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British Prizes January 1777 |
Name of Vessel:
Savage
Master of Vessel:
Nathaniel Atkin
Rig of Vessel:
Schooner
Date of Capture:
15 January 1777
Place of Capture:
Captor:
HM Frigate Unicorn
Home Port:
From What Port:
Boston, Massachusetts
To What Port:
Virginia [Charleston, South Carolina]
Cargo:
Rum, sugar, mahogany
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
4 [total]
Owners:
Prizemaster:
Prizecrew:
Ordered Into:
New York, New York
Into What Port:
New York, New York
Date Arrived:
23 January 1777
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Captured by HM Frigate Unicorn. Crew exchanged 8 February 1777.
[NDAR, VII, 1046, 1095 and note, 1143; VIII, 1053-1063]