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French Ship Sagittaire (1762)
''Sagittaire'' was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Career ''Sagittaire'' was designed by Coulomb, but as he had to leave for a mission to Malta, Chapelle supervised her launch. On 13 April 1778, ''Sagittaire'' departed Toulon in a squadron under Admiral d'Estaing, along with ''Languedoc'', ''Tonnant'', ''César'', ''Zélé'', ''Hector'', ''Guerrier'', ''Marseillais'', ''Protecteur'', ''Vaillant'', ''Provence'' and ''Fantasque''. She fought at the Battle of St. Lucia on 15 December 1778, where she was tasked to bombard the British battery on the Southern peninsula, along with the 32-gun ''Chimère''. On 8 July, ''Sagittaire'' and ''Fantasque'' forced the frigate HMS ''Mermaid'' to beach herself at Cape Henhlopen. On 9 June 1779, ''Vengeur'' and ''Sagittaire'', along with the frigates ''Chimère'' and ''Aimable'', departed for Martinique under Brach as a distraction to cover Du Rumain's departure, who was sailing for his Capture of Saint Vincen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonne
The tonne ( or ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton ( United States customary units), and the long ton ( British imperial units). It is equivalent to approximately 2204.6 pounds, 1.102 short tons, and 0.984 long tons. The official SI unit is the megagram (symbol: Mg), a less common way to express the same mass. Symbol and abbreviations The BIPM symbol for the tonne is t, adopted at the same time as the unit in 1879.Table 6 . BIPM. Retrieved on 2011-07-10. Its use is also official for the metric ton in the United States, having been adopted by the United States |
French Ship Provence (1763)
The ''Provence'' was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Provence. Career Ordered as ''Union'' in February 1762, the ship was renamed ''Provence'' on 17 March, and begun in May on plans by engineer Gauthier. After an uneventful career, she was decommissioned in February 1769, but reactivated in April of the next year and commissioned under Captain Moriès-Castellet. She was appointed to a three-ship squadron under Rafélis de Broves and departed Toulon on 16 May, bound for Tunisia, where she blockaded the harbours of Sousse and Bizerte, and took part in the bombardment of the cities in late June. In 1776, ''Provence'' was under Chef d'Escadre Abon and served as flagship of one of the three division in the Escadre d'évolution. In 1778, she took part in the naval operations in the American Revolutionary War under Captain Desmichel-Champorcin. She took part in the Battle of Grenada, where Desmich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenadines
The Grenadines is a chain of small islands that lie on a line between the larger islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Nine are inhabited and open to the public (or ten, if the offshore island of Young Island is counted): Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island, Petit St Vincent, Palm Island and Mayreau, all in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, plus Petite Martinique and Carriacou in Grenada. Several additional privately owned islands such as Calivigny are also inhabited. Notable uninhabited islands of the Grenadines include Petit Nevis, used by whalers, and Petit Mustique, which was the centre of a prominent real estate scam in the early 2000s. The northern two-thirds of the chain, including about 32 islands and cays, are part of the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The southern third of the chain belongs to the country of Grenada. Carriacou is the largest and most populous of the Grenadines. Geographic boundaries The islands are political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Hector D'Albert De Rions
François Hector d’Albert, comte de Rioms or Rions (19 February 1728, Avignon – 2 October 1802, Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence, earning a membership in the Society of Cincinnati. Biography Albert de Rions was born to the family of an Army general. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 26 December 1743. He started by escorting convoys in the Caribbean in 1746, and by cruising off Tripoli in 1752. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 May 1756. Albert de Rions was taken prisoner by the British at Louisbourg in 1755. Freed in 1757, he was again taken prisoner at the Battle of Cartagena on 28 February 1758. From 1768 he commanded the 20-gun xebec ''Séduisant'', cruising between Toulon and Livorno and taking part in the French conquest of Corsica. He was promoted to Captain on 18 February 1772. In 1778, he commanded the 50-gun ''Sagittaire'' in the squadron under D'Estaing. He took part in the Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Lively (1756)
HMS ''Lively'' was a 20-gun post ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1756. During the Seven Years' War she captured several vessels, most notably the French corvette ''Valeur'' in 1760. She then served during the American Revolutionary War, where she helped initiate the Battle of Bunker Hill. The French captured her in 1778, but the British recaptured her in 1781. She was sold in 1784. Seven Years' War ''Lively'' was commissioned in July 1756 under Captain Francis Wyatt. In November 1756 she captured the French privateer ''Intrépide'', of Nantes, and her prize, ''Charming Molly'', which had been sailing from Malaga to Bristol. ''Intrépide'' was armed with eight guns and 10 swivel guns, and had a crew of 75 men. ''Lively'' brought the two vessels into Plymouth. Around this time she also recaptured the merchant vessel ''Pike'', of Liverpool. ''Lively'' sailed for Jamaica on 31 January 1757. In March 1759 she was under the command of Captain Frederick Maitland, at Jamaica. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capture Of Saint Vincent
