Name of Vessel:

Venus

Master of Vessel:

Nathaniel Ketchum

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

Home Port:

From What Port:

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

1777

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The American merchant vessel Venus (Nathaniel Ketchum) was captured in 1777. High Court of Admiralty records exist of her trial. She is described as an American merchant vessel. Month placement is arbitrary.

[HCA 32/470/14/1-34]