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Captured ship: Unity of Hamburg, otherwise Eendracht (master Hance Johnson of Hamburg,...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1954/3

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This record is about the Captured ship: Unity of Hamburg, otherwise Eendracht (master Hance Johnson of Hamburg,... dating from 1673 Dec 9 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1954/3
Date
1673 Dec 9
Description

Captured ship: Unity of Hamburg, otherwise Eendracht (master Hance Johnson of Hamburg, otherwise Hans Jansen).

History: a Hamburg merchant ship (40 lasts), bound from Hamburg to La Rochelle, laden with pipe staves and sea coal; taken on 9/19 December 1673 off St Helens, the Isle of Wight, by HMS Hopeful Margaret dogger (John Robinson commanding) and brought into Portsmouth.

Court Papers, numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: three examinations taken at Portsmouth, 10 December 1673;
  • [CP 2]: abstract of papers numbered 1-5 (mentioned in the examinations);
  • [CP 3]: claim.

Extra information:- see IND 1/9012 f.21v: restored (and papers returned to the master), 19 December 1673.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/7/98; HCA 32/8B/54; HCA 30/223B/3; HCA 30/652/19
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21120408/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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