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The ''Libre'' was a ''Romaine''-class frigate of the French Navy. She was commissioned in 1800 and remained in active service until captured by the Royal Navy in 1805. == Career == ''Libre'' was built at Le Havre, launched in 1796, and commissioned there on 24 December 1800 under Commander Bourdet.〔Quintin, p.81〕 She sailed from Le Havre in March 1801 in the company of ''Indienne'' towards Cherbourg, then Cadiz and La Corogne,〔 before cruising to Saint-Domingue and into the North Sea.〔 From September to December 1803 she was stationed at the mouth of the River Meuse.〔Bourdet had been promoted to Captain and appointed to command the naval station of Meuse (Quintin, p.81).〕 On 24 December 1805, HMS ''Egyptienne'' and HMS ''Loire'' captured her six leagues north-west of Rochefort, near the "Phare de Baleines" (Lighthouse of the Whales) on the Île de Ré. ''Libre'' suffered two killed and 18 wounded, including her captain, Commander Deschorches. ''Loire'' had no casualties but ''Egyptienne'' had eight men wounded, one mortally. By British report, ''Libre'' was armed with twenty-four 18-pounders (which had replaced her originally-planned 24-pounders), six 36-pounder obusiers and ten 9-pounder guns.〔 ''Libre'' was badly damaged and lost her masts soon after she struck.〔''Lloyd's List'', no.4285,() accessed 17 February 2014.〕 ''Loire''then took her in tow and reached Plymouth with her on 4 January 1806. The British did not take ''Libre'' into Royal Navy service.〔 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 Libre (1796)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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