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During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars the Admiralty also made use of hired armed vessels, one of which was the hired armed cutter ''Nimrod''. Three such vessels are recorded, but the descriptions of these vessels and the dates of their service are such that they may well represent one vessel under successive contracts. The vessel or vessels cruised, blockaded, carried despatches and performed reconnaissance. ==The first ''Nimrod''== There was a ''Nimrod'' of 70 37/94 tons burthen and eight 3-pounder guns that served from 27 September 1794 to 9 April 1802.〔Winfield (2008), p.388.〕 On 21 April 1798, ''Nimrod'' was among the vessels that shared in the capture of the French ship ''Hercule''. ''Nimrod'' shared with , and in the capture of the ''Anna Christiana'' on 17 May. In August ''Nimrod'' captured the chasse-marée ''Francine'' with , commanded by Captain Henry Jenkins,〔Wareham (2001), p.137.〕 and . On 1 April 1798, ''Nimrod'' and the hired armed cutter ''Lurcher'' recaptured the ''Roebuck'' packet, which the French privateer ''Adelaide'' had captured on 20 March. ''Nimrod'' and ''Lurcher'' sent ''Roebuck'' into Plymouth.〔''Lloyd's Marine List'',() - accessed 1 December 2013.〕 Under Lieutenant William Marsh, on 23 March 1799 ''Nimrod'', captured the Spanish ship ''Golondrina''. On 1 August, ''Nimrod'' arrived in Plymouth with dispatches from Vice Admiral Pole, off the Isle of Aix.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 2, p.〕 Then on 25 December she helped rescue the crew of .〔Duncan (1836/2004), Vol. 3, pp.210-3.〕 On 28 December 1799 she re-captured the brig ''Neptune''. In February 1800 salvage money resulting from the re-capture of the ''Neptune'' was due to be paid. ''Nimrod'' was part of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren's squadron and so entitled to share in the proceeds from the recapture of the ''Lancaster'' on 28 June 1800. She also shared in the proceeds of the ''Vigilant'', ''Menais'', the salvage of the ''Industry'', the sale of a wreck, and the proceeds of ''Insolent'' and ''Ann'', all taken by Captain Edward Pellew's squadron. Next ''Nimrod'' shared in the prize money from the squadron's capture of the French privateer ''Guêppe''. In December ''Nimrod'' recaptured the ''Skene'', Crawly, master, which had been sailing from Dublin to London when the French privateer ''Egyptian'' captured ''Skene''. ''Nimrod'' sent ''Skene'' into Falmouth on 30 December.〔''Lloyd's List'',() - accessed 23 January 2014.〕 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 Nimrod」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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