Name of Vessel:

Speedwell

Master of Vessel:

John Hazard

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

7 January 1777

Place of Capture:

12 miles SSE of Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, Delaware

Captor:

HM Frigate Perseus

Home Port:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From What Port:

[Savannah], Georgia

To What Port:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cargo:

Rice, indigo, skins

Tonnage:

35

Battery:

Crew:

4 [total]

Owners:

Prize master:

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

Antigua, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Antigua, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Sloop Speedwell (John Hazard) was en route from Georgia to Philadelphia when she was sighted by HM Frigate Perseus at 0800 on 7 January 1777. Speedwell was captured at 1600, after an eight hour chase, and was sent to Antigua, where she was condemned.

[NDAR, VII, 878 and note; VIII, 82-83, 1053-1063]