Name of Vessel:

Spry

Master of Vessel:

William Yardsley

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

27 March 1777

Place of Capture:

18°30'N

Captor:

HM Brig Antigua

Home Port:

Maryland

From What Port:

St. Martin’s [Sint Maarten], Netherlands West Indies

To What Port:

Maryland

Cargo:

Salt

Tonnage:

85

Battery:

4x

Crew:

9 [total]

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

4 [total]

Ordered Into:

Antigua, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Antigua, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

24 April 1777

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The 85-ton schooner Spry (William Yardsley) was owned in Maryland. She was armed with four guns and had a  nine man crew. Spry sailed from St. Martin’s [Sint Maarten], Netherlands West Indies on 26 March 1777, bound for Maryland with a cargo of salt. The next day, 27 March, Spry was sighted by  HM Brig Antigua (Lieutenant William Swiney) and captured at 18°30'N. A prize crew of four men went aboard and the prisoners were removed to the Antigua. The prize was sent into Antigua, British West Indies. She was tried and condemned on 24 April 1777.

[NDAR, VIII, 214 and note, 490-491; XI, 124-130]