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''Vésuve'' was an 18-gun ''Etna''-class corvette of the French Navy, launched in 1795. She was decommissioned in 1815 and broken up in 1830. == Career == At the Action of 30 May 1798 ''Vésuve'' and the French frigate ''Confiante'' battled the frigate , the bomb vessel , and the cutter . ''Confiante'' and ''Vésuve'' ran aground. The British were able to destroy ''Confiante'' but they were unable to reach ''Vésuve'', which the French later refloated. ''Vésuve'' served at Le Havre under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Rousseau between 15 nivôse and 23 prairial An XI (5 January to 12 June 1801).〔Fonds Marine, Vol. 1, p.294.〕 Between November 1801 and February 1802 she was at Le Havre being fitted as a ''flûte'' of 20 guns.〔 In February 1807 she was refitted as a 20-gun corvette.〔Winfield and Roberts (2015), pp. 172-3.〕 By 1 February 1812, she served at Cherbourg under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Le Chosel.〔Fonds Marine, Vol. 2, p.457.〕 On 17 March, she crossed from Le Havre to Cherbourg. From 1 September to 6 October 1813, she served under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Valette in Cherbourg.〔Fonds Marine, Vol. 2, p.473.〕 In 1814, after the Bourbon Restoration, ''Vésuve'' was sent with the 74-gun ''Lys'' and the frigate ''Érigone'' to retake possession of Martinique. ''Vésuve'' was commanded by ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Burgues de Missiessy, who was promoted to ''captaine de frégate'' during the cruise.〔Fonds Marine, Vol. 2, pp. 495-496.〕 The squadron arrived at Fort Royal on 5 October 1814. ''Vésuve'' departed Fort-de-France on 7 April 1815 and arrived at Rochefort on 8 August.〔Fonds Marine, Vol. 2, pp. 501.〕 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 Vésuve (1795)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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