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} |} HMS ''Coureuse'' was a schooner launched in 1785 or 1788 in the United States and acquired and armed at Lorient in 1794. The British captured her in 1795 and the Royal Navy briefly used her as a dispatch vessel in the Mediterranean. The Admiralty sold her in 1799. ==French service== ''Coureuse'' sailed out to Cayenne, and back to Lorient under the command of ''Lieutenant de Vaisseau'' Malvin (acting).〔Fonds, Vol. 1, p.90.〕〔Actually, the rank was "Lieutenant de vaisseau non entretenu", where "non entrentenu" means "not paid", or "without a salary". The rank was that of Lieutenant, but junior to "Lieutenant de vaisseau entretenu". In addition to not being paid, an officer "non entretenu" would wear the uniform and have authority only when on service. There was a fixed number of positions for "entretenus", which required a competitive examination, while there was an unlimited number of "non entretenus", and one could obtain the status by a simple examination or by captaining a merchantman.〕 In February 1795 ''Coureuse'', under the command of ''Enseigne de vaisseau'' Landais (acting), was escorting a convoy of three brigs and two luggers carrying clothes for the Army from Île-Tudy to Île de Groix when the convoy had the misfortune to encounter a squadron under Captain Sir John Borlase Warren in . ''Pomone'' captured all six vessels.〔Fonds, Vol.1, p.149.〕 At the time of her capture her captors described ''Curieuse'' (name latter corrected to ''Coureuse'') as a schooner belonging to the National Convention government and carrying eight brass guns. The frigates , and , and the hired armed lugger ''Duke of York'' assisted ''Pomone'' in the capture. The British latter scuttled two of the brigs of little value that they had captured from the convoy, but took the other four vessels as prizes, with ''Coureuse'' being taken into 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「HMS Coureuse (1795)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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