Name of Vessel:

Duncreath [Duntreath]

Master of Vessel:

James Creighton

Rig of Vessel:

Ship

Date of Capture:

6 January 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Brune

Home Port:

From What Port:

St. Augustine, East Florida

To What Port:

Grenada, British West Indies

Cargo:

Lumber

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Ship Duncreath [Duntreath] (James Creighton) was captured by Massachusetts Navy Brig Tyrannicide (Captain John Fisk) on 27 November 1776, at 16°47'N, 46°31'W. She was bound from St. Augustine, East Florida to  Grenada, British West Indies with a cargo of lumber. Duncreath was recaptured by HM Frigate Brune (Captain James Ferguson), probably off the southern American coast, on 6 January 1777.

[NDAR, VII, 311, 1242-1243; VIII, 1053-1063]