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Captured ship: Golden Pike of Copenhagen (master Cleophas Keel) [first capture]....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1881/4

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This record is about the Captured ship: Golden Pike of Copenhagen (master Cleophas Keel) [first capture].... dating from 1689 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 32/1881/4
Date
1689
Description

Captured ship: Golden Pike of Copenhagen (master Cleophas Keel) [first capture].

History: a Danish merchant ship bound from Cork to Hamburg, laden with butter, hides and piece goods; taken on 19/29 November 1689 off the coast of Munster, Ireland by HMS Centurion (Basil Beaumont commanding), and brought into Falmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 5:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: interrogatories, two examinations;
  • [CP 3]: claim to the ship and cargo on behalf of merchants in Copenhagen;
  • [CP 4]: affidavit as to the ownership of the cargo;
  • [CP 5]: interrogatories.

[Decision: ship and cargo restored, 12 November 1689].

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9013, p.146
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/16, HCA 32/21, HCA 32/36, HCA 32/1827
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18048653/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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