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June 1777





Name of Vessel:

Marangoin

Master of Vessel:

Captain John Welch

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

14 June 1777

Place of Capture:

Off Antigua, British West Indies

Captor:

HM Frigate Ariadne

Home Port:


From What Port:

Martinique, French West Indies

To What Port:


Cargo:


Tonnage:


Battery:

8x

Crew:

50 [total]

Owners:


Prize master:

Mate

Prize crew:

8 [total]

Ordered Into:

Barbados, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Barbados, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

16 June 1777

Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: HM Frigate Ariadne (Captain Thomas Pringle) captured the Virginia Navy Sloop Tender Marangoin on 14 June 1777. See the Marangoin for references.