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12333
Nominal Guns16
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1778
Home PortLiverpool - Lancashire
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryPrivateer
Ship TypeUnknown
Last known1778

Service History


DateEventSource
12.21.1778Captured an East Indiaman, laden with coffee, dry goods, etc., but the prize was lost near Beaumaris, the crew and part of the cargo and materials being savedHLP
1779Captured, but later retaken by the Sybil man-of-war?HLP
1779Captured, but later retaken by the SibylHLP
1779Taken by
Sibyl (28) 1779-1798
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
1795 Renamed "Garland"
(recapture)

1781In company with the Rodney captured four ships in the harbour of DemeraraHLP
1781In company with the Rodney and Union took three Dutch vesselsHLP


Sources


IDNameAuthorType
HLPHistory of Liverpool PrivateersGomer Williams, Digital Book
 
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