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} |} HMS ''Hawk'' was an 18-gun sloop, previously the French privateer ''Atalante''. captured her in 1803 and she foundered in 1804. ==Capture== ''Plantagenet'' was cruising for "the protection of the Trade" when at noon on 27 July she joined ''Rosario'', which was chasing a French privateer. By 4pm ''Rosario'' was within gunshot of their quarry when ''Rosario'' lost her topmast due to the amount of sail she was carrying, and dropped astern. By 8pm ''Plantagenet'' caught up with the privateer, which struck. The French vessel was the ''Atalante'', of Bordeaux, which had been out six days without capturing anything. She was pierced for 20 guns, but had only fourteen 6-pounders on board when ''Plantagenet'' captured her, having thrown the other guns overboard during the chase. She had a crew of 120 men under the command of Captain Arnaud Martin. Captain Hammond of ''Plantagenet'' described ''Atalante'' as an "exceedingly handsome Vessel", and as sailing remarkably fast, having "run us nearly Ninety Miles in the Nine Hours." ''Atalante'' arrived in Plymouth on 3 August. ''Lloyd's List'' described her as being of 24 guns and having a crew of 150 men.〔''Lloyd's List'', no. 4373,() - accessed 21 February 2014.〕 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 Hawk (1803)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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