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British Prizes June 1781 |
Name of Vessel:
William
Master of Vessel:
William Tucker
Rig of Vessel:
Schooner
Date of Capture:
[June] 1781
Place of Capture:
Captor:
British Privateer Schooner David
Home Port:
Cape Ann, Massachusetts
From What Port:
Cape Ann, Massachusetts
To What Port:
[fishing]
Cargo:
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Penobscot Bay, Massachusetts [Maine]
Into What Port:
Penobscot Bay, Massachusetts [Maine]
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Schooner William (William Tucker) was based in Cape Ann, Massachusetts. About June 1781 she was at sea on a fishing voyage, when she was captured by British Privateer Schooner David and taken into Penobscot Bay, Massachusetts [Maine]. A libel was filed in the Halifax Vice-Admiralty court on 11 July 1781.
[AVCR, 89]