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''Vanneau'' was a lugger aviso or cutter of the French Royal Navy, launched in 1782. The British captured her in 1793 and brought her into the Royal Navy. She served briefly in the Mediterranean before being wrecked in 1796.〔Demerliac (1996), p.85, #560.〕 ==French service and capture== Denys and Baron de Brave built her at Dunkirk and launched her on 25 July 1782. She was copper sheathed during construction. Initially she was armed with four 3-pounder guns, but by the time she was captured she carried six 4-pounders. In 1787 she came briefly under the command of Julien Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien. Later that year the French navy sent ''Vanneau'' to reconnoitre the Isle of Wight. On her return, her commander, ''Sous-lieutenant de vaisseau'' Camelin, filed a false report, having also falsified his vessel's log. He was found out, dis-ranked, expelled from the navy, and was sentenced to a year in prison.〔Lacour-Gáyet (1905), p.584.〕 Between July and November 1790, ''Vanneau'' was under the command of ''Sous-lieutenant de vaisseau'' Motard, patrolling the southern coasts of the United Kingdom from Cherbourg.〔Fonds, Vol. 1, p.21.〕 In February 1792 she was patrolling between Cape La Hève and Saint-Malo, while under the command of acting ''Enseigne de vaisseau non entretenu'' Guérin de l'Épinay.〔Fonds, Vol. 1, p.38.〕〔Actually, the rank was "Lieutenant de vaisseau non entretenu", where "non entrentenu" means "not paid", or "without a salary". The rank was that of Lieutenant, but junior to "Lieutenant de vaisseau entretenu". In addition to not being paid, an officer "non entretenu" would wear the uniform and have authority only when on service. There was a fixed number of positions for "entretenus", which required a competitive examination, while there was an unlimited number of "non entretenus", and one could obtain the status by a simple examination or by captaining a merchantman.〕 On 6 June 1793 ''Vanneau'' was in the Bay of Biscay when she encountered . The Royal Navy took ''Vanneau'' into service under her existing name. 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「Vanneau (1782 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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