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British Prizes May 1777 |
Name of Vessel:
Vengeance
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Date of Capture:
[May] 1777
Place of Capture:
120 miles west of St. Eustatius, Dutch West Indies
Captor:
HM Sloop Raven
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
Cargo:
Rice, tobacco, indigo
Tonnage:
Battery:
10x
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Gibralter
Into What Port:
Gibralter
Date Arrived:
22 June 1777
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: [unknown] Privateer [unknown] Vengeance was at sea in [May] 1777 when she was captured by HM Sloop Raven. Vengeane was captured 120 miles west of St. Eustatius, Dutch West Indies, with a cargo of rice, tobacco, and indigo. She was escorted to Gibralter, arriving on 22 June 1777. Her battery was listed as ten guns and six swivels.
[NDAR, IX, 436-437. This report may be questionable.]