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Captured ship: John ketch [of London] (master Caleb Cock of Limehouse, otherwise...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1949/5

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This record is about the Captured ship: John ketch [of London] (master Caleb Cock of Limehouse, otherwise... dating from 1673 Apr in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1949/5
Date
1673 Apr
Description

Captured ship: John ketch [of London] (master Caleb Cock of Limehouse, otherwise Kaleb Cock but previously Timothy Arnold, then John Chester, who died about late 1672-early 1673).

History: an English merchant ship, bound from [London?] to Newcastle; taken [date unknown] by a Dutch privateer; retaken [?] [before 19/29 April 1673 by HMS Diamond ([George Canning or John Shelly] commanding), and brought into London by 19/29 April 1673].

Court Paper, numbered CP 1:-

  • [CP 1]: certificate (8 July 1674) that ship was taken by a Dutch privateer.

Extra information:-

  • For [recapture] details, see IND 1/9012 f.41;
  • For the captor commander, see Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714, p.99;
  • Owners: Thomas Boone, Jonathan Palmer, John Jenks, Henry Russell, Edmond Thorne & Co.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/7/44
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21117468/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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