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HMS Chatham
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Chatham'' after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard. * was a galliot captured in 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War and given away in 1667. * was a 4-gun sloop-of-war, sloop launched in 1673 and wrecked in 1677. * was a fourth rate launched in 1691 and sunk as a Breakwater (structure), breakwater at Sheerness in 1749. She was raised and broken up in 1762. * was a 4-gun yacht launched in 1716 and sold in 1742. * was a 6-gun yacht launched in 1741. She was rebuilt in 1793 and 1842, and broken up by 1867. * was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1758. She was used for harbour service from 1793 and was a powder hulk from 1805. She was renamed HMS ''Tilbury'' in 1810 and was broken up in 1814. * was a 4-gun survey brig, launched in 1788. She was part of George Vancouver's expedition of the Pacific Northwest coast and circumnavigated the globe. She was sold in 1830. * was a 4-gun schooner purchased in ... [...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] |
