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: Nuestra Senora del Carmen of Vigo (commander Santiago Martin de Benito,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/136/9
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This record is about the Captured ship: Nuestra Senora del Carmen of Vigo (commander Santiago Martin de Benito,... dating from 1743 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)
- HCA 32/136/9
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1743
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Nuestra Senora del Carmen of Vigo (commander Santiago Martin de Benito, and later Lucas Constantino).
History: a Spanish privateer (40 tons, 22 guns, 117 men), bound from Vigo on a cruise; taken on 22 April/3 May 1743 about 20 leagues west of Vigo by HMS Hampshire (Thomas Limeburner commanding), and brought into Plymouth.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 6]: allegation;
- [CP 7-CP 8]: two translations of the 2 ship's papers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 2.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 25 June 1743]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/2
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also IND 1/9022, f173v
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Spanish
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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