HMS Lutine (1779)
Lutine was a French Navy Magicienne-class frigate launched in 1779. The British captured her in 1793 and took her into the Royal Navy as HMS Lutine; she was lost in 1799. Lloyd's of London has preserved her bell - the Lutine Bell.
Lutine was originally a French naval ship, launched at Toulon in 1779, with 32 guns. This was ten years before the French Revolution; on 18 December 1793, she became one of sixteen ships handed over to a British fleet under Vice Admiral Lord Hood at Toulon by French royalists. In 1795, she was rebuilt as a (fifth-rate) frigate with 38 guns. She served thereafter in the North Sea, blockading Amsterdam. She sank on 9 October 1799 carrying a large cargo of gold, the majority of which remains unsalvaged.
Read more about HMS Lutine (1779): Acquisition of The Lutine, Service in Northern Europe, The Site of The Wreck, The Gold, Initial Salvage Attempts 1799-1938, The Lloyd's Act, 1871, The Lutine Bell