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HMS ''Ganges'' was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 March 1782 at Rotherhithe.〔 She was the first ship of the Navy to bear the name. Her first captain was Charles Fielding. She saw active service from 1782 to 1811, in Europe and the West Indies.〔Ships of the Old Navy, ''Ganges''.〕 ==French Revolutionary Wars== In 1794, whilst under the command of Captain William Truscott, she and captured the French corvette ''Jacobin''. ''Jacobin'' was armed with twenty-four 12-pounder guns, and had a crew of 223 men; she was nine days out of Brest and taken nothing. The Royal Navy took ''Jacobin'' into service as HMS ''Matilda''. ''Ganges'' was part of the squadron commanded by Admiral John Gell, which escorted a Spanish ship they had captured from the French back to Portsmouth. The ownership of the ship was a matter of some debate and was not settled until 4 February 1795, when the value of the cargo was put at £935,000. At this time all the crew, captains, officers and admirals received a share of the prize money, Admiral Hood taking away £50,000. Besides ''Ganges'', the ships that conveyed the Spanish prize to Portsmouth were , , and .〔Annual Register (1795), Chronicle, p. 6.〕 ''Ganges'' shared in the prize money from the capture of the French supply ship ''Marsouin'' by on 11 March 1796. ''Ganges'' was under the command of Captain Thomas Fremantle at the Battle of Copenhagen.〔 She had on board a contingent of soldiers from the 49th Foot, commanded by Isaac Brock. Their mission was to storm the forts at Copenhagen, but the outcome of the naval battle made the assault unnecessary. 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 Ganges (1782)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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