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January 1777





Name of Vessel:

Felicity

Master of Vessel:

Vincent Simeone

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

12 January 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HM Frigate Roebuck

Home Port:

Guadelupe, French West Indies

From What Port:

Guadelupe, French West Indies

To What Port:

Miquelon Island, [St. Pierre and Miquelon]

Cargo:

Molasses, wine, cordage

Tonnage:

140

Battery:


Crew:

13 [total]

Owners:


Prize master:


Prize crew:


Ordered Into:

Antigua, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Antigua, British West Indies

Date Arrived:


Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: Captured by HM Frigate Roebuck (Captain Andrew Snape Hamond) at sea and escorted into Antigua, where the brig was acquitted.


[NDAR, VIII, 82-83]