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British Prizes
May 1777





Name of Vessel:

Les Graces

Master of Vessel:

Jean B. Duffaut

Rig of Vessel:


Date of Capture:

9 May 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HM Frigate Phoenix

Home Port:


From What Port:

Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue

To What Port:


Cargo:

Salt, liquor, molasses

Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:


Owners:


Prize master:


Prize crew:


Ordered Into:


Into What Port:


Date Arrived:


Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: Les Graces (Jean B. Duffaut) was en route from Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue with a cargo of salt, liquor and molasses. She was captured on 9 May 1777 by HM Frigate Phoenix (Captain Hyde Parker, Jr.).


[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]