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''Berceau'' was a 22-gun corvette of the French Navy, built to a design by Jacques-Noël Sané, and launched in 1794. The Americans captured her in 1800 but restored her to France the next year. She then served in the Indian Ocean before returning to Spain, where she was broken up in 1804. ==Career== On 17 October 1794 ''Berceau'' was in the Île-d'Aix roads. Her commander was ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Bonamy.〔Fonds Marine BB4, 1790-1804.〕 ''Berceau'' participated in the Croisière du Grand Hiver, an unsuccessful sortie by the French fleet at Brest on 24 December 1794. On 18 September 1797 ''Berceau'' was at Saint-Nazaire and under the command of ''capitaine de frégate'' Bourrand. Between 21 May and 8 June 1799 she carried dispatches from Toulon to Malaga, and then returned to Palamós.〔 In 1799, ''Berceau'' took part in the Cruise of Bruix. On 11 May, Admiral Bruix set his flag on ''Berceau'' to direct a battle against the British off Cadiz; after the Spanish broke contact, Bruix cancelled the attack. On 13 July 1800, ''Berceau'' fought against two Portuguese corvettes off Guyana.〔 From September, she cruised the Caribbean under ''capitaine de frégate'' Louis-Andre Senez. 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「French corvette Berceau (1794)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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