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British Prizes May 1775 |
Name of Vessel:
Elizabeth
Master of Vessel:
Cornelius Conkling
Rig of Vessel:
Sloop
Date of Capture:
21 May 1775
Place of Capture:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Captor:
HM Frigate Scarborough and HM Armed Ship Canceaux
Home Port:
From What Port:
Long Island, New York
To What Port:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Cargo:
Provisions
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prizemaster:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Boston, Massachusetts
Into What Port:
Boston, Massachusetts
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Released
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Sloop Elizabeth (Cornelius Conkling) cleared from Long Island, New York for Portsmouth, New Hampshire with a cargo of provisions on 18 May 1775 and arrived at Portsmouth on 21 May. There she was promptly captured by HM Frigate Scarborough and HM Armed Ship Canceaux. She and another provision sloop were sent to Boston, under escort of Sphynx. The cargo was purchased by the British and the vessel released.
[NDAR, I, 942-943]