Name of Vessel:

Royal George

Master of Vessel:

Jeremiah Burrows

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

12 January 1777

Place of Capture:

189 miles SE of Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Captor:

HM Frigate Phoenix

Home Port:

From What Port:

Bermuda, British West Indies

To What Port:

Virginia

Cargo:

Salt

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

12 January 1777 [sunk]

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Sighted by HM Frigate Phoenix at 1000 and captured at 1600. The master and crew were removed and the sloop scuttled.

[NDAR, VII, 939 and note; VIII, 1053-1063]