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HMS ''Poictiers'' was a 74-gun Royal Navy third rate. This ship of the line was launched on 9 December 1809 at Upnor.〔 She played a small role in the War of 1812. She was broken up in 1857. ==Active service== On 28 July 1810, ''Poictiers'' shared with ''Seine'' and in the recapture of the ''Starling''. On 22 April 1811, ''Poictiers'', and the cutter captured the French vessel ''Auguste''. They removed her cargo of casks of wine and destroyed the ship. On 24 March 1812, ''Poictiers'' was in company with , , and when they captured the ''Emilie''. On 14 August ''Poictiers'' accompanied Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, who was sailing to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on , together with , , and . ''Magnet'' disappeared during the voyage and was presumed foundered with all hands. On 18 October 1812, ''Poictiers'' participated in an action where she rescued by capturing , commanded by Jacob Jones. Four hours after ''Wasp'' had captured ''Frolic'', Capt Sir John Poer Beresford hove in sight and captured ''Wasp'' and recaptured ''Frolic''. He then brought both to Bermuda. ''Frolic'' returned to duty and ''Wasp'' became HMS ''Loup Cervier''. In November 1818 the proceeds of the sales of ordnance stores and head-money for the men captured on board the ''Wasp'', also for ordnance stores recaptured on board ''Frolic'' was paid. Thereafter, ''Poictiers'' captured a number of merchant vessels, alone or with other ships. *29 October: the brig ''Little William'', of the Isle of Mayo and sailing to Philadelphia; *3 November: the brig ''Logan'', from Boston, sailing to Baltimore; *25 November: the ship ''Rebecca'', from Philadelphia and sailing to Madeira; *11 December: schooner ''Betsy'', from Providence (Rhode Island), sailing to Norfolk; *December: ship ''Pekin'', from Boston sailing to Alexandria (''Poictiers'' in company with ). One of these may or may not have been a ship from Brazil carrying a cargo of hides and tallow that the USS ''Argus'' had captured. ''Poictiers'' recaptured the ship off the Virginia Capes in mid-December and sent her into Bermuda.〔''Lloyd's List'',() - accessed 26 November 2013.〕 More captures followed. In early January 1813, the warships of the squadron blockading New York, of which ''Poictiers'' was one, captured a number of vessels:〔''Lloyd's Marine List'',() - accessed 29 November 2013.〕 *Schooners ''Syren'' and ''Tropic'', sailing from New York to Charleston; *Sloop ''Almira'', New York to Fredericksburg; *Brig ''Industry'', Rhode Island to Virginia; and, *Brig ''Caroline'', Charleston to New York. The British armed ''Syren'' with one gun and gave her a crew of 40 men. She then captured the ''American Eagle'', Herlitz, master, which had been sailing from Cadiz to New York.〔 *17 January 1813: ship ''Lydia'', from Rhode Islands sailing to Norfolk (''Poictiers'' in company with ''Acasta'' and ); and, *January: schooner ''Rhoda'' (''Poictiers'' and ''Acasta''). *24 February: American brigs ''Gustavus'' and ''Staunch'' (''Poictiers'' shared with six other British ships); *24 February: American brig ''Hannah'' (''Poictiers'' with the same six other British ships). *13 March 1813: Swedish brig, from Martinique. *29 March 1813: American ship ''Montesquieu'' (''Poictiers'' in company with and the actual captor, the schooner ). *17 April: Portuguese schooner ''Alliance'', sailing from Philadelphia to Jamaica with a cargo of flour, and sent in to Bermuda;〔 *28 April: English schooner ''Bermuda'' recaptured while sailing from Bermuda to Philadelphia, and used as a tender to ''Poictiers'';〔 *1 May: American sloop ''Providence'' sailing from Philadelphia to Boston with a cargo of flour and corn, and sent in to Bermuda;〔 and *10 May: American sloop ''Factor'' sailing from Philadelphia to Boston with a cargo of cotton, cargo removed and vessel set adrift. ''Poictiers'' was part of a squadron of 12 ships that shared in the capture on 13 and 14 March of the ''Christina'' and the ''Massatoit''. On 4 (or 5) July 1813 the American smack ''Yankee'' captured the brig ''Eagle'', which was serving as a tender to ''Poictiers''. The Americans put a 40 militiamen on board ''Yankee'' and sailed her where ''Eagle'' was known to be patrolling. The militiamen concealed themselves while on ''Yankee''s deck there were three men dressed as fishermen, and a calf, a goose and a sheep were tethered. When ''Yankee'' encountered ''Eagle'', ''Eagle'' fell for the bait of fresh meat and came alongside. The Americans, under Sailing-Master Percival, came out of hiding and fired their small arms. Although ''Eagle'' carried a brass 32-pounder howitzer loaded with canister, she was unable to get off a shot. The Americans then took ''Eagle'' into New York. ''Eagle'' had two men killed, including her commander Master's Mate H. Morris, and Midshipman W. Price mortally wounded. The remaining eight seamen were taken prisoner.〔Maclay (1900), pp.469-70.〕 ''Poictiers'' in company with ''Maidstone'' and ''Nimrod'' captured several vessels. *13 August 1813: brig ''Anna'', of 125 tons, Diego Martinez, master, sailing from Newhaven to Laguira.〔 *18 August: ship ''Manchester''. ''Poictiers'' alone captured: *29 August: brig ''Mariner'';〔 and *3 September: brig ''Watson''.〔 In addition to these commercial prizes, ''Poictiers'' took three American armed vessels.〔http://nauticalscribe.com/PDF/NorfolkPrivateers.pdf〕 The first, on 25 December, was the brig ''Herald'', a 10-gun letter of marque. ''Herald'' was pierced for 16 guns and had a crew of 50 men. She had been sailing from Bordeaux to Baltimore.〔''Lloyd's List'', 12 February 1813.〕 ''Poictiers'' was again in company with ''Acasta'' and ''Maidstone''.〔 ''Herald'', prior to herself being captured, had taken a ship, a brig, and a schooner. The cargo of the ship ''Friendship'' alone had an estimated value of US$400,000.〔Emmons (1853), p.180.〕 Next, ''Poictiers'' took the American schooner , of five guns and 72 men, on 9 January 1813. She was on her return from the West Indies, where she had made several captures. Under the command of Captain Jeremiah Grant, ''Highflyer'', of Baltimore, had captured two ships, four brigs, one schooner and one sloop; three of these vessels had been armed.〔 The Royal Navy took ''Highflyer'' into service under her existing name. The third privateer was the ''Yorktown'', of 20 guns and 140 men. The actual captor of ''York Town'' was ''Maidstone'', with ''Poictiers'' and ''Nimrod'' in company. ''Yorktown'', under Captain T. W. Story, had taken 11 prizes before ''Maidstone'' captured her on 17 July 1813 after a four-hour chase. The British sent ''Yorktown'' and her crew into Halifax. These incidents aside, ''Poictiers'' had an uneventful war, though there is a record of one humorous incident. The exhibit center of the town of Lewes, Delaware, has a framed copy of a handwritten letter from Captain Beresford to the town's chief magistrate. Dated 16 March 1813, the letter says: Col. Samuel Boyer Davis, commander of American troops in Lewes, refused the demand, so on 6 and 7 April Beresford shelled the town, killing a chicken and wounding a pig. There is a cannonball from ''Poictiers'' lodged in the stone foundation of Lewes's Marine Museum. 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 Poictiers (1809)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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