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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]