HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Bucklers Hard on 23 July 1804. She fought at Trafalgar. Coincidentally...
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Battle of Trafalgar and renamed HMS Irresistible. HMS Swiftsure (1804), a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1804 which served at the Battle of...
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The Swiftsure-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. HMS Swiftsure Builder: Adams...
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cloth, and various other merchandise, from Marseilles to Alexandria. Swiftsure, Tigre, Minotaur, Northumberland, Florentina, and the schooner Malta,...
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was captured by HMS Goliath. In October, Poursuivante reffited in Baltimore, from where she departed in March 1804. On 14 August 1804, Poursuivante captured...
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USS Constitution (section HMS Cyane and HMS Levant)
she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned...
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Nelson was leading HMS Victory into battle. In the later stages of the battle, Pickle, Entreprenante, and the boats of Prince and Swiftsure went to the rescue...
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though, together with the schooner Pickle and boats from Prince and Swiftsure, she took part in rescuing some 200 men from the French ship Achille after...
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the 74-gun HMS Swiftsure, which was then the flagship of Sir John Borlase Warren. Austen moved again the following September, joining HMS Cleopatra. Between...
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(The French Navy took Swiftsure into service under her existing name.) Hope was freed in September and joined the frigate HMS Leda, which was under the...
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Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (category 1804 deaths)
lieutenant on 10 January 1755. In August 1755, he followed Keppel to Swiftsure, and in January 1756 to Torbay, in which he continued until his promotion...
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HMS Sirius was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Between 1797 and 1805, the Sirius was engaged in maintaining the blockade of Napoleonic...
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named in his honour. a. ^ Some accounts mention only Leviathan, HMS Swiftsure, and HMS Emerald. b. ^ The sword was forged by Richard Teed (1756–1816) of...
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was Sir John Henslow. She was named after the 80-gun Foudroyant, which Swiftsure and Monmouth, both 70-gun ships, and Hampton Court (64 guns), had captured...
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she was sighted by the 74-gun HMS Swiftsure, approaching the centre. It was by now about 9 pm; in the darkness Swiftsure's captain, Benjamin Hallowell,...
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French ship Neptune (1803) (redirect from French ship Neptune (1804))
Formidable, and accompanied by the 80-gun Indomptable, and the 74-gun ships Swiftsure, Scipion and Intrépide. Accompanying the fleet were six frigates and two...
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the evening and was taken in tow by HMS Swiftsure. The next day, Redoutable made distress signals, and Swiftsure launched boats to evacuate her passengers;...
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the Swiftsure, of 74 guns, bearing his flag, and stationed on the coast of Ireland; the Admiral's residence being on shore at Cork, the Swiftsure usually...
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HMS Britannia was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. The vessel was laid down in 1751 and launched in 1762. Nicknamed Old Ironsides...
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in HMS Decade in 1804 and joined the Channel Fleet in the blockade of Cherbourg. The following year he was granted the 74 gun new ship Swiftsure participating...
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he was appointed to the 74-gun Swiftsure. On 5 February 1804, Hubert was awarded the Legion of Honour. On 19 July 1804, Hubert took command of the 80-gun...
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(1808) – renamed Blake 1819, hulked 1823, broken up 1855. Swiftsure class (Henslow) Swiftsure 74 (1804) – hulked as receiving ship Portsmouth 1819, broken up...
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On 2 September, while on patrol in the company of Zealous, Goliath, Swiftsure, Emerald, Alcmene, and Bonne Citoyenne, Seahorse assisted in the destruction...
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cloth, and various other merchandise, from Marseilles to Alexandria. Swiftsure, Tigre, Minotaur, Northumberland, Florentina, and the schooner Malta,...
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HMS Victorious was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard, London on 27 April 1785. She was the first ship...
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("Лансдоу", ex-French, ex-Britain HMS Norris) – Purchased in Britain 1713, BU 1725 Richmond 44 ("Ричмонд", ex-British HMS Swiftsure) – Purchased 1714 in Britain...
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Miller had commanded HMS Captain as Nelson's flag captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797, where Troubridge had commanded HMS Culloden. The Battle...
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Capture of HMS Swiftsure by Indivisible and Dix-Août Class overview Name Elizabeth Operators Royal Navy French Navy Preceded by Albion class Succeeded by...
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UK vessel to exceed 100,000 tonnes 1967 - Craven House built. 1971 - HMS Swiftsure is launched 1974 The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness is formed Barrow is...
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thanks of the Admiralty. On 27 August 1812 he was transferred to command HMS Swiftsure, which had had a succession of temporary commanders since her former...
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