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Charmante Class Frigate
The ''Charmante'' class was a group of five 32-gun/12-pounder frigates of the French Navy, built during the late 1770s at Brest (lead ship) Nantes (2 ships) and Saint Malo (2 ships). They were designed by Jean-Denis Chevillard. Of the five ships, two were wrecked, two were captured by the British, and one by the Spanish. * ''Charmante'' :Builder: Brest :Ordered: :Laid down: April 1777 :Launched: 30 August 1777 :Completed: January 1778 :Fate: Wrecked on the Chaussée de Sein on 24 March 1780 * ''Junon'' :Builder: Rochefort :Ordered: :Laid down: September 1777 :Launched: March 1778 :Completed: May 1778 :Fate: Wrecked by the Great Hurricane of 1780 off Saint Vincent on 11 October 1780 * ''Gracieuse'' :Builder: Rochefort :Ordered: :Laid down: November 1785 :Launched: 18 May 1787 :Completed: May 1788 :Fate: Renamed ''Unité'' on 28 September 1793. Capturd by the British on 11 April 1796, recomissionned as HMS ''Unite'', sold in 1802 * ''Inconstante'' :Builder: Rochefort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Gun
A long gun is a category of firearms with long barrels. In small arms, a ''long gun'' or longarm is generally designed to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder, in contrast to a handgun, which can be fired being held with a single hand. In the context of cannons and mounted firearms, an artillery ''long gun'' would be contrasted with a field gun or howitzer. Small arms The actual length of the barrels of a long gun is subject to various laws in many jurisdictions, mainly concerning minimum length, sometimes as measured in a specific position or configuration. The National Firearms Act in the United States sets a minimum length of for rifle barrels and for shotgun barrels. Canada sets a minimum of for either. In addition, Canada sets a minimum fireable length for long guns with detachable or folding stocks . In the United States, the minimum length for long guns with detachable or folding stocks is with the stock in the extended position. Examples of various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Hurricane Of 1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780 was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. An estimated 22,000 people died throughout the Lesser Antilles when the storm passed through the islands from October 10 to October 16. Specifics on the hurricane's track and strength are unknown, as the official Atlantic hurricane database only goes back to 1851. The hurricane struck Barbados likely as a Category 5 hurricane, with at least one estimate of wind speeds as high as (greater than any in recorded Atlantic basin history) before moving past Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Sint Eustatius, and causing thousands of deaths on those islands. Coming in the midst of the American Revolution, the storm caused heavy losses to the British fleet contesting for control of the area, largely weakening British control over the Atlantic. The hurricane later passed near Puerto Rico and over the eastern portion of Hispaniola, causing heavy damage near the coastlines. It ultimately turned to the northeast and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Expedition To Sardinia
The French expedition to Sardinia was a short military campaign fought in 1793 in the Mediterranean Sea in the first year of the War of the First Coalition, during the French Revolutionary Wars. The operation was the first offensive by the new French Republic in the Mediterranean during the conflict, and was directed at the island of Sardinia, part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Sardinia was neutral at the time, but immediately joined the anti-French coalition. The operation was a failure, with attacks directed at Cagliari in the southTommaso Napoli, ''Relazione di quanto è avvenuto dalla comparsa della flotta francese in Cagliari sino alla totale ritirata di essa nel 1793/94'' and La Maddalena in the north both ending in defeat. The operation was launched by the French Mediterranean Fleet, led by Contre-amiral Laurent Truguet, under instructions from the National Convention. The government had issued orders to invade Sardinia, strategically important to the Mediterranean, which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Hélène (1791)
The ''Hélène'' was a 34-gun ''Charmante'' class frigate of the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t .... In 1793 she was captured by the Spanish Navy whilst endeavouring to make her escape, and was renamed ''Sirena''.Winfield & Roberts p.129 She was broken up in 1807. Citations References * External links *http://www.netmarine.net/bat/smarins/junon/ancien.htm Age of Sail frigates of France Ships built in France Frigates of Spain Captured ships 1791 ships Charmante-class frigates {{France-mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Domingue
