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Captured ship: St Anne (formerly the Golden Apple) of Tunsberg [Tønsberg] (master...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1853/10

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Anne (formerly the Golden Apple) of Tunsberg [Tønsberg] (master... dating from 1695 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1853/10
Date
1695
Description

Captured ship: St Anne (formerly the Golden Apple) of Tunsberg [Tønsberg] (master Pieter Christensen or Christiansen).

History: a Danish Norwegian merchant ship (150 lasts), bound from Tønsberg, Norway to St Martin or La Rochelle, laden with spars, wood, handspikes; taken on 4/14 January 1694/5, off Dover by the privateer Seaventure (George Wells commanding), and brought into Dover.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: standing interrogatories, four examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 3-CP 8]: claim on behalf of merchant owners in Larwick [Larvik], with anexed exhibits: a ship's pass, depositions in Danish, 2 letters and a wrapper;
  • [CP 9-CP 12]: two commissions of appraisement, with inventories attached;

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 13, including various port papers, invoices, receipts. letter and ship's pass.

[Decision: condemned, 7 June 1694]

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Danish and English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17726117/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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