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HMS ''Rosario'' was a ''Cherokee''-class 10-gun brig of the Royal Navy, launched in 1808. She served during the Napoleonic Wars and participated in one engagement that earned her crew the NGSM. She was sold in 1832. ==Napoleonic Wars== She was commissioned in March 1809, under commander Booty Harvey, for service in home waters. On 10 December 1810, she engaged two French privateers in the English Channel. To avoid being captured, Harvey ran alongside one of the luggers, which he boarded and captured. This was the lugger ''Mamelouck'' of 16 guns, under the command of Norbez Lawrence.〔 The other lugger engaged ''Rosario'' on the starboard side but then was able to outrun ''Rosario'', which had lost her jib-boom during the boarding, and escape.〔James (1837), Vol. 5, p. 242.〕 ''Mamelouck'' had seven of her crew of 45 men wounded. ''Rosario'' had five men wounded, two severely. ''Mamelouck'' was only nine hours out of Boulogne and had not had captured anything. On 19 December 1811, ''Rosario'' was in company with and when ''Royalist'' captured the French privateer ''Rodeur'', of 14 guns and 60 men, between Dover and Calais after a two-hour chase. In the engagement ''Royalist'' had one man killed and five wounded; ''Rodeur'' lost one man killed and 11 wounded. On 27 March 1812, near Dieppe, ''Rosario'' intercepted a 13-strong flotilla heading from Boulogne to Dieppe. With the aid of HMS ''Griffon'', she engaged them closely, capturing three brigs (praams Nos. 95, 246, and 314), and driving two more onto the shore. Each French brig was armed with three 24-pounder guns and an 8" howitzer. The British casualties amounted to officer and four men wounded. On 31 March, as a result, Harvey was promoted to post-captain.〔James (1837), Vol. 5, pp. 45-47.〕 In 1847, the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Rosario 27 March 1812" to the seven surviving claimants from her crew. The admiralty also awarded the medal with clasp "Griffon 27 March 1812" to the five surviving claimants from that vessel. William Henderson assumed command of ''Rosario''. Thomas Ladd Peake replaced Henderson in June 1813.〔 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 Rosario (1808)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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