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His Majesty's hired armed ship ''Countess of Scarborough'' was a 22-gun ship that the Royal Navy hired in 1777. She participated in the capture of two privateers before she and succumbed to a small American flotilla off Flamborough Head in 1779. Her subsequent fate is unknown. ==Privateers== The Royal Navy commissioned ''Countess of Scarborough'' in November 1777 under the command of Captain Thomas Piercy.〔 〕 ''Countess of Scarborough'' and shared in the capture, on 17 June 1779, of the French privateers ''Due de la Vauguyon'' and ''Comte de Maurepas''. ''Medea'' captured ''Due de la Vauguyon'' (or ''Duc de Lavaugnon'') of Dunkirk, a cutter of 14 guns and 98 men, after a fight of an hour. The fight cost the French four men killed and ten wounded; ''Medea'' had no casualties. ''Duc de la Vauguyon'' had been launched in 1779 and was under the command of Commandante Marin Le Page. The British took her into service as ''Duc de la Vauginon''. ''Duc de la Vauguyon'' had captured and ransomed a lobster smack sailing from Norway to Britain. The master of the smack informed Captain James Montague of ''Medea'' that the privateer had had a consort. ''Medea''s rigging was too cut up for her to pursue the consort, so Montague sent Piercy after her. Piercy caught up with ''Compte de Maurepas'' after a few hours and the privateer struck without resistance. She was armed with fourteen 4-pounder guns and had a crew of 87 men.〔Beatson (1804), Vol. 4, p.558.〕 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 ship Countess of Scarborough」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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