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Bonetta Group Sloop
The ''Bonetta'' group was a List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy, batch of eight 200-ton sloop-of-war, sloops of wooden construction built for the Royal Navy during 1732. They followed on two previous sloops - the HMS Grampus (1731), ''Grampus'' and the larger HMS Wolf (1731), ''Wolf'' - built a year earlier. Seven were ordered on 4 May 1732 to a common specification prepared by Jacob Ackworth, Jacob Acworth, the Surveyor of the Navy. An additional vessel – ''Trial'' (which had been ordered on 16 November 1731, but suspended on 7 January 1732) – was re-ordered on 6 July to be built to the same specification. The actual individual design was left up to the Master Shipwright in each Royal Dockyard at which they were built (except for ''Hound'' and ''Trial'', which were built by Deptford's Master Shipwright – Richard Stacey – but were to a design by Jacob Acworth). All the draughts were approved by the Navy Board on 28 June 1732. Although fitted with snow (ship) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloop-of-war
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 civilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Bonetta (1732)
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Bonetta'': * was a 4-gun sloop launched in 1673 and sold in 1687. * was a 4-gun sloop launched in 1699 and sold in 1712. * was a sloop in service in 1718 and sold in 1719. * was a 3-gun sloop launched in 1721 and sold in 1731. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1732. She foundered in 1744. * was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1756 and sold in 1776. ''Lloyd's Register'' (1778) shows the ''Hawke'', of 220 tons (bm), Thames-built, as the former sloop-of-war ''Bonetta''. It gives ''Hawke''s master as S. Gribble, her owner as Calvert & Co., her armament as two 12-pounder and twelve 9-pounder guns, and her trade as privateer. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1779. She was at Yorktown, but rather than scuttling her, the British handed her over to French on 19 October 1781 under the terms of capitulation. The French sent her as a cartel to New York, after which she returned to their control. On 3 January 1782 recaptured her. ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Trial (1732)
HMS ''Trial'' or ''Tryall'' is the name of several vessels of the Royal Navy or its predecessors: *, a pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ... listed as in naval service from 1645 to 1647 *, a 10-gun sloop launched in 1713 and broken up in 1719 *, a 10-gun sloop launched in 1719 and broken up in 1731 *, an 8-gun sloop launched in 1732 and scuttled in the South Pacific in 1741 *, a 14-gun sloop launched in 1744 and broken up in 1776 *, a 12-gun cutter in service from 1781 to 1794 *, a 12-gun cutter launched 1790 and converted to a coal hulk in 1816; sold out of service in 1848 *, a 6-gun vessel listed as in Navy service from 1805 to 1811 References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trial, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Hound (1732)
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name ''Hound'': * was a 36-gun ship captured in 1652, a hulk in 1656 and broken up in 1660. * was an 18-gun ship captured in 1656 and expended as a fire ship in 1666. * was a 4-gun sloop built in 1673 and sold in 1686. * was an 8-gun fire ship launched in 1690 and expended in 1692. * was a 4-gun sloop launched in 1700 and broken up in 1714. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1732 and broken up in 1745. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1745 and sold in 1773. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1776. She was in French hands between 1780 and 1782, when she was renamed ''Levrette''. She was recaptured and broken up in 1784. * was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1790. In 1794 the French frigates and ''Galatee'' captured her in the Atlantic. She became the French Navy corvette ''Levrette'' (or ''Levrette No.2''), and was last listed in 1796. * was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1796 and wrecked in 1800 off Shetland, together with all her crew of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Cruizer (1732)
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Cruizer'' or HMS ''Cruiser'': * was a 24-gun sixth rate, previously the French ship ''De Meric''. She was captured in 1705 by HMS ''Tryton'' and was wrecked in 1708. * was a 14-gun sloop. She was previously named ''Unity'', before being purchased in 1709. She was sold in 1712. * was an 8-gun sloop captured in 1721 and foundered in 1724. * was an 8-gun sloop launched in 1721 and broken up in 1731. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1732 and broken up in 1744. * was an 8-gun sloop launched in 1752 and burnt in 1776. * was a 14-gun cutter Cutter may refer to: Tools * Bolt cutter * Box cutter, aka Stanley knife, a form of utility knife * Cigar cutter * Cookie cutter * Glass cutter * Meat cutter * Milling cutter * Paper cutter * Side cutter * Cutter, a type of hydraulic rescue to ... purchased in 1780 and lost in 1792. * was the prototype of the 18-gun brig sloops, to which design 110 vessels were ordered; the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Dockyard
