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HMS ''Cholmondely'' was a 4-gun single-masted cutter of the Royal Navy, purchased in the last days of the Seven Years' War with France. She was stationed off the Port of Liverpool for eight years from 1763, and was briefly under the command of Lieutenant (and future Admiral) Skeffington Lutwidge. ''Cholmondely'' was sold back into private hands in 1771. == Construction == ''Cholmondely'' was one of thirty cutters purchased by the Royal Navy in a three month period from December 1762 to February 1763, for coastal patrol duties off English ports.〔Winfield 2007, pp. 322-323〕 The function of these purchased cutters included convoy and patrol, the carrying of messages between Naval vessels in port, and assisting the press gang in the interception of coastal craft. Admiralty Orders for her purchase were issued on 29 December 1762, and the transaction was completed on 8 February 1763 at a cost of ₤650.〔 She was a small craft, single-masted and with an overall length of including bowsprit, a keel, and measuring 79 tons burthen. Her beam was . At the time she was purchased by the Navy, she had been at sea as a merchant vessel for at least fifteen years.〔 In mid-February 1763 the newly purchased cutter was sailed to Deptford Dockyard for refitting. Works ran for two months until the end of April, at a cost of £817.〔 Prior to purchase she had been fitted for merchant voyaging including eight three-pounder guns. In recognition of her future operations within the safer confines of a major seaport, the Navy reduced the number of cannons to four and supported them with ten -pounder swivel guns for anti-personnel use.〔 As rebuilt for Navy service, ''Cholmondely'' had a crewing complement of 24 men.〔 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「HMS Cholmondely」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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