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Albatross-class Brig-sloop
The ''Albatross'' class were built as a class of eight 18-gun brig-sloops for the Royal Navy. They were originally to have carried sixteen 6-pounder carriage guns, but on 22 April 1795 it was instructed that they should be armed with sixteen 32-pounder carronades, although two of the 6-pounders were retained as chase guns in the bows. Consequently, they were classed as 18-gun sloops. However, in service it was found that this armament proved too heavy for these vessels, and so in most vessels the 32-pounder carronades were replaced by 24-pounder ones. The class was designed by one of the Surveyors of the Navy - William Rule - and approved on 22 April 1795. Five vessels to this design were ordered in March 1795; the prototype was named ''Pelican'' on 11 June 1795 and the other five names were assigned and registered on 20 June. Three more were ordered in July 1795; these were named and registered on 28 August. Construction In early 1795 the Admiralty identified the need for ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brig-sloop
In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. The rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above; thus, the term ''sloop-of-war'' encompassed all the unrated combat vessels, including the very small gun-brigs and cutters. In technical terms, even the more specialised bomb vessels and fireships were classed as sloops-of-war, and in practice these were employed in the sloop role when not carrying out their specialised functions. In World War I and World War II, the Royal Navy reused the term "sloop" for specialised convoy-defence vessels, including the of World War I and the highly successful of World War II, with anti-aircraft and anti-submarine capability. They performed similar duties to the American destroyer escort class ships, and also performed similar duties to the smaller corvettes of the Royal Navy. Rigging A sloop-of-war was quite different from a civilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloops Of The Royal Navy
A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sails fore and aft, or as a gaff-rig with triangular foresail(s) and a gaff rigged mainsail. Sailboats can be classified according to type of rig, and so a sailboat may be a sloop, catboat, cutter, ketch, yawl, or schooner. A sloop usually has only one headsail, although an exception is the Friendship sloop, which is usually gaff-rigged with a bowsprit and multiple headsails. If the vessel has two or more headsails, the term cutter may be used, especially if the mast is stepped further towards the back of the boat. When going before the wind, a sloop may carry a square-rigged topsail which will be hung from a topsail yard and be supported from below by a crossjack. This sail often has a large hollow foot, and this foot is sometimes fill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Swallow (1795)
HMS ''Swallow'' was an 18-gun ''Albatross''-class brig-sloop of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1795 and sold in 1802. During her naval career she captured a number of French privateers while on the Jamaica station. After her sale she became an armed whaler sailing under a letter of marque. As a privateer she captured two French whaling vessels but then is no longer listed after 1810. Naval career The Royal Navy commissioned ''Swallow'' in October 1795 under the command of Commander George Fowke. He sailed her for the Jamaica station on 10 December. On 20 March 1796 ''Swallow'' was part of the squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Hugh Cloberry Christian in that escorted a convoy to the West Indies. On 27 January 1797 ''Swallow'' captured the French privateer schooner ''Molinette''. ''Swallow'' had been sailing from Cape Nichola Mole, when she encountered ''Molinette''. ''Molinette'' was armed only with two swivel guns and had a crew of 18 men, four of whom w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom, with a population last recorded at 208,100. Portsmouth is located south-west of London and south-east of Southampton. Portsmouth is mostly located on Portsea Island; the only English city not on the mainland of Great Britain. Portsea Island has the third highest population in the British Isles after the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Portsmouth also forms part of the regional South Hampshire, South Hampshire conurbation, which includes the city of Southampton and the boroughs of Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and Waterlooville. Portsmouth is one of the world's best known ports, its history can be traced to Roman Britain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Sylph (1795)
HMS ''Sylph'' was a 16-gun ''Albatross''-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy designed by William Rule and launched in 1795 at Deptford Dockyard. Her namesake was the air spirit sylph. She commissioned in August 1795 under Commander John Chambers White, who would have her until the end of 1799. She was later commanded by Charles Dashwood. ''Sylph'' was an active ship through the French Revolutionary Wars, participating in actions such as the action of 12 May 1796 and taking a number of warships and privateers during service as a blockade and patrol ship. The majority of her service would be spent in the North Sea, English Channel and off the coast of Spain. ''Sylph'' served actively until 1805, when she was laid up at Portsmouth. She was broken up there in 1811. Construction ''Sylph'' was a 16-gun, 32-pound carronade brig-sloop. She was part of the ''Albatross''-class designed by William Rule and approved on 22 April 1795. Of the five ships in the class three, including ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Star (1795)
