Name of Vessel:

Three Brothers

Master of Vessel:

James Babson

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: Three Brothers (James Babson) was captured in 1777, probably in European waters. She was tried and condemned in the High Court of Admiralty, where she is described as an American merchant vessel.

[HCA 32/462/4/1-49]