Name of Vessel:

Bersheba

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

2 May 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigates Diamond and Greyhound

Home Port:

From What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

To What Port:

Cargo:

Lumber, pitch, tar

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The Bersheba was bound from Boston, Massachusetts with a cargo of lumber, pitch and tar. She was captured by HM Frigates Diamond and Greyhound on 2 May 1777.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]