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''Duc de Dantzig'' (or ''Duc-de-Dantzick'') was a brig launched in 1808 at Nantes that became a privateer. She captured a number of vessels, generally plundering them and then letting them go, or burning them. She disappeared mysteriously in the Caribbean in early 1812, and became the subject of a ghost ship legend. ==Privateer== On 12 February 1808, under Pierre-François Baclin, ''Duc de Dantzig'' took part in the capture of ''William & Henry''.〔(Corsaires de Boulogne )〕〔Gallois, vol. 2, p.182〕 ''Lloyd's List'' reported that ''William & Henry'' was sailing from London to the Cape of Good Hope with a cargo worth 700,000 francs when she was driven into Le Havre with the loss of her mizzen mast and bowsprit. ''Duc de Dantzig'' took possession of ''William & Henry'' the next day.〔(''Lloyd's List n°4288. )〕 At some point, she was under command of Jean Pierre Antoine Duchenne.〔(Association des Descendants de Capitaines Corsaires )〕 That there seem to be no reports of captures after the first until 1811 suggests that prior to October 1810 she may have simply sailed as a letter of marque rather than as a private man-of-war. In October 1810, François Aregnaudeau assumed command of ''Duc de Dantzig''.〔 On 20 November he captured the ''Ceres'', on 4 December the British ''Bonetta'', and a few days later the American ''Cantone'' and the British ''Jane'' in the Gulf of Mexico.〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.420〕 She brought the ''Jane'', Hutchinson, master, into Charleston on 6 February 1811. ''Jane'' had been sailing from Savannah to Liverpool when she was captured.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 4548. )〕 ''Jane'', Cochrane, master, returned to Saint Kitts on 6 February. ''Duc de Dantzig'' had captured ''Jane'' on 18 November 1810 off Anegada, plundered her, and let her proceed as ''Jane'' was sailing from St Kitts to Newburn.〔(''lloyd's List'', n° 4554. )〕 On 22 July 1811 ''Duc de Dantzig'' captured the merchantman ''Lady Penrhyn'' while ''Lady Penrhyn'' was sailing from London to Grenada. ''Duc de Dantzig'' set ''Lady Penrhyn'' on fire, scuttling her.〔Hackman (2001), p.139.〕 ''Lloyd's List'' reported that the privateer ''Duc de Dantzig'', of 14 guns (18-pounder carronades) and 128 men, of Nantes, had captured the ''Thames'', J. Clark, master, on 17 July, and the ''Lady Penrhyn'', Burgess, master on 22 July. ''Thames'' had been sailing from London to St Vincent's, and ''Lady Penrhyn'' from London to Grenada. Both vessels were in ballast, and ''Duc de Danzig'' burnt them after taking off the people on board them. She then captured the schooner ''Ann'', which had set out from Barbados to Demerara. ''Duc de Dantzig'' put her prisoners aboard ''Ann'' and let her proceed; ''Ann'' arrived at Barbados on 26 July.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 4594. )〕 Damaged by a heavy sea, ''Duc de Dantzig'' had to throw her guns overboard to remain afloat and returned to harbour. She set sail again on 18 June 1811. 〔 ''Barossa'', Barry, master, arrived at Jamaica on 23 July. On 29 June, as she was sailing from Cork she had encountered the privateer ''Duc de Danzig'' off Ushant. ''Duc de Dantzig'', of 10 guns and 176 men, had plundered ''Barossa'' and thrown her guns overboard, and had then let her proceed. ''Duc de Dantzig'' had captured a Spanish ship and an English packet three days earlier.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 4600. )〕 On 28 August, ''Duc de Dantzig'' arrived in New York with a British prize that the US government seized. By October 1811, Aregnaudeau had captured the ''Planter'', from London, the ''Tottenham'', and a Spanish schooner.〔 On 1 September ''Duc de Dantzig'' captured the ''Tobago'', Paterson, master, off St Bartholomew's. ''Tobago'' was sailing from Guadeloupe and St Bartholemew's to New Brunswick when ''Duc de Dantzig'' captured and burnt her.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 4621. )〕 The ''Rover'', Everett, master, arrived at St John, New Brunswick, on 23 June 1812. On 2 June ''Duc de Dantzig'' had captured ''Rover'', plundered her, and then let her proceed.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 4691. )〕 Aregnaudeau and his ''Duc de Dantzig'' were last heard of on 13 December 1811, when the privateer ''Gazelle'' reached Morlaix and reported on her activities.〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.421〕〔Brongniart, p.79〕 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「Duc de Dantzig (1808 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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