Ruby Prize was the French privateer Entreprenante, commissioned in 1693 at Brest, that HMS Ruby captured in 1694 and that the British Royal Navy named...
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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ruby: HMS Ruby (1652) was initially a 40-gun warship launched in 1652. She fought in the War of the...
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Navy's 40-gun warship, HMS Ruby, captures the French privateer Entreprenant in battle. The confiscated ship is renamed HMS Ruby Prize. April 12 – The French...
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HMS Ruby was a 40-gun frigate of the Commonwealth of England, built by Peter Pett at Deptford. She took part in actions during all three of the Anglo-Dutch...
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Sapphire (1651) Bristol (1653) Ruby Group Ruby (1652) Diamond (1652) Bonaventure 48 – previously named HMS President. Renamed HMS Bonaventure in 1660, rebuilt...
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Entreprenante: On 7 April 1694 HMS Ruby captured the privateer Entreprenante; the British Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Ruby Prize Entreprenant: On 13...
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take the lead himself, and Breda pulled ahead, followed by the 50-gun HMS Ruby under Captain George Walton. The two maintained contact with the French...
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captain of the Ruby was Thomas Allin (or Allen). The Duke's boat was underfilled to ensure the strongbox was not overturned in the sea. HMS Kent was wrecked...
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return without a ship to command, but was finally appointed to HMS Southampton in 1694 and served in the Mediterranean under the command of Edward Russell...
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but in time to take part in the labour of refitting the prizes and bringing them to England. HMS Restoration was then put out of commission, and in January...
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Geoffroy) – Captured by the British in 1746 and added to the RN as HMS Portland's Prize Atalante 52 guns (launched 16 March 1741 at Toulon, designed and...
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Protectorate), under which it expanded dramatically in size. While the prefix "HMS" (for His or Her Majesty's Ship) is often applied in connection with these...
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Society of Jesus. 1768 – Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour. 1778 – The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain...
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Thoughts Concerning Education (Locke), Wonders of the Invisible World (Mather) 1694 in literature – First complete edition of Dictionnaire de l'Académie française...
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