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British Prizes June 1781 |
Name of Vessel:
Mercury
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Ship
Date of Capture:
2 June 1781
Place of Capture:
Captor:
HM Sloop Cygnet
Home Port:
From What Port:
Piscataway River [Portsmouth], New Hampshire
To What Port:
West Indies
Cargo:
Lumber
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
St. Johns, Newfoundland
Into What Port:
St. Johns, Newfoundland
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: The ship Mercury was bound from the Piscataqua River [Portsmouth], New Hampshire to the West Indies with a cargo of lumber. She was captured by HM Sloop Cygnet on 2 June 1781 and sent into St. Johns, Newfoundland.
[The London Gazette, Tuesday, October 16, to Saturday, October 20, 1781]