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During the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, there were two or three vessels known as the hired armed cutter ''Active'' that served the Royal Navy. The reason for the uncertainty in the number is that the size of the vessels raises the possibility that the first and second may have been the same vessel. ==The first hired cutter ''Active''== ''Active'' served the Royal Navy from 12 May 1794 to 22 November 1800. She had a burthen of 71 tons (bm) and was armed with ten 3-pounder guns.〔Winfield (2008), p.388.〕 In 1795 ''Active'' served as Royal Escort for Princess Caroline of Brunswick.〔 〕 ''Active''s next noteworthy appearance occurred when she signaled the approach of the Dutch fleet to Admiral Adam Duncan before his victory at Camperdown on 11 October 1797. Her commander, Lieutenant J. Hamilton, was on the deck of ''Venerable'' when Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter surrendered his sword.〔''Living Age'', Vol. 2, p.363. ()〕 As a member of the fleet, even though she did not participate in the combat, she was entitled to share in the £120,000 in prize money for the sale of the Dutch ships captured then. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General service Medal with clasp "Camperdown" to any surviving claimants from the action. ''Active''s officers and crew qualified. ''Active'' participated in the disastrous expedition against the Batavian Republic under Vice-admiral Andrew Mitchell and Lieutenant General Ralph Abercromby. On 28 August 1799, she and the Hired armed cutter ''Swan'' participated in the capture of the Dutch hulks ''Drotchterland'' and ''Broederschap'', and the ships ''Helder'', ''Venus'', ''Minerva'', and ''Hector'', in the New Diep, in Holland. Prize money for these vessels was due to be paid on 24 February 1802. On 22 November 1800, while ''Active'' was on the River Ems and still under the command of Lieutenant Hamilton, a French privateer, together with some Dutch gunboats, captured her.〔Gosset (1986), p.30.〕 The French took her into service as ''Victoire''. The Hired armed brig ''Lady Ann'', of 16 guns and under the command of Lieutenant John Lake, recaptured her off Flamborough Head on 16 May 1801, after a running fight and chase of 17 hours.〔 ''Victoire'' was operating as a privateer, was armed with fourteen 4-pounder guns, and had a crew of 75 men. She was under the command of Jean Beville. Lake found his small crew far out-numbered by all his prisoners so he made first for Bridlington where he landed 55 of them, then on to Yarmouth with the prize and 20 others. 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「Hired armed cutter Active」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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