Name of Vessel:

Ranger

Master of Vessel:

James Renown

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

2 January 1777

Place of Capture:

207 miles southeast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Captor:

HM Frigate Phoenix

Home Port:

From What Port:

St. Croix, Danish West Indies

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

4 [prize crew]

Owners:

Prize master:

Midshipman

Prizecrew:

5 [total]

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Brig Ranger (James Renown) was sighted at 0700 by HM Frigate Phoenix (Captain Hyde Parker), which ran her down by 0800. Ranger had been captured by an unknown American privateer. Her prize crew of four men was removed and a midshipman and four sailors went aboard to secure the brig.

[NDAR, VII, 846; VIII, 1053-1063]