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The French frigate ''Iphigénie'' was a ''Pallas''-class frigate of a nominal 44 guns, launched in 1810. The British captured her in 1814. The British named her HMS ''Palma'', and then renamed her HMS ''Gloire''. She was sold in 1817, never having been commissioned into the Royal Navy. In 1813, along with ''Alcmène'', she served at Cherbourg, in the squadron of contre-amiral Amable Troude, to protect the harbour. ==Capture== In early 1814, Commander Jean-Léon Émeric was put in charge of a two-frigate squadron comprising ''Iphigénie'' and ''Alcmène'', under Commander Ducrest de Villeneuve,〔Fond Marine, t. 2, p. 495.〕 for a cruise between the Azores and Cap-Vert, off Guinea. On 16 January 1814, the 74-gun third-rate ship of the line , her prize, the ex-French letter of marque brig ''Jason'', and were in company when they spotted ''Alcmène'' and ''Iphigénie''. After a chase that left ''Cyane'' far behind, ''Venerable'' captured ''Alcmène'', though not without a fight. ''Venerable'' lost two men dead and four wounded, while the French lost 32 dead and 50 wounded.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 31, pp.245-5.〕 ''Jason'' and ''Cyane'' tracked ''Iphigénie'' and initially fired on her but broke off the engagement because they were outgunned. ''Cyane'' continued the chase for over three days until ''Venerable'' was able to rejoin the fight after having sailed 153 miles in the direction she believed that ''Iphigénie'' had taken. On 20 January, after a 19 hour chase, or what amounted in all to a four day chase for ''Iphigénie'', ''Venerable'' captured the quarry, having again left ''Cyane'' behind. In the chase, ''Iphigénie'' cast off her anchors and threw her boats overboard in order to try to gain speed. She apparently did not resist after ''Venerable'' came up.〔 Before meeting up with the British ships, the two French vessels had taken some eight prizes.〔James & Chamier (1837), Vol. 6, pp.259-61.〕 The action resulted in the award in 1847, to any surviving claimants, of the Naval General Service Medal with clasps "Venerable 16 Jany 1814" and "Cyane 16 Jany. 1814". ''Venerable'' was able to locate ''Iphigénie'' because Commander Ducrest de Villeneuve of ''Alcmène'' was so angry at Captain Émeric, who was the senior French commander, for not having come alongside ''Venerable'' on the other side also to board, that he essentially revealed the rendezvous instructions to Admiral Durham. (''Venerable'' was Durham's flagship). When some prisoners from ''Iphigénie''s crew were brought on ''Venerable'', crew from ''Alcmène'' too were enraged. Durham had to station Royal Marines between them, with fixed bayonets, to prevent fighting from breaking out.〔Long (1895), p. 199.〕 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 frigate Iphigénie (1810)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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