Name of Vessel:

Washington

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

[15] October 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Æolus

Home Port:

North Carolina

From What Port:

North Carolina

To What Port:

Cargo:

Lumber

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: HM Frigate Æolus (Captain Christopher Atkins)captured the sloop Washington, owned in North Carolina, about mid October 1777. Washington had a cargo of lumber. She was sent in to Jamaica, British West Indies, where she was tried and condemned.

[NDAR, XI, 448-453]