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''Caroline'' was a French privateer commissioned in Saint-Malo in 1804. She served in the Indian Ocean, based at Île de France (now Mauritius). Returning to Saint-Malo, she was captured off Cape Finisterre by a British corvette. ==French service== Built at Solidor, near Saint-Malo, ''Caroline'' was commissioned by a joint venture between Robert Surcouf and his father-in-law Louis Blaize de Maisonneuve,〔Granier, p.221〕 and captained by Nicolas Surcouf, Robert's brother.〔 ''Caroline'' departed Saint-Malo in February 1804, bound for Île de France (now Mauritius), where she arrived in May 1804. She cruised the Indian Ocean from July to November before returning to Île de France on 21 November. During this cruise she captured the ''Mornington'' (14 August; 600 tons and 8 guns), the ''Fame'' (13 October; 600 tons), and the ''Stirling Castle'' (19 October; 800 tons and 8 guns). recaptured ''Mornington'', however, Captain Fallonard of the brig ''Île de France'' recaptured ''Mornington'' yet again.〔Austen (1935), p.94).〕 There she was refitted and transformed into a brig. She went on a second campaign from September 1805 to January 1806.〔 ''Caroline'' captured the ships ''Waldegrave'' and ''Commerce'' in the Indian Ocean, and ''Melville'' and ''Prince de Galles'' in the Gulf of Bengal,〔Gallois, vol.2, p.302〕 teaming up with Perroud's ''Bellone'' and Henry's ''Henriette''.〔(''Lloyd's List'' n° 4051 ) - accessed 9 October 2015.〕 Surcouf appears to have left ''Caroline'' after this voyage. When ''Caroline'' was paid off, her 117 officers and crew men shared a payment of 46,566.42 piasteres, divided into 241 shares, representing one-third of the net value of the prizes she had taken. Nicholas Surcouf had 12 shares, Lacaze Ranly, her second captain, had 10 shares. The least was a half-share, which was the lot of the cabin boys and a couple of the officers' servants. Each seaman had from three-quarters of a share to 1½ shares.〔Austen (1935), pp.194-195.〕 In September 1808, ''Caroline'' departed Île de France, bound for Saint-Malo, under Joseph Guezenec.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Caroline (1804 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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