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Star'' or HMS ''Starr'': * was a 16-gun ship purchased in 1643 and sold in 1652. * was a 4-gun fireship purchased in 1667 and expended that year. * was an 8-gun bomb vessel launched in 1694 and purchased that year. She was wrecked in 1712. * was a 14-gun sloop purchased in 1779 and sold circa 1785. * was an that the Admiralty sold in 1802. * was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1805. She was converted to an 8-gun bomb vessel in 1812 and was renamed HMS ''Meteor''. She was sold in 1816. * HMS ''Star'' was a 14-gun brig launched in 1813 as (or HMS ''Melville''). She was renamed HMS ''Star'' in 1814 and was sold in 1837. * was a tender launched in 1808 and sold in 1828. * was a packet brig launched in 1835. She was transferred to the Coastguard as a watchvessel in 1857 and was renamed ''WV 11'' in 1863. She was broken up around 1899. * was a wood screw sloop launched in 1860 and broken up in 1877. * was a , later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is . The Elbe's major tributaries include the rivers Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster, and Ohře. The Elbe river basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of , the twelfth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, however it lies almost entirely just in two of them, Germany (65.5%) and the Czech Republic (33.7%, covering about two thirds of the state's territory). Marginally, the basin stretches also to Austria (0.6%) and Poland (0.2%). The Elbe catchment area is inhabited by 24.4 million people, the biggest cities within are Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Dresden and Leipzig. Etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Raven (1796)
HMS ''Raven'' was launched in 1796. She performed a supporting role at a notable battle in 1797. She was wrecked in 1798. Career Lieutenant John Giffard was promoted to Commander in ''Raven'' and commissioned her in February 1796. On 11 August he sailed from Spithead, as part of the escort of a large convoy under the orders of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker. The convoy was approaching Cadiz when Admiral Parker found out that French Admiral Joseph de Richery had left Cadiz. Parker instructed Giffard to escort the convoy to Lisbon while Parker proceeded with his squadron to the West Indies. Vice-Admiral George Vandeput, commanding on the coast of Portugal, conveyed the thanks of the Board of Admiralty to Captain Giffard. ''Raven'' next carried to Admiral Sir John Jervis the intelligence that the Spanish fleet had, near Gibraltar, chased British squadron under Rear-Admiral Admiral Robert Mann. Admiral Jervis promoted Giffard on 19 October 1796 to post captain. On 2 January 1797, ''Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the '' de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Albatross (1795)
HMS ''Albatross'' was the name vessel of her class of brig-sloops. She was built of fir and launched in 1796. She captured two privateers in the North Sea. She then sailed to the Far East. There she captured two French privateers in single-ship actions. She was sold in the Far East in 1807 and broken up in 1810. Career Commander George Scott commissioned ''Albatross'' in January 1796, for the North Sea On 8 September 1797, ''Albatross'' 28 leagues south-west of the Naze of Norway when she encountered and captured the Dutch privateer ''Brave''. ''Brave'' was armed with five carriage guns, eight swivel guns, and a complement of 40 men, of whom only 25 were board. She was under the command of Hendrick Meyer Ditless. She had left Egeroe, Norway on 2 September and had not captured anything. On 14 November 1797, ''Albatross'' captured the French privateer ''Emouchet'', of eight guns and 55 men. Commander Scott was promoted to post captain on 15 June 1798. Commander Charles Adam r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dispatch (1795 Ship)
''Dispatch'' was an 18-gun, ''Albatross''-class ''Albatross''-class brig-sloop, launched in 1795 and intended for the British Royal Navy, but sold to the Imperial Russian Navy before commissioning. Between 1796 and 1805 she served in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. She was wrecked in 1805. Origins Vice-Admiral Khanykov reported to St Petersburg, in a dispatch discussed there on 1796, that he had purchased ''Dispatch'' at the behest of Catherine the Great , en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes , house = , father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst , mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp , birth_date = , birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anhal ..., and that she was being fitted out and would be handed over to Russia.Materialy, Vol. 14, p.553. ''Dispatch'' was transferred to Russia under an Admiralty Order dated 28 January 1796. She apparently was at Chatham on , in company with two Russian ships of the line, sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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