Name of Vessel:

Randolph

Master of Vessel:

Captain Nicholas Biddle

Rig of Vessel:

Ship

Date of Capture:

7 March 1778

Place of Capture:

180 miles east of Barbados, British West Indies

Captor:

HMS Yarmouth

Home Port:

Charleston, South Carolina

From What Port:

Charleston, South Carolina

To What Port:

Charleston, South Carolina

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

305

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

[blew up in action]

Date Sold:

Action:

Yes

Recaptured:

No

Comments: For a full account of the Night Battle of 7 March 1778 see “The Randolph Expedition”