Name of Vessel:

Grace

Master of Vessel:

John Wardley

Rig of Vessel:

Ship

Date of Capture:

[1] July 1777

Place of Capture:

In St. George’s Channel, Irish Sea

Captor:

HM Tender Neptune [HMS Prince George]

Home Port:

From What Port:

Jamaica, British West Indies

To What Port:

Liverpool, England

Cargo:

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Owners:

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Ordered Into:

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Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Ship Grace (John Wardley) was captured by Continental Navy Brig Reprisal (Captain Lambert Wickes) in the Irish Sea in June 1777. She was sent off to France but was recaptured by HM Tender Neptune, tender to HMS Prince George (Captain Charles Middleton). She was tried and condemned as a recapture in the High Court of Admiralty in 1777.

[The London Gazette, Saturday, February 14, to February 17, 1778; HCA 32/344/17/1-31]