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HMS Solitaire
HMS ''Solitaire'' may refer to: :''This list may be incomplete.'' * French ship Solitaire (1774), French ship ''Solitaire'' (1774) was captured by the Royal Navy in 1784 and renamed HMS ''Solitaire''. She was sold out of the navy in 1790. * HMS ''Solitaire'' (1904) was a tug which capsized and sank in 1944. {{DEFAULTSORT:Solitaire Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Solitaire (1774)
''Solitaire'' was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, built by Antoine Groignard and launched in 1774, lead ship of Solitaire class ship of the line, her class. She was captured by the Royal Navy on Action of 6 December 1782, 6 December 1782, and commissioned as the third rate HMS ''Solitaire''. She was sold out of the Navy in 1790. Career In 1776, ''Solitaire'' was under Chef d'Escadre Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Chartres as flagship of one of the three division of the Escadre d'évolution that year. In June, she collided with French frigate Terpsichore (1763), ''Terpsichore'' and both ships had to repair in Cadiz. In 1778, ''Solitaire'' was part of the Third Division of the Blue squadron in the fleet of Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers, Orvilliers, and took part in the Battle of Ushant (1778), Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Captain Bon Chrétien de Briqueville, Briqueville. In 1779, she was part of a division under Louis Augustin de Monteclerc, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early Middle Ages, medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Kingdom of France, France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the English Navy of the early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the early 18th century until the World War II, Second World War, it was the world's most powerful navy. 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 superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
