777
| Date |
Captor |
Name |
Master |
Rig |
Codes |
Fate |
Tons |
Crew |
Guns |
| 1 |
Roebuck |
Friendship |
Daniel Rhodes |
Schooner |
NA/I |
TC |
|
|
|
| 2 |
Phoenix |
♦Ranger |
James Renown |
Brig |
NA/I |
|
|
4 |
|
| 2 |
Liverpool |
♦Providence |
William Penterick |
|
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 4 |
Pearl |
Betsey |
|
Sloop |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
Pearl, Perseus |
♦Little John |
William Smith |
Schooner |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
Brune |
♦Duncreath |
James Creighton |
Ship |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
Galatea |
Good Intent |
David Burch |
Ship |
NA/O |
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
Perseus |
Speedwell |
John Hazard |
Sloop |
NA/C |
|
35 |
4 |
|
| 7 |
Thetis |
Triton |
John Tiletson |
Brig |
E/O |
TC |
120 |
|
|
| 8 |
Phoenix |
Fly |
James Wilson |
Sloop |
NA¶/I |
|
|
|
|
| 9 |
Mermaid |
Dartmouth |
James Littlefield |
Sloop |
NA/O |
|
|
|
|
| 10 |
Roebuck |
Peggy |
Alexander Thompson |
Sloop |
NA/C |
|
20 |
6 |
|
| 11 |
Crew of Aurora |
Aurora |
John Hutchinson |
Ship |
E§/O |
TC |
200 |
16 |
|
| 11 |
Roebuck |
Adventure |
Lawrence Sandford |
Brig |
NA¶/I |
TC |
110 |
9 |
|
| 11 |
Unicorn |
Othello |
George D. Sweet |
Ship |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 12 |
Phoenix |
Royal George |
Jeremiah Burrows |
Sloop |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 12 |
Perseus |
♦Thomas |
Thomas Nicholson |
Snow |
NA/I |
|
72 |
14 |
6 |
| 12 |
Roebuck |
Felicity |
Vincent Simeone |
Brig |
NA■/I |
|
140 |
13 |
|
| 12 |
Badger |
Sea Nymph |
|
Sloop |
J/I |
|
|
|
|
| 13 |
Roebuck |
Rose |
Joseph Costin |
Brig |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 14 |
Chatham |
Lucretia |
Jacob Serley |
Sloop |
NA¶/I |
|
110 |
|
|
| 14 |
Hind [tender] |
Jane |
John Monlose |
Schooner |
LI |
|
15 |
4 |
|
| 15 |
Unicorn |
Savage |
Nathaniel Adkin |
Schooner |
NA/C |
|
|
4 |
|
| 15 |
Unicorn |
Smack |
John Leighton |
Schooner |
NA/C |
|
|
5 |
|
| 15 |
Portland |
Prince Frederick |
Samuel McLellan |
Brig |
LI/I |
|
100 |
8 |
|
| [15] |
Boreas |
Will |
|
Sloop |
J/I |
|
|
|
|
| [15] |
BP Schooner Try-all |
Three Adventurers |
Ebenezer Lane |
Brig |
LI |
|
|
|
|
| [15] |
Winchelsea |
St. Ann |
|
Schooner |
J |
|
|
|
|
| [15] |
Hawke |
♦Penguin |
|
Brig |
LI |
|
|
|
|
| [15] |
Winchelsea |
Lydia |
|
Sloop |
J |
|
|
|
|
| [15] |
Badger |
Ann |
|
Sloop |
J |
|
|
|
|
| [15] |
BP Sloop Reprisal |
Adventure |
Thomas Robinson |
Schooner |
LI/O |
|
|
|
|
| 16 |
Unicorn |
Abigail |
Harman Atwood |
Schooner |
NA |
|
|
5 |
|
| 18 |
Brune |
Lovely Meriam |
Seth Ewill |
Ship |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 19 |
Unicorn |
William |
Peter Bontacon |
Sloop |
NA/O |
|
|
9 |
|
| 19 |
Falcon |
[unknown] |
|
|
NA |
|
|
|
|
| 20 |
Brune |
Farmer |
Benjamin Dashiell |
Ship |
NA§/O |
|
|
|
|
| 20 |
Preston |
Batchelor |
William Seon |
Sloop |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 20 |
Badger |
Molly |
|
Brig |
J/I |
|
|
|
|
| 20 |
Badger |
Dolphin |
John Field |
Sloop |
J/O |
|
|
|
|
| 21 |
Hawke |
♦Elizabeth |
|
Schooner |
LI |
|
70 |
|
|
| 21 |
Badger |
Prosperous Polly |
|
Sloop |
J/I |
|
|
2 |
