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''Junon'' was a 40-gun ''Minerve'' class frigate of the French Navy. ==French service== ''Junon'' was commissioned in the French Navy under Captain d'Ettry on 2 May 1786.〔 She took part in the naval review given to honour Louis XVI in Cherbourg on 24 June 1786.〔 In late 1790, under Lieutenant Villeneuve d'Esclapon, she prepared to sail from Toulon, but never departed.〔 In June 1792, ''Junon'' escorted merchantmen from Toulon into the Atlantic Ocean under Lieutenant Terras de Rodeillac.〔Fond Marine, p.32〕 In December 1792, she ferried Ambassador Sémonville to Constantinople, before returning to cruise off Sardinia, notably supporting the landing of French troops on 14 January 1793.〔 From 26 August 1793, she was under the command of Lieutenant Le Duey, in Marseille.〔Fond Marine, p.51〕 From there, she escorted a convoy of merchantmen to Toulon, sailed to cruise in the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Antibes, conducted reconnaissance off the coasts of Provence, and returned to Toulon. Lieutenant Villeneuve d'Esclapon〔 replaced Le Duey on 25 December 1793; Villeneuve was promoted to Captain before 16 August 1794.〔Fond Marine, p.80〕 From August 1795 to January 1796, ''Junon'' cruised in consort with ''Sérieuse'' in the Mediterranean.〔 In the fleet of Toulon, ''Junon'' took part in the Mediterranean campaign of 1798, running aground upon her arrival at Abukir.〔 After having been repaired in Alexandria, ''Junon'', under Captain Pourquier, became part of the Syrian naval station under Rear-admiral Perrée.〔Fonds Marine, p.229〕 She ferried artillery and ammunition of the French Army besieging Acre.〔 A British squadron under Captain John Markham in HMS ''Centaur'' captured ''Junon'' in the Action of 18 June 1799 as Perrée's squadron attempted to return to Toulon.〔 The Royal Navy recommissioned her as the 38-gun fifth rate HMS ''Princess Charlotte''. 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 Junon (1786)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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