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The hired armed ship ''Pretty Lass'' was a ship launched in 1803 that sailed under a letter of marque until the Royal Navy put her under contract from 9 June 1804 to 25 May 1805. She was of 259 tons burthen (bm).〔Winfield (2008), p.394.〕 Her armament varied over time. She had a brief, unremarkable career while under contract to the Navy, and a vessel by the same name was sunk in 1807. ==Letter of marque== On 22 December M. Lockyer, the owner of ''Pretty Lass'', stated that she was almost ready for sea and was one of the "most beautiful letters of marque that will be sent from any port in the United Imperial Kingdoms of England and Ireland". He described her as being of 270 tons (bm), armed with sixteen 6-pounder guns and four 42-pounder carronades, and under the command of Alexander Ferguson.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 10, p. 257.〕 She was fitting out at the same time as ''Lady Charlotte'' and Lockyer intended for the two vessels to sail in consort.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 10, p. 257.〕 Ferguson received a letter of marque on 15 August 1803. The warrant described ''Pretty Lass'' as being of 263 tons (bm), armed with sixteen 6-pounder guns plus 42-pounder carronades, and having a crew of 80 men.〔"Register of Letters of Marque against France 1793–1815".() — accessed 11 June 2011.〕 ==Hired armed ship== ''Pretty Lass'' was one of four vessels that Mr. T. Lockyer, of Plymouth, owned that the government hired at the same time. In reporting the transaction, the ''Naval Chronicle'' described ''Pretty Lass'' as a ship under the command of Captain Tippet, and armed with fourteen 18-pounder carronades and four 6-pounder guns.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 11, p.447.〕 Tippet was Commander James Tippett. The ''Sporting Magazine'' reported on Tippett's appointment to command ''Pretty Lass'', stating that "It is no wonder that a ''Pretty Lass'' should have a ''Tippet''."〔''Sporting Magazine'', Vol. 24, p.50.〕 Admiralty records report the fourteen 18-pounder carronades but do not list the 6-pounder guns.〔 Tippett was still in command on 6 August when ''Pretty Lass'' sailed from Plymouth with dispatches for the fleet at Brest.〔'"Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 12, p.354.〕 He left ''Pretty Lass'' to take command of , and was lost when she disappeared, presumed foundered, in December. Tippett's successor was Commander Thomas Smith (or Smyth).〔 〕 Under Smyth's command, ''Pretty Lass'' served on convoy duty in the Channel. 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 Pretty Lass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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