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Duncan Class (1859)
The ''Duncan'' class of 101-gun two-decker steam line-of-battle ships are considered by Professor Andrew Lambert to have been the "final statement of the British design progress" for steam two-deckers. The class consisted of HMS ''Duncan'' and HMS ''Gibraltar''. The ''Bulwark'' class had identical hulls. HMS ''Gibraltar'' was the last wooden steam line-of-battleship to commission as a private ship in the Royal Navy. Design The first British steam 101-gun two-decker was the ''St Jean d'Acre'', which was ordered and laid down in 1851 and was "the first ship that can be directly attributed to Sir Baldwin Walker's influence. he wasan expansion of the ''Agamemnon'' 1-guns her superior qualities were developed in the succeeding ''Conqueror'' and ''Duncan'' classes of 101-gun ships." The ''Duncan'' class were longer and broader versions of the ''Conqueror'', which was a success as they were noticeably faster (see table below). "The early steam battleships, such as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax is located within ''Miꞌkmaꞌki'' the traditional ancestral lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Donegal (1858)
HMS ''Donegal'' was a 101-gun screw-driven first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 September 1858 at Devonport Dockyard. Upon commissioning she sailed to Liverpool to recruit a crew. She then joined the Channel Squadron, where she took part in a number of fleet reviews. In November 1861 she was one of a number of ships transporting troops to Mexico, and in February 1862 she assisted the recovery of equipment and stores from the wreck of her sister HMS ''Conqueror''. On 28 October 1859 William Hall was awarded his Victoria Cross aboard the ''Donegal'' whilst she was anchored in Queenstown. She spent several years as a coastguard vessel at Liverpool. She took the last surrender of the American Civil War on 6 November 1865 when the CSS ''Shenandoah'' surrendered after travelling 9,000 miles (14,500 km) to do so. The ''Shenandoah'' had originally been in the Pacific Ocean when news reached her of the end of the Civil War, necessitating such a long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Lion (1847)
HMS ''Lion'' was a 80-gun second rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1840s. She was fitted with steam propulsion in 1858–1859. In 1871 ''Lion'' was converted into a training ship at HM Dockyard, Devonport. The ship was sold for scrap in 1905. Description The ''Vanguard'' class was designed by Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, with each ship built with a slightly different hull shape to evaluate their speed and handling characteristics. ''Lion'' had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , a draught of and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 2,589 tons burthen.Winfield, p. 174 The ''Vanguard''s had a wartime crew of 720 officers and ratings.Lyon & Winfield, p. 97 The ''Vanguard'' class ships of the line were armed with twenty 32-pounder (56 cwt)"Cwt" is the abbreviation for hundredweight, 56 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. cannon and two 68-pounder carronades on her lower gundeck, twenty-eight 32-pou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tarleton (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir John Walter Tarleton, (8 November 1811 – 25 September 1880) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord. Naval career Born the son of Thomas Tarleton of Bolesworth Castle and grandnephew of Sir Banastre Tarleton, Tarleton joined the Royal Navy in 1824.The Tarleton Family Published by Concord N. H., 1900 He played a key role in resolving a crisis in in 1851 when the master of a British ship was illegally detained in . He was given command of the |
HMS Trafalgar (1841)
HMS ''Trafalgar'' was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 June 1841 at Woolwich Dockyard. HMS ''Trafalgar'' was the last ship to complete the successful . The ship was named by Lady Bridport, niece of Lord Nelson at the request of Queen Victoria, who with Prince Albert also attended the launch. The wine used was some kept from after returning from Trafalgar. Five hundred people were on board the ship at the time of its launch, of whom 100 had been at Trafalgar. It was estimated 500,000 people came to watch the event and the Thames was covered for miles with all manner of boats. The launch was the subject of the most notable work by Woolwich-based artist William Ranwell. She was engaged in the Bombardment of Sebastopol on 17 October 1854 during the Crimean War The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hancock (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear Admiral George Hancock (1819 – 20 September 1876) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. Naval career Hancock joined the Royal Navy in 1834. As a Commander he was regarded as an innovator in medical matters and insisted that the ship's surgeon had his own cabin. Promoted to captain in 1855, he was given command of HMS Immortalité, HMS Trafalgar, HMS Duncan __NOTOC__ Seven Royal Navy ships have been named HMS ''Duncan'', after Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, hero of the Battle of Camperdown. * Carron (1792 ship), HMS ''Duncan'' (1804) was the mercantile ''Carron'', launched at ... and HMS Duke of Wellington. