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HMS ''Swaggerer'' was a French privateer, the ''Bonaparte'' (or ''Napoleon''), captured in 1809 (or 1808). She served the Royal Navy in the Leeward Islands until broken up in 1815. ==Career== The circumstances of ''Bonaparte''s capture are obscure and there are no details as to her dimensions.〔Winfield (2008), p.349.〕 The British renamed her ''Swaggerer'' and armed her with eight 18-pounder carronades and two 6-pounder guns.〔 Lieutenant George James Evelyn, late of commissioned her on 8 February 1809.〔O'Byrne (1849), p.343.〕 On 17 April 1809, captured the ''Hautpoult''. ''Swaggerer'' was among the vessels entitled to share in the prize money. Thereafter, ''Swaggerer'' assisted at the capture of Martinique, The Saintes and Guadeloupe.〔 In August 1812 ''Swaggerer'' was in company with when they captured four American vessels: *''General Hamilton'' (11 August), lying at Parimarabo, Surinam, carrying a cargo of molasses; *''Mary'' (11 August), lying at Parimarabo, Surinam, in ballast; *''Pochohantes'' (12 August), lying at Braam's Point, Surinam, and carrying a cargo of salt; and *''Mercator'' (24 August), bound to Baltimore, laden with molasses. Evelyn was invalided out of ''Swaggerer'' in October 1812.〔 His replacement, Lieutenant Martin Guise, took command of ''Swaggerer'' in 1813. In May ''Lloyd's List'' reported that ''Swaggerer'' had recaptured the ''Jane'', which had been sailing from Demerrary to Saint John, New Brunswick, when the Baltimore privateer ''Comet'' had captured her.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n°. 4771 - accessed 11 November 2015. )〕 Between 22 May and 9 June, ''Swaggerer'' sent into St Thomas three vessels: the ''Donna Francisca'', Ferrara, master, which had been sailing from Guadeloup to Boston, the ''Betsey'', Hall, master, from Portland, and the ''Peggy'', Little, master, from Bath.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 4787 - accessed 11 November 2015. )〕 Then in 1814 Lieutenant Charles Deyman Jeremy (or Jermy) replaced Guise.〔 ''Swaggerer'' was in company with when, on 13 March 1814, they captured the brigantine ''Admiral Martin'', which they sent in to Antigua. Then on 28 March ''Swaggerer'' and captured the ''Camilla'', which they sent into Tortola.〔 By December, ''Swaggerer'' was under the command of Lieutenant Alexander Sandilands.〔Patterson (2005), p.211.〕 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 Swaggerer (1809)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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