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 section 8858 of this title;

(3)  take promptly, in the manner prescribed by section 8861 of this title, 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.