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Captured ship: Sea Fortune of Amsterdam (commander John Lytheman, otherwise Jann...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1953/2

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This record is about the Captured ship: Sea Fortune of Amsterdam (commander John Lytheman, otherwise Jann... dating from 1674 Jan 18 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1953/2
Date
1674 Jan 18
Description

Captured ship: Sea Fortune of Amsterdam (commander John Lytheman, otherwise Jann Lutheman, Litheman)

History: a Dutch privateer (sloop, 20 tons, 3 guns), bound on a cruise from [Amsterdam via?] Enkhuizen and the Texel; lost her main mast in very bad weather and forced to take refuge in the Humber; taken on 18/28 January 1673/1674 in Grimsby road by HMS Woolwich (Hugh Ridley commanding) and brought into Kingston upon Hull.

Court Papers, numbered CP 1:-

  • [CP 1]: commission and three examinations taken at Hull, 5 February 1673/1674;

Extra information: IND 1/9012 f.27: condemned 13 March 1673/1674.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/9/110
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21119954/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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