Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: Fortuna (master Lorens Helmer). History: a Danish ship (18 lasts,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/111/12
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This record is about the Captured ship: Fortuna (master Lorens Helmer). History: a Danish ship (18 lasts,... dating from 1745 - 1746 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HCA 32/111/12
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Date (When the record was created)
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1745 - 1746
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Fortuna (master Lorens Helmer).
History: a Danish ship (18 lasts, 5 men), bound from Bordeaux to Aarhus, laden with looking glasses, gloves, Hungary water, sweetmeats and brandy; taken on 19 September 1745 by the privateer Carlisle (William Owen commanding), and brought into Dover.
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 6]: standing interrogatories, four examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 7]: attestation and claim of the master;
- [CP 8-CP 9]: allegation and attestation;
- [CP 10-CP 13]: attestation as to papers, three sets of abstracts and translations of the 27 ship's papers (one for eighteen papers in Dutch, Danish and German, one for six papers in French, one for three papers in Danish) [these papers were restored].
[Decision: restored as neutral, 24 February 1746]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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HCA 32/111/1/12
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512871/
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the series: HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the piece: HCA 32/111
Ships captured as prizes, with names beginning F. (Described at item level)
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Captured ship: Fortuna (master Lorens Helmer). History: a Danish ship (18 lasts,...
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