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January 1777





Name of Vessel:

Prince Frederick

Master of Vessel:

Samuel McLellan

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

15 January 1777

Place of Capture:

66 miles NbyNE of Mona Island, Spanish West Indies

Captor:

HMS Portland

Home Port:

St. Croix, Danish West Indies

From What Port:

St. Croix, Danish West Indies

To What Port:

St. Pierre Island, [St. Pierre and Miquelon] [or St. Croix, Danish West Indies]

Cargo:

Salt, dry goods

Tonnage:

100

Battery:


Crew:

8 [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: Sailed from St. Croix on 12 January 1777. Condemned at Antigua.


[NDAR, VII, 955; VIII, 82-83]