Saint-Domingue () was a French colonization of the Americas, French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1804. The name derives from the Spanish main city in the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer specifically to the Spanish-held Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic. The borders between the two were fluid and changed over time until they were finally solidified in the Dominican War of Independence in 1844. The French had established themselves on the western portion of the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga (Haiti), Tortuga by 1659. In the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697, Spain formally recognized French control of Tortuga Island and the western third of the island of Hispaniola. In 1791, slaves and some Saint Dominicans, Dominican Creoles took part in the Haitian Vodou, Vodou ceremony Bois Caïman and planned the Haitian Revolution. The slave rebellion later allied with Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Inconstante (1790)
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French Frigate Gracieuse (1787)
''Gracieuse'' was a 32-gun ''Charmante''-class frigate of the French Navy. Renamed to ''Unité'' in 1793, she took part in the French Revolutionary Wars. The Royal Navy captured her in 1796 off Île d'Yeu and brought her into British service as HMS ''Unite''. She was sold in 1802 French service ''Gracieuse'' was re-commissioned in Rochefort in April 1793 under ''captaine de vaisseau'' Chevillard. She transported troops between the Basque Roads and Sables-d'Olonne, and then returned to Rochefort. She transferred to the naval division on the coasts of the Vendée. There she escorted convoys between Brest and Bordeaux. ''Gracieuse'' took part in the War in the Vendée, capturing the British privateer ''Ellis'' on 11 July. In September 1793 ''Gracieuse'' was renamed ''Unité''. She was to be named ''Variante'' in April 1796, but the Royal Navy captured her before the name change took effect. On 14 May 1794, ''Unité'' captured the ship-sloop after a short fight that left ''Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Vincent (Antilles)
Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean. It is the largest island of the country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains. Its largest volcano and the country's highest peak, La Soufrière, is active, with the latest episode of volcanic activity having begun in December 2020 and intensifying in April 2021. There were major territory wars between the indigenous population of the Black Caribs, also called the Garifuna, and Great Britain in the 18th century, before the island was ceded to the British in 1763 and again in 1783. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 October 1979 and became part of the British Commonwealth of Nations thereafter. Approximately 130,000 people currently live on the island, and the population saw significant migration to the UK in the early 1900s and between the 1940s and 1980s. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Junon (1778)
The ''Junon'' was a 32-gun ''Charmante'' class frigate of the French Navy Career ''Junon'' took part in the Battle of Ushant under Admiral d'Orvilliers. She captured HMS ''Fox'' on 11 September 1778. On 17 August 1779, under captain Charles de Bernard de Marigny and along with ''Gentille'', she captured HMS ''Ardent''. On 13 September, under lieutenant Kergariou Locmaria, she captured . In October 1780, ''Junon'' sailed from Martinique to St. Vincent towing a schooner to deliver hospital supplies to the island, which had recently come under French control. ''Junon'' anchored beneath the cliffs in Kingstown Harbour and, due to a broken barometer, had no warning when the island was struck by a hurricane. The massive storm, known as the Great Hurricane of 1780, battered the frigate against the cliffs and caused her to sink on 11 October 1780, although her captain managed to lead the entire crew off the ship and up the cliffs in safety. Archaeological investigations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obusier De Vaisseau
The ''obusier de vaisseau'' was a light piece of naval artillery with a large calibre mounted on French warships of the Age of Sail. Designed to fire explosive shells at a low velocity, they were an answer to the carronade in the close combat and anti-personnel role. However, their intended ammunition proved too dangerous for the crew, and the French navy phased them out at the beginning of the Empire in favour of the carronade. Accounts by British warships of the armament of captured French ships tend to describe them as carronades. However, when the description includes the remark that the weapon was brass, this suggests that it was an ''obusier''. Several of the guns were recovered from the wreck of the ''Golymin'' in the road of Brest, and are now on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris and in Brest. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ile De Sein
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