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} |} HMS ''Turbulent'' was a ''Confounder''-class 12-gun gun-brig in the Royal Navy. She was the first ship to bear this name. Built at Dartmouth, Devon by Tanner, she was launched on 17 July 1805. The Danes captured her in 1808. She was sold in 1814. ==Service and capture== She was commissioned in September〔Winfield (2008), p.344.〕 1805 under Lieutenant Thomas Osmer for the Downs. On 14 September 1806 she was in company with ''Urgent'' when they captured the ''Romeo''. They sent ''Romeo'', Curran, master, into Dover. ''romeo'' had been sailing from Virginia to Rotterdam.〔''Lloyd's List'', no. 4083,() - accessed 20 March 2014.〕 In 1807 Lieutenant John Nops replaced Osmer. On 4 June 1807 ''Turbulent'' captured the American schooner ''Charles''. Also in June, ''Turbulent'' detained and sent into The Downs the ''Mount Etna'', of Boston, which had been sailing from to Amsterdam.〔''Lloyd's List'', no. 4163,() - accessed 20 March 2014.〕 In early July ''Turbulent'' detained and sent into the Downs the Danish vessel ''Providence'', Richelsen, master.〔''Lloyd's List'', no. 4169,() - accessed 20 March 2014.〕 Then on 7 September ''Turbulent'' was among the vessels present at the seizure of the Danish fleet at Copenhagen. In 1808 Lieutenant George Wood replaced Nops.〔 Under Wood, ''Turbulent'' captured three vessels in mid-April: ''Vier Goschevestern'' (12 April), ''Emanuel'' (13 April) and ''Enigheden'' (14 April). On 28 April four Danish ketches, carrying wine and deals, prizes to ''Turbulent'', arrived at Sheerness.〔''Lloyd's List'', no. 4247,() - accessed 20 March 2014.〕 ''Turbulent'' had served for only three years in all before she bore the brunt of a Danish attack whilst on escort duty during the Gunboat War. On 9 June, ''Turbulent'', under Lieutenant George Wood, was one of the escorts for a convoy of 70 merchantmen. (The others were the bomb-vessel ''Thunder'', Captain James Caulfield, 12-gun gun-brig ''Charger'', Lieutenant John Aitkin Blow, and 14-gun gun-brig ''Piercer'', Lieutenant John Sibrell). In the late afternoon the convoy became becalmed off the Danish island of Saltholm, lying between Copenhagen and Malmo Bay.〔James (1837), Vol. 5, pp.74-5.〕 In the Battle of Saltholm, a large force of 21 Danish gunboats and 7 mortar boats came out from Copenhagen to attack the convoy.〔 Only ''Turbulent'', which was bringing up the rear, and ''Thunder'' were in a position to resist and after 10 minutes of an exchange of fire, ''Turbulent'' had lost her main-top-mast and had had three men wounded. ''Turbulent''s resistance saved most of the convoy but the Danes boarded and took her and also 12 merchantmen. ''Thunder'' was able to hold off her attackers and they retired with their prizes.〔 The subsequent court martial honorably acquitted Lieutenant Wood for the loss of his ship.〔 Although the Danish gunboats were active, this convoy was the only one to suffer a large loss. Still, the loss of the 12 ships led the British north country merchants to publish a protest in Hull.〔Voelcker (2008), p.45.〕 The report in ''Lloyd's List'' suggests that the Danes captured well more than 12 merchantmen, once one includes Swedish vessels.〔''Lloyd's List'', no. 4264,() - accessed 20 March 2014.〕 The same report also mentions the capture of ''Turbulent'' and , though actually the capture of ''Tickler'' by four Danish gunboats occurred five days earlier, on 4 June. 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 Turbulent (1805)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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