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The HMS ''Alceste'' and ''Lyra'' were a pair of British Royal Navy vessels which carried a diplomatic mission led by [[Lord Amherst]] to China in [[1816]], as well as a mission to survey the [[East China Sea]] region (including [[Joseon|Korea]] and [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû]]) that same year. The ''Alceste'' was captained by Murray Maxwell, while the ''Lyra'' was captained by [[Basil Hall]].
==Alceste==
The ''Alceste'' was originally built in France in [[1805]], as the frigate ''Minerva''. It was captured by the British the following year, and was incorporated into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Alceste'' in [[1807]].
During or after the mission to China in 1816, the ''Alceste'' was fired upon by the Chinese at [[Humen]], and was driven off. The ship then hit rocks while trying to navigate the Gaspar Strait through the Indonesian islands, and was ultimately sunk by Malaysian pirates.
==Lyra==
The ''Lyra'' was a brig sloop built in [[1808]]. Captained by Basil Hall in 1816, it was sold off by the Navy two years later.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, exhibition "Basil Hall rairyû 200 shûnen kinen, Uranda ga yatte kita!," バジル・ホール来琉200周年記念 ウランダーがやってきた！, Naha City Museum of History, October 2016.
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