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British Prizes
May 1777





Name of Vessel:

Marianne

Master of Vessel:

Mark Towell

Rig of Vessel:


Date of Capture:

11 May 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HM Frigate Unicorn

Home Port:


From What Port:

Virginia

To What Port:


Cargo:

Tobacco, flour

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 Marianne (Mark Towell) was bound from Virginia with a cargo of tobacco and flour. On 11 May 1777 she was captured by HM Frigate Unicorn.


[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]