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HMS Pomone (1794)
''Pomone'' was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1785. The British captured her off the Île de Batz in April 1794 and incorporated her into the Royal Navy. ''Pomone'' subsequently had a relatively brief but active career in the British Navy off the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of France before suffering sufficient damage from hitting a rock. Due to this, the ship was taken out of service and then broken up in 1803. French service ''Pomone'' was built to a one-off design by Baron Charles-Etienne Bombelle. After her capture, her design inspired that of the Royal Navy's ''Endymion''-class frigates. Between 17 February and 28 August 1793, ''Pomone'' was stationed at Rochefort under the command of ''captain de vaisseau'' Dumoutier. She cruised along the coasts of the Vendée and then arrived at Brest. Dumoutier continued in command in late September. From 26 February 1794 ''Pomone'' was at Cherbourg under the command of ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Étienne Pé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Kingdom Of France (1814-1830)
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigade i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort ( oc, Ròchafòrt), unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer (; oc, Ròchafòrt de Mar, link=no) for disambiguation, is a city and communes of France, commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente (river), Charente estuary. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department, located in the administrative regions of France, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). In 2018, it had a population of 23,583. Geography Rochefort lies on the river Charente (river), Charente, close to its outflow into the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 30 km southeast of La Rochelle. Rochefort station has rail connections to La Rochelle, Nantes and Bordeaux. History In December 1665, Rochefort was chosen by Jean-Baptiste Colbert as a place of "refuge, defence and supply" for the French Navy. The Arsenal de Rochefort served as a naval base and dockyard until it closed in 1926. In September 1757, Rochefor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oosthuizen (1789 Ship)
''Walter Boyd'' was the East Indiaman ''Oosthuizen'' of the Dutch East India Company. ''Oosthuizen'' was launched in 1789 and made one voyage to the Far East. She was on her second voyage in 1794 when the British seized her. In 1795 British interests purchased her and named her ''Walter Boyd''. She made one voyage for the British East India Company. She then became a West Indiaman. On her last voyage, in 1801, ''Walter Boyd'' captured a Spanish schooner but then foundered on the way back to London from Martinique. ''Oosthuizen'' ''Oosthuizen'' was built in 1789 by the Hoorn shipyard for the Hoorn chamber of the Dutch East India Company. The Hoorn chamber was probably the first of the chambers to adopt copper sheathing for (Dutch) East Indiamen, and she may have been coppered. Captain Gerrit Scheler sailed from the Texel on 17 December 1791. ''Oosthuizen'' arrived at the Cape on 3 April 1792, and Batavia on 9 July. She returned to the Netherlands via China. She left China on 3 Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Diamond (1794)
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS ''Diamond''. * , a 50-gun ship launched at Deptford in 1652 and captured by France in 1693. * , a fifth-rate 50 gun ship launched at Blackwall Yard in 1708 and rebuilt at Deptford Dockyard in 1722, sold in 1744. * , a fifth-rate launched at Limehouse in 1741 and sold in 1756. * , a fifth-rate launched at Hull in 1774 and sold in 1784. * , a fifth-rate launched at Deptford in 1794 and broken up in 1812. * , a fifth-rate launched at Chatham in 1816 and broken up following a serious fire at Portsmouth in 1827. * , a sixth-rate frigate launched in 1848. She was used as a training ship and renamed ''Joseph Straker'' between 1866 and 1868, and sold in 1885. * , a 14-gun launched in 1874 and sold in 1889. * , a built by Cammell Laird, launched in 1904 and scrapped in 1921 * , a D-class destroyer launched in 1931 and lost in action in 1941. * , a destroyer launched in 1950 and sold in 1980. * , a Type 45 destroyer which began construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Galatea (1794)
HMS ''Galatea'' was a fifth-rate 32-gun sailing frigate of the British Royal Navy that George Parsons built at Bursledon and launched in 1794. Before she was broken up in 1809 she captured numerous prizes and participated in a number of actions, first in the Channel and off Ireland (1794–1803), and then in the Caribbean (1802–1809), including one that earned her crew the Naval General Service Medal. Service history Channel Fleet, 1794–1803 ''Galatea'' was commissioned in May 1794 under the command of Captain Richard Goodwin Keats. She then joined the Channel Squadrons under Sir Edward Pellew and Sir John Borlase Warren. ''Galatea'' took part in the capture or destruction of a number of French warships. On 23 August, the squadron ran the French ships ''Volontaire'', ''Espion'', and ''Alerte'' on to the shore along the coast of France and destroyed them. ''Galatea'', , , and shared in the capture of the French cutter ''Quartidi'' on 7 September. They also shared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Concorde (1783)
''Concorde'' was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. Built in Rochefort in 1777, she entered service with the French early in the American War of Independence and was soon in action, capturing in the West Indies. She survived almost until near the end of the war when captured her in 1783. Not immediately brought into service due to the draw-down in the navy after the end of the war, ''Concorde'' underwent repairs and returned to active service with the outbreak of war with France in 1793 as the fifth-rate HMS ''Concorde''. Initially part of squadrons cruising off the French coast, she played an important part in the action of 23 April 1794, capturing the . At a later engagement she helped capture the . From 1797 until the early 19th century she had especial success against privateers, capturing a large number in the West Indies and in the Atlantic. She had a narrow escape from a superior French force in 1801, but was able to batter her pursuer, the 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Arethusa (1781)
