British Privateer 'Minerva' (1777)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen400Ton

27.6.1777Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)ref:1846
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

DatesOwnerSource
1777/06/27 - 1779/02ref:1846

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.6.177740 ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
27.6.1777 - 2.1779Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
27.6.1777Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
20.1.1779Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
2.1779

Arrived at Cork from New York

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bef.2.1779

recaptured privateer Active of London, prize to American privateer General Sullivan

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bef.2.1779Took the Privateer ref:1846

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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