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June 1777





Name of Vessel:

Numbrell

Master of Vessel:


Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

[June] 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HM Frigate Aeolus

Home Port:


From What Port:


To What Port:


Cargo:

Salt

Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:


Owners:


Prize master:


Prize crew:


Ordered Into:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

[June] 1777

Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: HM Frigate Aeolus (Captain Christopher Atkins) captured the sloop Numbrell, with her cargo of salt. She was probably captured about June 1777. Numbrell was sent into Jamaica, British West Indies.


[NDAR, XI, 448-453]