Name of Vessel:

Alfred

Master of Vessel:

Captain Elisha Hinman

Rig of Vessel:

Ship

Date of Capture:

9 March 1778

Place of Capture:

NearBarbados, British West Indies

Captor:

HM Frigate Ariadne and HM Sloop Ceres

Home Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

From What Port:

L’Orient, France

To What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

July 1778

Date Sold:

Action:

Yes

Recaptured:

No

Comments: For a full account of the Action between Alfred and Ariadne and Ceres see Continental Navy Ship Alfred.