The Capture of Saint Vincent was a French invasion that took place between 16 and 18 June 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. A French force commander named Charles-Marie de Trolong du Rumain landed on the island of Saint Vincent in the West Indies and quickly took over much of the British-controlled part of the island, assisted by local Black Caribs who held the northern part of the island. British Governor Valentine Morris and military commander Lieutenant Colonel George Etherington disagreed on how to react and ended up surrendering without significant resistance. Both leaders were subjected to inquiries over the surrender. The period of French control began by capturing the island, which resulted in a solidified Black Carib control over northern parts of the island. The area remained under Carib control until the Second Carib War of 1795. Background Following the entry of France into the American War of Independence as an American ally in early 1778, French Admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Marie De Trolong Du Rumain
Chevalier Charles-Marie de Trolong du Rumain (30 September 1743 – 10 August 1780) was a French naval officer of the Ancien Régime. Career He took part in the War of American Independence, notably commanding the 10-gun cutter ''Curieuse'' which, along with ''Iphigénie'', captured HMS ''Lively'' on 10 July 1778. The next year, he directed the Capture of Saint Vincent and became colonial governor of the island. In September 1779, he took part in the Siege of Savannah The siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenan ..., captaining the 32-gun ''Chimère''. In 1780, he was in command of the frigate ''Nymphe''. On 10 August 1780, ''Nymphe'' encountered off Ushant, and Trolong du Rumain was mortally wounded in the ensuing engagement. Citations and references Citations R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Louis De Brach
François-Louis de Brach was a French Navy officer. He notably served during the War of American Independence. Biography Brach joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 24 May 1757. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 14 February 1778. Brach captained the 74-gun ''Magnifique'' at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778. After the battle, he was one of the captains whom Orvilliers praised for their conduct. In the evening of 9 June 1779, Brach departed Martinique, leading a division comprising the 64-gun ''Vengeur'', the 50-gun ''Sagittaire'', and the frigates ''Chimère'' and ''Aimable'', as a diversion to distract the British from another division, under Du Rumain, tasked with the Capture of Saint Vincent. Brach captained ''Magnifique'' at the Battle of Grenada The Battle of Grenada took place on 6 July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, just off the coast of Grenada. The British fleet of Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Aimable (1776)
''Aimable'' was an ''Alcmène''-class 26-gun frigate of the French Navy. Career ''Aimable'' took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, where she helped corner HMS ''Cerberus'' and ''Lark'' and force their crew to scuttle them. On 8 October 1781, she departed Rochefort with ''Iphigénie'', in a division under Captain Kersaint, to take part in the Capture of Demerara and Essequibo. In late September and October 1780 the French frigates ''Aimable'' and , were escorting a convoy from Rochefort to Bayonne. On her way they captured three British cutters: , of 18 guns, captured 25 September 1780; , a privateer of 12 guns; and ''Jersey'', of 12 guns. The French took ''Alert'' and ''Jersey'' into service. ''Aimable'' took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. On 19 April, ships from Hood's squadron captured her during the Battle of the Mona Passage. The British recommissioned her as HMS ''Aimable''. In December 1799, ''Aimable'' and were escorting the West Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Vengeur (1765)
The ''Vengeur'' was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy designed by Antoine Groignard. She saw action with Bailli de Suffren during the American War of Independence. Career ''Vengeur'' was originally built as an East Indiaman for the French East India Company, by Antoine Groignard. Her plans, however, followed military specification, as she was supposed to be able to integrate a naval squadron if necessary. She cruised as a merchantman from 1757 to 1765, when she was sold to the Navy. After a refit in Brest, she was brought into service under Captain Christy de La Pallière. In October 1778, along with the frigate ''Belle Poule'', she captured the privateer ''St Peters''. She took part in the Battle of Rhode Island on 29 August 1778, the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and the Siege of Savannah in September and October 1779, under Captain Croiset de Retz. She then took part in the Battle of Martinique on 18 December 1779 under Fournoue, when she, along with ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Mermaid (1761)
HMS ''Mermaid'' was a sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was first commissioned in April 1761 under Captain George Watson and built in Blaydes Yard in Kingston-Upon-Hull. On 8 July 1778, the 50 gun ''Sagittaire'' and the 64-gun ''Fantasque'' forced HMS ''Mermaid'' to beach herself at Cape Henhlopen. Notes References * Robert Gardiner, ''The First Frigates'', Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. . * * David Lyon, ''The Sailing Navy List'', Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. . * Rif Winfield, ''British Warships in the Age of Sail ''British Warships in the Age of Sail'' is a series of four books by maritime historian Rif Winfield comprising a historical reference work providing details of all recorded ships that served or were intended to serve in the (British) Royal Navy ..., 1714 to 1792'', Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. . External links * 1761 ships Sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy Maritime incidents in 1778 {{UK-mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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