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British Prizes June 1781 |
Name of Vessel:
Crawford
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Sloop
Date of Capture:
[June] 1781
Place of Capture:
Captor:
HM Frigate Oiseau
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
St. Johns, Newfoundland
Cargo:
Tobacco
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
St. Johns, Newfoundland
Into What Port:
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: HM Frigate Oiseau (Captain Lloyd) sailed from St. Johns, Newfoundland on a cruise on 16 June 1781. She returned on 2 July 1781. During the cruise Oiseau captured the sloop Crawford, with a cargo of tobacco. Crawford was sent into St. Johns, but had not arrived by late July. The British thought she had been re-captured.
[The London Gazette, Tuesday, October 16, to Saturday, October 20, 1781]