Name of Vessel:

St. Ann [St. Anne]

Master of Vessel:

James Robison [Robinson]

Rig of Vessel:

Ship

Date of Capture:

16 June 1777

Place of Capture:

45°26'N,9°W

Captor:

HMS Hector

Home Port:

From What Port:

Charleston, South Carolina

To What Port:

Bordeaux, France

Cargo:

Rice, indigo

Tonnage:

200

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The St. Ann [St. Anne] (James Robison [Robinson]) was bound from South Carolina to France. She was captured on 10 June 1777 by HMS Hector (Captain Sir John Hamilton) and taken into England. St. Ann is listed in the High Court of Admiralty records as an American merchant ship, formerly the British vessel Nancy and Sukey.

[NDAR, IX, 406; HCA 32/268/13/1-29; The London Gazette, Tuesday, December 9, to Saturday, December 13, 1777]