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Peter Puget (1765 – 31 October 1822) was an officer in the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of Puget Sound. ==Mr. Midshipman Puget== Puget's ancestors had fled France for Britain during Louis XIV's persecution of the Huguenots. His father, John, was a successful merchant and banker, but died in 1767, leaving Puget's mother, Esther, with two sons and three daughters. In 1778, twelve-year-old Peter entered the navy as a midshipman and served on the following ships: * 1778: HMS ''Dunkirk'', an ageing 60 gun two-decker, Captain John Milligan. Harbour service. * December 1779: HMS ''Syren'', frigate, Captain Edmund Dodd. Patrolled North Sea, battling blockade runners. * 1780: HMS ''Lowestoffe'', 32, Captain Edmund Dodd, (transferred from ''Syren''); bound for the West Indies squadron. There, Puget served with a small force of naval gunners reinforcing the garrison at St. Kitts, and survived the defence of Brimstone Hill against the vastly superior forces of French Admiral de Grasse (see Battle of St. Kitts). Probably served in Rodney and Hood's victory of 12 April 1782 at the Battle of the Saintes. * November 1782: HMS ''Thetis'', 38, Captain John Blankett; Gibraltar and Mediterranean * 1783: HMS ''Europa'', 50, Captain James Vashon, flying the broad pennant of Commodore Alan Gardner; service in Jamaica. Met then-Lieutenant George Vancouver. Paid off in 1787. * 1787: Rejoined Captain Dodd on the ''Lowestoffe'', but within two months, that was paid off too. * 1788 (?): East Indiaman ''Prince'' 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「Peter Puget」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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