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French Ship Saint Antoine
''San Antonio'' was a 74-gun, two-decked, third-rate ship of the line built for the Spanish Navy and launched in Cartagena in 1785. She was present under Captain Salvador Medina at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. In August 1800 the ''San Antonio'' was at Ferrol during the Royal Navy's Ferrol Expedition failed attempt to take the town. French service By the terms of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of October 1800, Spain agreed to supply France with "six ships of war in good condition built for seventy-four guns, armed and equipped and ready to receive French crews and supplies". The ''San Antonio'' was handed over in May 1801 to become the French ship ''Saint Antoine'' under Commodore Julien Le Ray, though some Spanish seamen remained aboard. Taking part in the Second Battle of Algeciras during the night of 12–13 July 1801, she was pursued by HMS ''Superb'', Captain Keats, the combined French and Spanish crew engaging the British vessel as it approached. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Spain (1760–1785)
The national flag of Spain ( es, Bandera de España), as it is defined in the Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the size of each red stripe. Traditionally, the middle stripe was defined by the more archaic term of , and hence the popular name (red- weld). The origin of the current flag of Spain is the naval ensign of 1785, under Charles III of Spain. It was chosen by Charles III himself among 12 different flags designed by Antonio Valdés y Bazán (all proposed flags were presented in a drawing which is in the Naval Museum of Madrid). The flag remained marine-focused for much of the next 50 years, flying over coastal fortresses, marine barracks and other naval property. During the Peninsular War the flag could also be found on marine regiments fighting inland. Not until 1820 was the first Spanish land unit (The La Princesa Regiment) provided with one and it was not until 1843 that Queen Isabella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Treaty Of San Ildefonso
The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secret agreement signed on 1 October 1800 between the Spanish Empire and the French Republic by which Spain agreed in principle to exchange its North American colony of Louisiana for territories in Tuscany. The terms were later confirmed by the March 1801 Treaty of Aranjuez. Background For much of the 18th century, France and Spain were allies, but after the execution of Louis XVI in 1793, Spain joined the War of the First Coalition against the French Republic but was defeated in the War of the Pyrenees. In August 1795, Spain and France agreed to the Peace of Basel, with Spain ceding its half of the island of Hispaniola, the modern Dominican Republic. In the 1796 Second Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain allied with France in the War of the Second Coalition and declared war on Britain. This resulted in the loss of Trinidad and, more seriously, Menorca, which Britain occupied from 1708 to 1782 and whose recovery was the major achievement of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ships Of The Line Of The Royal Navy
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. After the 15th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to world population growth. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. The word ''ship'' has meant, depending on the era and the context, either just a large vessel or specifically a ship-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, each of which is square-rigged. As of 2016, there were more than 49,000 merchant ships, totaling almost 1.8 billion dead weight tons. Of these 28% were oil tankers, 43% were bulk carriers, and 13% were con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ships Of The Line Of The Spanish Navy
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. After the 15th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to world population growth. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. The word ''ship'' has meant, depending on the era and the context, either just a large vessel or specifically a ship-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, each of which is square-rigged. As of 2016, there were more than 49,000 merchant ships, totaling almost 1.8 billion dead weight tons. Of these 28% were oil tankers, 43% were bulk carriers, and 13% were cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ships Built In Spain
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. After the 15th century, new crops that had come from and to the Americas via the European seafarers significantly contributed to world population growth. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. The word ''ship'' has meant, depending on the era and the context, either just a large vessel or specifically a ship-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, each of which is square-rigged. As of 2016, there were more than 49,000 merchant ships, totaling almost 1.8 billion dead weight tons. Of these 28% were oil tankers, 43% were bulk carriers, and 13% were co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1785 Ships
Events January–March * January 1 – The first issue of the ''Daily Universal Register'', later known as ''The Times'', is published in London. * January 7 – Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England to Calais, France in a hydrogen gas balloon, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air. * January 11 – Richard Henry Lee is elected as President of the U.S. Congress of the Confederation.''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p167 * January 20 – Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút: Invading Siamese forces, attempting to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong River, by the Tây Sơn. * January 27 – The University of Georgia in the United States is chartered by the Georgia General Assembly meeting in Savannah. The first students are admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Ship
