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HMS Coureur
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Coureur'', or HMS ''Coureuse'', after the French for "runner" (masculine and feminine, respectively): ''Coureur'' * was a French lugger that Jacques and Daniel Denys built at Dunkirk and launched on 8 May 1776. , under the command of Lieutenant William George Fairfax, engaged and captured her on 17 June 1778, in advance of the declaration of war. In the engagement ''Coureur'', under the command of ''Enseigne'' de Rosily, had five men killed and seven wounded out of her crew of 50. ''Alert'' had four men wounded, two mortally. The British took ''Coureur'' into the Royal Navy under her existing name. She was under the command of Lieutenant Christopher Major on 21 June 1780 when two American privateers, the ''Fortune'' and the ''Griffin'', captured her outside Bonavista Bay after an action that cost her three men killed and four wounded. The Americans put Major and 30 of his men aboard ''Griffin'', which fell prey the next d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
