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British Prizes May 1775 |
Name of Vessel:
[unknown]
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Sloop
Date of Capture:
2 May 1775
Place of Capture:
Newport Harbor, Newport, Rhode Island
Captor:
HM Frigate Rose
Home Port:
Providence, Rhode Island
From What Port:
Providence, Rhode Island
To What Port:
Newport, Rhode Island
Cargo:
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prizemaster:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Newport, Rhode Island
Into What Port:
Newport, Rhode Island
Date Arrived:
2 May 1775
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Unknown merchant vessel was captured and detained in Newport Harbor in the afternoon of 2 May 1775 by HM Frigate Rose.
[NDAR, I, 264]