A prison ship, often more accurately described as a prison hulk, is a current or former seagoing vessel that has been modified to become a place of substantive detention for convicts, prisoners of war or civilian internees. While many nations have deployed prison ships over time, the practice was most widespread in 18th- and 19th-century Britain, as the government sought to address the issues of overcrowded civilian jails on land and an influx of enemy detainees from the War of Jenkins' Ear, the Seven Years' War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. History The terminology "hulk" comes from the Royal Navy meaning a ship incapable of full service either through damage or from initial non-completion. In England in 1776, during the reign of King George III, due to a shortage of prison space in London, the concept of "prison hulks" moored in the Thames, was introduced to meet the need for prison space. The first such ship came into use on 15 July 1776 under command o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dundas (Royal Navy Officer)
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George Dundas may refer to: * George Dundas (1690-1762), MP for Linlithgowshire 1722-1727 and 1741-1743 * George Dundas (Royal Navy officer) (1778–1834), Royal Navy admiral and member of parliament for Richmond, and for Orkney & Shetland * George Dundas (colonial administrator) (1819–1880), Scottish colonial administrator and member of parliament for Linlithgowshire * George Dundas, Lord Manor (1802–1869), Scottish judge, Senator of the College of Justice *Sir George Whyte Melville Dundas, 5th Baronet (1856–1934), of the Dundas baronets See also *Dundas (surname) Dundas is a surname, and a Scottish clan (Clan Dundas), and may refer to: * Charles Dundas, one of several people including ** Charles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury (1751–1832), British politician ** Charles Dundas (governor), promoter of coffee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Thames (1758)
HMS ''Thames'' was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy built by Henry Adams and launched at Bucklers Hard in 1758. She served in several wars, including for some four years in French service (as ''Tamise'') after her capture. She was recaptured in 1796 and was broken up in 1803. British service ''Thames'' was commissioned in April 1758. On 30 July, ''Thames'' encountered the 30-gun , under Sade de Vaudronne. In the ensuing battle, Sade beached ''Rose'' and scuttled her by fire to prevent her falling into British hands. rescued Sade and his crew. On 18 May 1759, ''Thames'' assisted in the capture of the French frigate ''Aréthuse'', which the Royal Navy commissioned as . ''Thames'' captured the privateer ''Bien Aimé'' on 26 September 1760. ''Thames'' was deployed in the Mediterranean from August 1763 and paid off in March 1766 after wartime service. She was repaired and recommissioned in October 1770 for the Falkland Islands dispute. She participated in the Spit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Spencer (1800)
HMS ''Spencer'' was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 May 1800 at Bucklers Hard. Her designer was the French émigré shipwright Jean-Louis Barrallier. She served in two major battles, Algeciras Bay and San Domingo, and in a number of other campaigns. She was broken up in 1822. Wartime career Captain Henry D'Esterre Darby commissioned ''Spencer'' in June 1800. Battle of Algeciras Bay By July 1801 ''Spencer'' was at the Rock of Gibraltar in the squadron under the command of Rear Admiral James Saumarez in On 6 July Saumarez sailed from Gibraltar with ''Caesar'', , ''Spencer'', , and with the intention of attacking Admiral Linois's squadron of three French line-of-battle ships and a frigate, which were lying a considerable distance from the batteries at Algeciras. As ''Venerable'', the leading ship, approached the wind dropped and she was forced to anchor. ''Pompee'' managed to get into action but ''Hannibal'' grounded and was force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Venerable (1784)
HMS ''Venerable'' was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 April 1784 at Blackwall Yard. Service history In 1795, ''Veneraable'' is known to have been under the command of Captain James Bissett. In 1797, ''Venerable'' served as Admiral Duncan's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown.Ships of the Old Navy, ''Venerable''. In 1801, ''Venerable'' took part in the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July and the Second Battle of Algeciras on 12–13 July. During the latter engagement, she was driven ashore on the coast of Spain in Algeciras Bay The Bay of Gibraltar ( es, Bahía de Algeciras), is a bay at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. It is around long by wide, covering an area of some , with a depth of up to in the centre of the bay. It opens to the south into the Strait ..., but she was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. Fate ''Venerable'' was wrecked on 24 November 1804, off Roundham Head near Torbay. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Caesar (1793)
HMS ''Caesar'', also ''Cæsar'', was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1793 at Plymouth. She was designed by Sir Edward Hunt, and was the only ship built to her draught.Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 183. She was also one of only two British-built 80-gun ships of the period, the other being HMS ''Foudroyant''. Service In 1798, some of her crew were court-martialed for mutiny. Battle of Algeciras Bay She was involved in the Battle of Algeciras Bay in 1801, during which her Master, William Grave, was killedMcCarthy, ''The Road to McCarthy. p.10'' Battle of Cape Ortegal The Battle of Cape Ortegal was the final action of the Trafalgar Campaign, and was fought between a squadron of the Royal Navy and a remnant of the fleet that had been destroyed several weeks earlier at the Battle of Trafalgar. It took place on 4 November 1805 off Cape Ortegal, in north-west Spain and saw a squadron under Captain Sir Richard Strachan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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