His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy. The largest naval base in Western Europe, HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth, England. The base began as Royal Navy Dockyard in the late 17th century, but shipbuilding ceased at Devonport in the early 1970s, although ship maintenance work has continued. The now privatised maintenance facilities are operated by Babcock International Group, who took over the previous owner Devonport Management Limited (DML) in 2007. DML had been running the Dockyard since privatisation in 1987. From 1934 until the early 21st century the naval barracks on the site was named HMS ''Drake'' (it had previously been known as HMS ''Vivid'' after the base ship of the same name). The name HMS ''Drake'' and its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Saltash (1732)
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named ''Saltash'': * , a 14-gun sloop launched at Plymouth in 1732 and sold out of service in 1741. * , a 14-gun sloop built at Rotherhithe in 1741 but wrecked off Portugal a year later. * , a 14-gun sloop, built at Rotherhithe in 1742 and sunk off Beachy Head in 1746 * , a 14-gun sloop built at Rotherhithe in 1746 and sold at the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763. * , a storeship built in 1748 and wrecked in 1752. * , a lighter built in 1809 and sold in 1831. * , a Hunt-class minesweeper of the ''Aberdare'' sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ... and sold for scrap in 1947. Fiction * HMS ''Saltash'', a in the 1951 novel '' The Cruel Sea'' by Nicholas Monsarrat. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham (at its most extensive, in the early 20th century, two-thirds of the dockyard lay in Gillingham, one-third in Chatham). It came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional defences. Over 414 years Chatham Royal Dockyard provided more than 500 ships for the Royal Navy, and was at the forefront of shipbuilding, industrial and architectural technology. At its height, it employed over 10,000 skilled artisans and covered . Chatham dockyard closed in 1984, and of the Georgian dockyard is now managed as the Chatham Historic Dockyard visitor attraction by the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Overview Joseph Farington (1747-1821) was commissioned by the Navy Board to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Spy (1732)
At least three ships of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ... have been named HMS ''Spy'': * was a ''Bonetta''-class sloop launched at Rotherhithe in 1756. * was launched at Topsham in 1800 as the mercantile vessel ''Comet''. The Royal Navy purchased and renamed her in 1804. * was a brigantine launched at Sheerness in 1841. See also * ''Spy'' (ship) {{DEFAULTSORT:Spy, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheerness Dockyard
Sheerness Dockyard also known as the Sheerness Station was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the Sheerness peninsula, at the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. It was opened in the 1660s and closed in 1960. Location In the Age of Sail, the Royal Navy would often establish shore facilities close to safe anchorages where the fleet would be based in home waters. This was the case when, around 1567, a Royal Dockyard was established at Chatham, Kent, on the bank of the River Medway. At that time, HM Ships would often lay at anchor either within the river, on Chatham Reach or Gillingham Reach, or beyond it, around The Nore. Chatham Dockyard had its disadvantages, however. The vagaries of wind and tide, coupled with the restricted depth of the river, meant that vessels entering the river, for repairs or to replenish supplies at Chatham, could be delayed for considerable lengths of time. What was an inconvenience at times of peace became a serious impediment at times of war; and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Fly (1732)
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Fly'': * was a six-gun sloop, built in 1648 and last listed in 1652. * was a six-gun dogger captured from the Dutch in 1672 and wrecked in 1673. * was a six-gun advice boat built in 1694 and wrecked in 1695. * was a four-gun ketch built in 1696 and sold in 1712. * was a 12-gun sloop launched in 1732 and broken up in 1750. * was an eight-gun sloop launched in 1752 and sold in 1772. * was a cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1771. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1776 and foundered off the Newfoundland coast in 1801 or 1802. * was a 14-gun cutter purchased in 1780 and captured by the French in May 1781. * was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1804 and wrecked in March 1805 on the Carysfort Reef in the Gulf of Florida; her crew were saved. * was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1805. In 1807 she participated in one major naval campaign. She was wrecked on 28 February 1812 at Anholt Island in the Kattegat. * was a bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
