Name of Vessel:

Triton

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

21 July 1776

Place of Capture:

In Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts

Captor:

HM Frigate Milford

Home Port:

From What Port:

Kennebunk River

To What Port:

West Indies

Cargo:

Lumber, flour, fish

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Into What Port:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The schooner Triton was sailing from the Kennebunk River, bound for the West Indies, with a cargo of lumber, flour and fish. As Triton was transiting Massachusetts Bay she was captured, on 21 July 1776, by HM Frigate Milford. Triton was sent into Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she was tried and condemned.

[AVCR, 86]

Posted 10 August 2009