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British Prizes June 1781 |
Name of Vessel:
Vryheid
Master of Vessel:
Jacob Kersjes
Rig of Vessel:
Date of Capture:
[June] 1781
Place of Capture:
Captor:
[unknown]
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:
1781-1783
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: The Vryheid (Jacob Kersjes) was apparently captured a second time by the British in 1781. She was tried and condemned in the High Court of Admiralty where she is described as a Netherlands merchant vessel.
[HCA 32/486/6/1-126]