One or more of the prize commissioners shall—

((1)) receive from the prize master the documents and papers of the captured vessel and the inventory thereof;

((2)) take the affidavit of the prize master required by ;

((3)) take promptly, in the manner prescribed by , the testimony of the witnesses sent in;

((4)) take, at the request of the United States attorney, on interrogatories prescribed by the court, the depositions de bene esse of the prize crew and others;

((5)) examine and inventory the prize property;

((6)) apply to the court for an order to the marshal to unload the cargo, if this is necessary to that examination and inventory;

((7)) report to the court, and notify the United States attorney, whether any of the prize property requires immediate sale in the interest of all parties;

((8)) report to the court, from time to time, any matter relating to the condition, custody, or disposal of the prize property requiring action by the court;

((9)) return to the court sealed and secured from inspection—

((A)) the documents and papers received, duly scheduled and numbered;

((B)) the preparatory evidence;

((C)) the evidence taken de bene esse; and

((D)) their inventory of the prize property; and

((10)) report to the Secretary of the Navy, if, in their judgment, any of the prize property is useful to the United States in the prosecution of war.