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HMS ''Southampton'' was the name ship of the 32-gun ''Southampton''-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served for more than half a century until wrecked in 1812. In 1772, ''Southampton'' - at the time commanded by the capable John MacBride, destined for a distinguished naval career - was sent to Elsinore, Denmark, to take on board and convey to exile in Germany the British Princess Caroline Matilda, George III's sister, who had been deposed from her position as Queen of Denmark due to her affair with the social reformer Johan Struensee.〔The relevant chapter of Norah Lofts' "The Lost Queen", a biography of Caroline Matilda, takes place on board the Southampton and is told from the point of view of the ship's Captain, John MacBride.〕 On 3 August 1780, ''Southampton'' captured the French privateer lugger ''Comte de Maurepas'', of 12 guns and 80 men, under the command of Joseph Le Cluck. She had on board Mr. Andrew Stuart, Surgeon's Mate of HMS ''Speedwell'', "as a ransomer."〔''Gentleman's magazine'' (1780), p.391.〕 She had suffered shot holes between wind and water and sank shortly thereafter. ''Southampton'' shared the head money award with ''Buffalo'', , and . On 10 June 1796, ''Southampton'' captured the French corvette ''Utile'' at Hyères Roads, by boarding. ''Utile'' was armed with twenty-four 6-pounder guns and was under the protection of a battery. She had a crew of 136 men under the command of Citizen François Veza. The French put up a resistance during which they suffered eight killed, including Veza, and 17 wounded; ''Southampton'' had one man killed. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS ''Utile''. , , and the hired armed cutter ''Fox'' were in company at the time, and with the British fleet outside Toulon. They shared with ''Southampton'' in the proceeds of the capture, as did , , , and . ''Lloyd's List'' reported that she and the sloop had run aground and lost their masts on the coast of Mississippi during a great hurricane on 19 and 20 August 1812, but that the crews were saved.〔''Lloyd's List'',() - accessed 18 December 2013.〕 Neither vessel was lost though. On 22 November, ''Southampton'', under the command of Captain James Lucas Yeo, captured the American brig . ''Vixen'' was armed with twelve 18-pounder carronades and two 9-pounder bow chasers, and had a crew of 130 men under the command of Captain George Reed. She had been out five weeks but had not captured anything. == Fate == A strong westerly current wrecked ''Southampton'' and ''Vixen'' on an uncharted submerged rock off Conception Island in the Crooked Island Passage of the Bahamas on 27 November. No lives were lost.〔Gossett (1986), pp. 86-7.〕 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 Southampton (1757)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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