Name of Vessel:

Providence

Master of Vessel:

William Penterick

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

2 January 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Liverpool

Home Port:

From What Port:

Cork

To What Port:

Cargo:

Provisions

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The Providence (William Penterick) was bound from Cork, Ireland with a cargo of provisions. She was captured by the Americans. On 2 January 1777 she was re-captured by HM Frigate Liverpool.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]