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''Hector'' was a Dutch 44-gun frigate launched in 1784 that the British captured in 1799. They fitted her out and transferred her to the Transport Board in 1800 under the name ''Pandour''. She then transported troops to and from Egypt. The Royal Navy commissioned her in 1803 as HMS ''Pandour''; she then sailed to the Leeward Islands, where she participated in the capture of Surinam. The Navy converted her to a floating battery in 1804, and transferred her to Customs as a store hulk in 1805. She was sold in 1814. ==Career== The British captured ''Hector'', and a number of other vessels, at the Nieuwe Diep during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. The actual captor was , which took possession of 13 men-of-war in all, ranging in size from 66 guns to 24, and three Indiamen. She also took possession of the Naval Arsenal and its 95 pieces of ordnance. ''Hector'' arrived at Sheerness on 30 April 1800. The Admiralty transferred her to the Transport Board on 26 May 1801, which had her fitted en flute at Woolwich between May and July to serve as a troopship. Commander John Shortland took command in June, and sailed her to Egypt.〔 She may have arrived in time for the Siege of Alexandria, which was fought between 17 August and 2 September 1801. ''Pandour'' was still or again there in early February 1803 as the British troops were preparing to leave in March.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 27, p.111.〕 In 1803, after her return from Egypt, ''Pandour'' paid off. Then the Admiralty had her fitted for the defense of the Thames. On 15 September she was at Portsmouth for the visit of the Prince of Wales and performed a maneuver.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 10, pp.244-5.〕 She then was commissioned in October under Captain John Nash.〔 At the time the British were concerned about a French invasion and were making anti-invasion preparations. Still, Nash sailed ''Pandour'' for the Leeward Islands immediately after commissioning her.〔 On the morning of 13 March 1804, ''Fort Diamond'', the tender to ''Diamond Rock'', captured the French 10-gun privateer schooner , which had anchored close to the shore under a battery at Ceron, outside the port of Saint-Pierre, Martinique. The capture took place with the cooperation of and ''Pandour'', which sent two boats each that created a diversion. The Navy took ''Mosambique'' into service under her existing name. On 24 April Commodore Samuel Hood's squadron captured the Dutch colony at Surinam River. The squadron consisted of Hood's flagship , ''Emerald'', ''Pandour'', , , , , and ''Drake'', and was transporting 2000 troops under Brigadier-General Sir Charles Green. Both British and Dutch casualties were light, with ''Pandour'' suffering one man wounded.〔〔James (1837), Vol. 3, pp.288-90.〕 ''Pandour'' returned to Britain in October 1804. There she was fitted as a floating battery. However she was paid off in February 1805.〔 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「Hector (1784 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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