HMS ''Arethusa'' was a 38-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy built at Bristol in 1781. She served in three wars and made a number of notable captures before she was broken up in 1815. American Revolutionary War In February 1782, ''Arethusa'' captured the French ship ''Tartare'', of fourteen 6-pounder guns. ''Tartare'' was the former British privateer ''Tartar'', which the French ships ''Aimable'' and ''Diligente'' had captured in September 1780. The Royal Navy took ''Tartare'' into service as . On 20 August 1782, ''Arethusa'' recaptured the former British warship . She was armed with 18 guns and carrying a crew of 71 men. She was also carrying a cargo of of indigo and eight hogsheads of tobacco. French Revolutionary Wars ''Arethusa'' was assigned to the British Western Frigate Squadron under Commodore John Borlase Warren. The squadron consisted of ''Flora'', Captain Sir John Warren, ''Arethusa'', Captain Sir Edward Pellew (later Lord Exmouth), , Captain Thomas Wells, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Borlase Warren
Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet (2 September 1753 – 27 February 1822) was a British Royal Navy officer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. Naval career Born in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, he was the son and heir of John Borlase Warren (died 1763Stanford University ) of Stapleford and . He entered Emmanuel College, in 1769, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 23 April 1794
The action of 23 April 1794 took place between a British squadron of five frigates under the command of Sir John Borlase Warren and three frigates and a corvette under the command of Chef d'escadre F. Desgarceaux during the French Revolutionary Wars. Three of the French ships were captured. The battle On 21 April the frigate sighted four distant ships in the English Channel. The next morning ''Minerva'' met Warren's squadron, and passed this information on. Warren promptly set off in pursuit, and at dawn the next day, around 4 a.m., sighted three frigates and a corvette about seven or eight leagues (24.5–28 nautical miles) south-west of Guernsey. The French formed a line of battle, and Warren signalled his squadron to engage, with his own flagship in the lead, supported by . Taking advantage of the weather gage the British were able to force the French into a close action which lasted for nearly three hours, before the and surrendered at around 11 a.m. The and attempted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Engageante (1766)
''Engageante'' was a 26-gun List of frigates of France, frigate of the French Navy, only ship of her class, built to a design by Jean-François Etienne. The British captured her in 1794 and converted her to a hospital ship. She served as a hospital ship until she was broken up in 1811. French service ''Engageante'' was built in Toulon to a design by Jean-François Etienne. She was the sole ship of her class. From July 1778, ''Engageante'' was under the command of Captain Charles-René de Gras-Préville, Gras-Préville. On 5 July 1778, as ''Engageante'' was scouting in front of D'Estaing's squadron, she detected the 26-gun British privateer frigate ''Rose'', under Captain James Duncan. ''Engageante'' gave chase and caught up with her quarry around 2000hrs. The battle lasted until 0100hrs of 6 July, by which time ''Rose'' had been reduced to a wreck and striking the colors, struck her colours. ''Engageante'' returned to her squadron to report on the event; deeming ''Rose'' irretrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Babet (1794)
HMS ''Babet'' was a 20-gun sixth-rate post ship of the British Royal Navy. She had previously been a corvette of the French Navy under the name ''Babet'', until her capture in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. She served with the British, capturing several privateers and other vessels, and was at the Battle of Groix. She disappeared in the Caribbean in 1800, presumably having foundered. French career and capture ''Babet'' was built at Le Havre, one of a two-ship ''Prompte'' class of 20-gun corvettes built to a design by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb. In the Bay of Biscay, on 18 May 1793, Captain Andrew Snape Douglas's captured her sister, ''Prompte'', which the Royal Navy took into service as HMS ''Prompte''. ''Babet'' was laid down in September 1792, fitted out in May 1793 and launched on 12 December 1793. Her commander from 9 January 1793 to October was ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Rolland. Rolland's replacement on 23 October was ''enseigne de vaisseau non entretenu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancale
Cancale (; ; Gallo: ''Cauncall'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is known as the birthplace of Saint Jeanne Jugan. Population Inhabitants of Cancale are called ''Cancalais'' in French. Tourism Cancale lies along the coast to the east of Saint-Malo. It is a picturesque fishing port popular with visitors, many of whom are drawn by its reputation as the "oyster capital" of Brittany. Though a small town, it is well served by a large number of restaurants, many specialising in seafood. When not eating one can sit and watch the bustle of this busy little town with many stalls selling crustaceans of all types. The oyster market (marché aux huîtres) at the harbour at the end of Quai de l'Administrateur en Chef Thomas offers a wide variety of local oysters at producer prices. At low tide part of the vast oyster beds can visited. There is a pleasant coastal path which permits a circular walk from the town to the Pointe du Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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