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USS ''Duc de Lauzun'' was an armed transport vessel of 20 guns that served the Continental Navy from 1782 when she was bought until 1783 when she was sold in France. ==Service== Formerly a British customs ship, ''Duc De Lauzun'' was purchased in October 1782 at Dover, England, and outfitted in Nantes, France. Robert Morris, Agent of Marine, acquired ''Duc de Lauzun'' in October 1782 in payment for a debt.〔USNI Proceedings, (1905), Vol. 31, Issue 2, p.669.〕 Under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Nicholson, in January 1783 she was dispatched from Philadelphia, Pa., to bring home 72,000 Spanish milled dollars from Havana for the American Government. Clearing Havana 6 March escorted by the Continental ship under the command of Captain John Barry, she sailed for home with her precious cargo. On their passage north the two ships encountered two men-of-war whom they evaded after a sharp engagement, perhaps because of their superior seamanship. ''Duc de Lauzun'' separated from ''Alliance'' on 18 March off Cape Hatteras and arrived in the Delaware 3 days later. In April 1783 the United States government lent her to France to carry home French troops.〔USNI Proceedings, (1905), Vol. 31, Issue 2, p.674.〕 Before, she had one more mission: to carry Benjamin Franklin to France carrying the news of Cornwallis's surrender. The last French forces in America, (Lauzun's Legion and the siege artillery) embarked at Wilmington (Delaware) on 11 May 1783 on the frigates ''Astrée'', ''Danaé'', ''Gloire'', plus the transport ''Saint James'' and the ''Duc de Lauzun''. 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「USS Duc de Lauzun (1782)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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