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During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars the Royal Navy used several vessels that bore the designation hired armed cutter ''Lord Nelson'', all named for Lord Horatio Nelson. ==First Hired armed cutter ''Lord Nelson''== This cutter served the Royal Navy from 17 December 1798 to 7 December 1801.〔Winfield (2008), p.389.〕 She carried twelve 12-pounder carronades and was of 15646/94 tons burthen (bm).〔 On 3 March 1799, the ''Lord Nelson'' under the command of Lieutenant Robert Percy, together with the Hired armed lugger ''Brave'', captured the two-mast ships ''Baron Von Hopkin'' and ''Sverige Lycka''. Then on 22 March ''Lord Nelson'' captured the ''Two Brothers''. On 13 September 1804, prize money for ''Baron Von Hopkin'' and ''Sverige Lycka'' was paid.〔 On 1 July 1800, ''Lord Nelson'' was in company with , and were in Bourneuf Bay when they sent in their boats to attack a French convoy at Île de Noirmoutier.〔Debritt (1801), p.37.〕 The British destroyed the French ship ''Therese'' (of 20 guns), a lugger (12 guns), two schooners (6 guns each) and a cutter (6 guns), of unknown names. The cutting out party also burned some 15 merchant vessels loaded with corn and supplies for the French fleet at Brest. However, in this enterprise, 92 officers and men out of the entire party of 192 men, fell prisoners to the French when their boats became stranded. ''Lord Nelson'' had contributed no men to the attacking force and so had no casualties.〔 On 12 October 1800, ''Montague'', ''Magnificent'', and ''Lord Nelson'' captured eight small French vessels.〔 Later that month, on 21 October, the same three vessels, joined by ''Marlborough'', captured a small French vessel, marked Letter ''F''.〔 Two days later, ''Montague'', ''Marlborough'' and ''Lord Nelson'' captured ''Marquireto''.〔 Two days after that, ''Montague'' and ''Lord Nelson'' captured ''Maria Rose'', and ''Two Wrecks''. 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 Lord Nelson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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