Name of Vessel:

Hetty

Master of Vessel:

Francis Saltus

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

5 May 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Phoenix

Home Port:

From What Port:

Charleston, South Carolina

To What Port:

Cargo:

Salt, rice

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Hetty (Francis Saltus) was en route from Charleston, South Carolina with a cargo of salt and rice. She was captured on 5 May 1777 by HM Frigate Phoenix (Captain Hyde Parker, Jr.).

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]