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} |} HMS ''Crocus'' was the nameship of the ''Crocus''-class brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1808 and had an almost completely uneventful career until she was sold in 1815. ==Career== Commander Robert Merrick Fowler commissioned ''Crocus'' in August for the North Sea.〔 On 19 February 1809, ''Crocus'', and the brig-sloop were in company when ''Rolla'' recaptured the American ship ''Factor''. ''Factor'', of New York, Johnstone, master, had been sailing from Tenerife when the privateer captured her the day before between Beachy Head and Dungeness. The British sent her into Dover. The same privateer had also captured a brig, which the excise cutter ''Lively'' had recaptured and sent into the Downs.〔''Lloyd's List'', 21 February 1809.()] - Accessed 10 November 2013.〕 ''Crocus'' participated in the ill-fated Walcheren Campaign.〔Marshall (1832), Vol. 3, Part 2, pp.384-5.〕 Starting on 30 July 1809, a British armed force of 39,000 men landed on Walcheren. However, the French fleet had left Flushing (Vlissingen) and sailed to Antwerp, and the British lost over 4,000 men to "Walcheren Fever", a combination of malaria and typhus, and to enemy action. As the strategic reasons for the campaign dissipated and conditions worsened, the British force withdrew in December. Prize money arising from the net proceeds of the property captured at Walcheren and the adjacent islands in the Scheld was paid in October 1812. Fowler transferred to on 18 September 1809. Commander the Honourable William Walpole recommissioned ''Crocus'' in October. She then cruised the Channel. Three months later Commander Richard Buck replaced him. Buck sailed her for the Mediterranean on 19 December.〔 On 19 January 1810, ''Crocus'' recaptured the ''Selberen''. By 11 June ''Crocus'' was back in Britain as on the 11th a midshipman from ''Crocus'' underwent court martial on board in the Hamoaze. The charge was that he had deserted while ''Crocus'' was off Land's End when he had been sent with a boat's crew to retrieve sand for scrubbing the deck. The court sentenced him to two years' imprisonment in the Marshalsea, to be mulct of all his pay, to be declared unworthy and incapable of ever serving as an officer in his Majesty's navy and, at the expiration of his imprisonment, to serve before the mast.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 24, p.82.〕 The court ordered a seaman who had also seized the same opportunity to desert to 200 lashes. The seaman had made mutinous statements to the purser and First Lieutenant on ''Crocus'' when they caught him.〔 ''Crocus'' captured the ''Triton'', Thompson, master, in early January 1810. ''Triton'' had been sailing from New York to Tonningen before ''Crocus'' sent her into Plymouth.''Crocus'' captured the ''Triton'', Thompson, master, in early January 1810. ''Triton'' had been sailing from New York to Tonningen before ''Crocus'' sent her into Plymouth.〔''Lloyd's List'' 9 January 1810() - accessed 13 November 2013.〕 ''Serbere'', Tamansin, master, arrived at Falmouth on 20 January 1810. She had been sailing from Alicante to London when a 10-gun French privateer had captured her on the 18th. ''Crocus'' had recaptured her.''Crocus'' captured the ''Triton'', Thompson, master, in early January 1810. ''Triton'' had been sailing from New York to Tonningen before ''Crocus'' sent her into Plymouth.〔''Lloyd's List'' 9 January 1810() - accessed 13 November 2013.〕 In November 1810 Commander John Bellamy recommissioned ''Crocus'' at Portsmouth, for the Mediterranean.〔 While ''Crocus'' was in Portsmouth, a 16-year-old Marine fell overboard on 14 November. His floating body was immediately retrieved but efforts to revive him failed.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 24, p.440.〕 Although Bellamy had recommissioned ''Crocus'', this apparently occurred while Buck was on leave. Buck remained in command until he was promoted to post captain on 3 April 1811.〔Marshall (1828), Supplement, Part 2, pp.350-1.〕 Commander Arden Adderley assumed command in May 1811 and recommissioned her in September.〔 On 4 September 1812 ''Crocus'' captured the French privateer settee ''Formica'', of two guns and 25 men. She was three months out of Genoa but had not made any captures. Her crew escaped in the boats to the Barbary shore. Later prize money reports gave the privateer's name as ''Fournie'' and the head-money count as 36 men. On 2 January 1813, ''Crocus'' and captured the ''San Nicolo''. The ''Powhattan'', Parrott, master, arrived at Malta on 3 February 1814. She was from New York and ''Crocus'' had detained her off Cagliari.〔''Lloyd's List'' 9 January 1810() - accessed 13 November 2013.〕 Adderley received promotion to post captain on 19 July 1814.〔Marshall (1829), supplement, Part 3, p.309.〕 However, on 7 June 1814 James Hanway Plumridge was promoted to commander in ''Crocus'', but within a month was transferred to command of . Commander John Stoddard then recommissioned her in July.〔 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 Crocus (1808)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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