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British Prizes June 1781 |
Name of Vessel:
Friend’s Adventure
Master of Vessel:
Stephen Pightling
Rig of Vessel:
Date of Capture:
[June 1781]
Place of Capture:
Captor:
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
Cargo:
Ballast
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Into What Port:
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Friend’s Adventure (Stephen Pightling) was captured by the British about 1781. She is described in the High Court of Admiralty records as an English ship in ballast. This probably indicates a recapture. Placement of the capture in June 1781 is arbitrary.
[HCA 32/336/5/1-15]