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''Poulette'' was a French ''Coquette''-class corvette built to a design by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb and launched in March 1781. She served the French navy until 1793 when the British captured her at Toulon in 1793. She served briefly in the Royal Navy, including at the battle of Genoa in 1795, until she was burned in October 1796 to prevent her falling into French hands. ==French career== On 18 December 1782, she departed Toulon with the frigates ''Précieuse'' and ''Prosélyte'' to escort a convoy to the Caribbean, comprising the fluyts ''Gracieuse'', ''Rhône'' and ''Durance''.〔Roche, p.359〕 In 1784, she sailed for a mission to the Middle East under Pierre-Dimas Thierry, Marquis de la Prévalaye, and in 1789 she was sent to Martinique.〔 In November - December 1790, she was under the command of ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, who sailed from Toulon to Algiers with M. Vallière, France's consul general in Algeria. She also carried dispatches for the naval station and French consuls in the Levant.〔Fonds, Vol. 1, p.22.〕 Between January and July 1793, she was under the command of ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Farquharson-Stuart. She sailed from Villefranche to Calvi via Toulon. She then escorted a convoy of troop transports from Calvi to the Gulf of Palmas via Ajaccio before returning to Villefranche. She next cruised the Ligurian coast while escorting convoys between Genoa and Marseilles.〔Fonds. Vol. 1, p.52.〕 The British captured her at Toulon in 1793. 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 Poulette (1781)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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