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1876. He died in this role in September 1876. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hancock, George 1819 births 1876 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bythesea
Rear-Admiral John Bythesea (15 June 1827 – 18 May 1906) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in 1854 during the Crimean War. However, in 1872 he ruined his career when he put his battleship aground at Pantellaria, resulting in his dismissal from his ship; he was never employed at sea again. Early life John Bythesea was born on 15 June 1827 in Freshford, Somerset, the son of Rev. George Bythesea. He entered the Royal Navy in 1841, and was promoted to lieutenant on 12 June 1849. On 22 June 1850, he was posted to the 46-gun screw-frigate commanded by Captain Robert Spencer Robinson, Lisbon. He stayed with ''Arrogant'' when she was recommissioned at Portsmouth by Captain Stephen Greville Fremantle on 27 September 1852. Fremantle was succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMNB Devonport
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 Gibraltar (1860)
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Gibraltar'', after the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. * The first was a 20-gun sixth rate built in 1711, rebuilt in 1727, and sold in 1748. It was the first command of John Byng, who was afterwards to be court-martialled and executed in the opening stages of the Seven Years' War. * The second was a 20-gun sixth rate in service from 1754 to 1773. * The third was an American 14-gun brig captured in 1779, then in turn captured by the Spanish in 1781. * The fourth was the 80-gun Spanish captured at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780, used as a powder hulk in 1813 and broken up in 1836. * The fifth HMS ''Gibraltar'' was a 101-gun screw first rate launched in 1860, on loan as a training ship in 1872, renamed ''Grampian'' in 1889, and sold in 1899. * The sixth was an launched in 1892, made into a depot ship A depot ship is an auxiliary ship used as a mobile or fixed base for submarines, destroyers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMNB Portsmouth
His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is located on the eastern shore of Portsmouth Harbour, north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight. Until the early 1970s, it was officially known as Portsmouth Royal Dockyard (or HM Dockyard, Portsmouth); thereafter the term 'Naval Base' gained currency, acknowledging a greater focus on personnel and support elements alongside the traditional emphasis on building, repairing and maintaining ships. In 1984 Portsmouth's Royal Dockyard function was downgraded and it was formally renamed the 'Fleet Maintenance and Repair Organisation' (FMRO). The FMRO was privatized in 1998, and for a time (from 2002 to 2014), shipbuilding, in the form of Shipbuilding#Modern shipbuilding manufacturing techniques, block construction, returned. Around 2000, the designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Duncan (1859)
The ''Duncan'' class of 101-gun two-decker steam line-of-battle ships are considered by Professor Andrew Lambert to have been the "final statement of the British design progress" for steam two-deckers. The class consisted of HMS ''Duncan'' and HMS ''Gibraltar''. The ''Bulwark'' class had identical hulls. HMS ''Gibraltar'' was the last wooden steam line-of-battleship to commission as a private ship in the Royal Navy. Design The first British steam 101-gun two-decker was the ''St Jean d'Acre'', which was ordered and laid down in 1851 and was "the first ship that can be directly attributed to Sir Baldwin Walker's influence. he wasan expansion of the ''Agamemnon'' 1-guns her superior qualities were developed in the succeeding ''Conqueror'' and ''Duncan'' classes of 101-gun ships." The ''Duncan'' class were longer and broader versions of the ''Conqueror'', which was a success as they were noticeably faster (see table below). "The early steam battleships, such as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
