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June 1777





Name of Vessel:

Betsey

Master of Vessel:

Richard Culley

Rig of Vessel:


Date of Capture:

[June] 1777

Place of Capture:

European waters

Captor:

[unknown]

Home Port:


From What Port:


To What Port:


Cargo:


Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:


Owners:


Prize master:


Prize crew:


Ordered Into:

[England]

Into What Port:

[England]

Date Arrived:


Date Tried:

1777

Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: Betsey (Richard Culley) was captured in 1777, probably in European waters. She was tried and condemned in the High Court of Admiralty, where she is described as a re-captured British vessel.


[HCA 32/280/6/1-11]