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The ''Preneuse'' was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. She served as a commerce raider at Île de France. ==Career== In 1795, ''Preneuse'' was stationned at Rochefort under Captain Larcher.〔Fonds Marine, p.124〕 She was then transferred to the Indian Ocean station, commanded by Rear-Admiral Sercey.〔Fonds Marine, p.142〕 In 1796, she was a Mauritius under Captain Ravenel, at Port-Nord-Ouest.〔Fonds Marine, p.180〕 In March 1798, under Lhermitte, she ferried ambassadors from Mysore sent by Tippu Sultan to île de France to request help against the British. Near Tellicherry, ''Preneuse'' encountered two East Indiamen, the ''Raymond'' and the ''Woodcot'', anchored under the protection of coastal batteries; she attacked and captured the ships on 20 April,〔Hardy and Hardy (1811), p.186.〕 after a one-hour battle. She left the diplomatic mission at Mangalore, and sailed to Batavia. She was soon joined by the 22-gun corvette ''Brûle-Gueule'', which ferried Rear-Admiral Sercey. The squadron sailed to Surabaya, where a settlement was established. A small mutiny broke out when ''Preneuse'' crew refused to let go of the British flags captured at Tellicherry; Lhermitte had personally to confront the mutineers with his sabre to re-establish discipline. He then had a firing squad execute five of the mutineers. After a short stay at Surabaya, ''Preneuse'' and ''Brûle-Gueule'' sailed for a three-month cruise, capturing 40 British merchantmen and participating in the Macau Incident. After returning to Subaraya, Sercey set his flag on ''Preneuse'' and the squadron sailed for île de France. They arrived in May 1799, encountering the British blockade composed of three ships of the line, one frigate and one brig. The French ships reached Rivière Noire District, where they were joined by a number of coastal ships offering assistance. ''Preneuse'' and ''Brûle-Gueule'' anchored in the bay. They sent seven 18-pounders ashore and the French built an improvised fort to guard the entrance of the bay; it sustained a 3-week siege before the British retreated. In August 1799, ''Preneuse'' departed for a patrol near Cape of Good Hope and Madagascar. On 4 September, she fought against five British ships. In September, she fought against a 64-gun ship of the line. ''Preneuse'' also attempted to supply arms to the Graaff Reinet Republic of Adriaan van Jaarsveld. On the 20th, she sailed into Algoa Bay under Danish colours, when 16-gun ship-sloop recognised her. ''Preneuse'' exchanged cannon fire with ''Rattlesnake'' and the armed store ship ''Camel'', before retreating. On 9 October 1799, as ''Preneuse'' neared Good Hope, the 54-gun HMS ''Jupiter'' encountered her and gave chase. After 22 hours, ''Jupiter'' gained on ''Preneuse'', and the two vessels exchanged fire. ''Preneuse'' managed to outmaneuver ''Jupiter'' and rake her; the British then retreated to avoid being boarded, and managed to escape. (詳細は74-gun , under Captain John Osborn, off Port Louis. ''Tremendous'' gave chase. As ''Preneuse'' closed to the land, the 50-gun , under Captain William Hotham, cut her escape route. While ''Preneuse'' was attempting to sail under the protection of the coastal forts at Baie-du-Tombeau, erratic winds drove her ashore. The British closed in and battered ''Preneuse'', which Lhermitte then deemed lost. He had the crew abandon ship, while he stayed behind with his officers, struck the colours and scuttled the frigate. British boats attempted to recover ''Preneuse'', but she came under fire from the coastal batteries and they abandoned the attempt. The British took ''Preneuse''s officers to ''Adamant'', where Commodore Botham treated them with courtesy. He released Lhermitte on parole the next day. 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 Preneuse (1795)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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