|
| 22 |
Falcon |
Seaflower |
Thomas Crocker |
Schooner |
NA |
|
|
|
|
| 23 |
Pelican |
Le St. Guillaume |
Pierre Davide |
Sloop |
LI■¶ |
|
100 |
24 |
13 |
| 23 |
Hind |
Salt River Packet |
J. Spencer |
Sloop |
LI |
|
25 |
|
|
| 23 |
Camilla |
Fanny |
Thomas Ridley |
Sloop |
NA/I |
|
40 |
|
|
| 24 |
Preston |
Good Intent |
John Finlayson |
Sloop |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 25 |
Perseus |
Adventure |
Thomas Newell |
Sloop |
NA/I |
|
60 |
7 |
|
| 25 |
Perseus |
Union |
Jean Collineux |
Schooner |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 25 |
Badger |
Molly |
|
Brig |
J/O |
|
|
|
|
| 27 |
Preston |
Runfast |
Nehemiah Somes |
Schooner |
NA/O |
|
|
|
|
| 27 |
Preston |
Content |
Samuel Gale |
Schooner |
NA |
|
|
|
|
| 27 |
Phoenix |
Three Friends |
Samuel Robins |
Brig |
NA |
|
|
|
|
| 27 |
Phoenix |
Adventure |
William Jones |
Schooner |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 27 |
Solebay |
William |
Jesse Harding |
Brig |
NA/I |
|
|
|
|
| 30 |
Brune |
William |
William Russell |
Ship |
NA |
|
|
|
|
| 31 |
Preston |
Molly |
Humphrey |
|
NA |
|
|
|
|
| 31 |
Daphne |
Moore |
George Collis |
Ship |
NA |
|
|
|
|
CODES/NOTES:
American government owned shipping or cargo (warships, trading vessels, packets, etc.)
American privateers/letters of marque
¶ Munitions in cargo
§ Tobacco in cargo
■ French; ♠ Dutch; ▲ Spanish; ♣ Other neutral
Place of capture: NA = North America; NF = Newfoundland; LT = Lesser Antilles; J = Greater Antilles; E = European waters
Destination: /O = outward bound (from America); /I = inward bound (to America); /C = coastal traffic; /P = in port
Fate: TC = Tried, condemned; TR = Tried, released; R = Released before trial; D = Destroyed; RC = Recaptured before trial
♦ Recaptured from the enemy
| Summary By Rig: January 1777 |
| Status |
Brigs |
Schooners |
Ships |
Sloops |
Others |
Total |
| Captured |
10 |
12 |
7 |
20 |
2 |
51 |
| Recaptured |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| Total Captures |
13 (22%) |
14 (24%) |
8 (14%) |
20 (34%) |
3 (5%) |
58 |
| Recaptured by enemy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Released |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: |
13 |
14 |
8 |
20 |
3 |
58 |
| Significant Captures: January 1777 |
| Government vessels |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 (9%) |
| Privateers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 (0%) |
| Tobacco in cargo |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 (3%) |
| Munitions in cargo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 (7%) |
| Total |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
11 (19%) |
| Summary By Area/Nationality/Destination: January 1777 |
| Area |
| Status |
North America |
Newfoundland |
Lesser Antilles |
Greater Antilles |
Europe |
Total |
| Captured |
39 (67%) |
0 (0%) |
8 (14%) |
9 (16%) |
2 (3%) |
58 |
| Nationality |
| Status |
American |
French |
Spanish |
Dutch |
Other |
Total |
| Captured |
56 (97%) |
2 (3%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
58 |
| Destination |
| Status |
Outbound |
Inbound |
Coastal |
In Port |
No Info |
Total |
| Captured |
10 (27%) |
27 (47%) |
4 (7%) |
0 (0%) |
17 (29%) |
58 |