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HMS Tourterelle (1795)
A single-ship action is a naval engagement fought between two warships of opposing sides, excluding submarine engagements; called so because there is a single ship on each side. The following is a list of notable single-ship actions. Single-ship actions Anglo-Spanish War * 1579, March 1 – '' Golden Hind'' captures the Spanish galleon ''Nuestra Señora de la Concepción''. Golden Age of Piracy * 1720, October 20 – British sloop ''Snow-Tyger'' under Jonathan Barnet captures the pirate sloop ''William'' and its owner Calico Jack. War of the Austrian Succession * 1743, June 20 – captures the Spanish treasure galleon ''Nuestra Señora de la Covadonga'' * 1746, 21 January – captures the French privateer ''Marianne'' Seven Years War * 1761, 1 January – captures the French merchant frigate ''Bien Aimé''. American Revolutionary War * 1776, July 27 – and have an inconclusive engagement * 1777, 12 July – British merchantman ''Pole'' repulses the privateer ''Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamp Mellem Den Engelske Fregat Shannon Og Den Amerikanske Fregat Chesapeak
Kamp or KAMP may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography * Kamp (river), Austria * Kamp (Bad Doberan), a park in the German town of Bad Doberan * Kamp, a district of the German municipality Kamp-Bornhofen * Kamp, a district of the German municipality Kamp-Lintfort * Kamp Mound Site, Illinois, United States American radio stations * KAMP-LP, a low-power radio station licensed to St. Michael, Alaska * KAMP (University of Arizona), a student-run radio station in Tucson, Arizona * KNX-FM, a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, formerly KAMP (2009) and KAMP-FM (2009–2021) * KAMP (AM), a sports radio station licensed to Aurora, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area Other uses * Kamp (surname) * Hotel Kämp, Helsinki, Finland * Kamp Store, Kampsville, Illinois, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places * Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP), Kutaisi, Georgia {{disambiguation, geo, callsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Trumbull (1776)
The second ''Trumbull'' was a three-masted, wooden-hulled sailing frigate and was one of the first of 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress on 13 of December 1775. They were superior in design and construction to the same class of European vessels in their day. Its keel was laid down in March or April 1776 at Chatham, Connecticut, by John Cotton and was launched on 5 September 1776. Troubled Launch After the frigate had been launched, her builders discovered that her deep draft would make it extremely difficult to get the ship across the bar at the mouth of the Connecticut River into Long Island Sound. The following spring, as ''Trumbull'' lay in the river at Saybrook awaiting assistance in getting out to deep water, her safety became a matter of great concern to Continental naval authorities. In April General Howe ordered General Tryon — the Royal Governor of New York — to lead a raid into neighboring Connecticut. Tryon's forces landed at Fairfield, Connecticut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protector (1779 Frigate)
''Protector'' was a frigate of the Massachusetts Navy, launched in 1779. She fought a notable single-ship action against a British privateer ''General Duff'' before the British Royal Navy captured her in 1781. The Royal Navy took her into service as the sixth-rate post ship HMS ''Hussar''. ''Hussar'' too engaged in a notable action against the French 32-gun frigate ''Sybille''. The Royal Navy sold ''Hussar'' in 1783 and a Dutch ship-owner operating from Copenhagen purchased her. She made one voyage to the East Indies for him before he sold her to British owners circa 1786. She leaves ''Lloyd's Register'' by 1790. Career Massachusetts Navy Captain John Foster Williams received command of the new 20 or 28-gun frigate ''Protector'' in the spring of 1780 and took her to sea in June. In accordance with instructions from the Board of War, the new warship cruised in the vicinity of the Newfoundland Banks, on the lookout for British merchantmen. Her vigilance was rewarded early in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 6 December 1782
The action of 6 December 1782 was an naval encounter primarily fought between and the off the coast of Martinique. ''Ruby'' easily defeated ''Solitaire''. Background By the end of 1782 the Spanish and French had been on the defensive since the Battle of the Saintes, which signaled British domination of the seas in the Caribbean. Soon after, the Royal Navy were conducting a blockade off Cap-François and Fort-Royal as well as keeping a watch off Havana. Action The Royal Navy squadron of Rear Admiral Richard Hughes on 6 December 1782 sighted a French squadron off Martinique. The 64-gun , captained by John Collins, sailed towards the 1,521-ton of 64 guns, under the command of Jean-Charles de Borda. Collins eventually caught up with ''Solitaire'' and a single-ship action developed. After nearly forty minutes ''Solitaire'' had her mizzenmast shot away, her rigging and sails in tatters, and was becoming dead in the water. At that point Borda decided to strike her colours. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Bellone (1778)
''Bellone'' was an 32-gun frigate of the French Navy on plans by Léon-Michel Guignace. She took part in the American Revolutionary War in the Indian Ocean with the squadron under Suffren, and later in the French Revolutionary Wars. She was present at the Glorious First of June. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1798 and commissioned her as HMS ''Proserpine''. She never went to sea and was broken up in 1806. French service In January 1780, ''Bellone'' received copper sheathing. Operations off America On 2 May 1780, she departed Brest with the 7-ship and 3-frigate Expédition Particulière under Admiral Ternay, escorting 36 transports carrying troops to support the Continental Army in the War of American Independence. The squadron comprised the 80-gun ''Duc de Bourgogne'', under Ternay d'Arsac (admiral) and Médine (flag captain); the 74-gun ''Neptune'', under Sochet Des Touches, and ''Conquérant'', under La Grandière; and the 64-gun ''Provence'' under Lom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Aigle (1780)
Ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Aigle'' ("eagle"), honouring the bird of prey as well as the symbol of the First French Empire Ships named ''Aigle'' * (1692–1712), a 36-gun ship of the line * ''Aigle'' (1704–1710), a fireship * (1751–1765), a 50-gun ship of the line * (1780-1782), a 16-gun brig, ex-British privateer brig ''Eagle'' captured March 1780 at Saint Eustache in the Antilles. Arrived at Lorient January 1782 and listed as a corvette. HMS ''Duc de Chartres'' captured ''Aigle'' on 9 August 1782 off the American coast. * (1781–1784), a lugger * (1782), a 40-gun frigate that the British captured in 1782 * ''Aigle'' (1783–1788), a barge * (1800–1805), a * ''Aigle'' (1805–1814), a landing craft * (1813–1814), a xebec * (1858), an aviso * (1858–1891), an imperial yacht * (1916–1919), an auxiliary patrol vessel * (1919–1925), a tugboat * (1932–1942), a destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Brig Duc De Chartres (1780 Le Havre)
The French brig ''Duc de Chartres'' was built between 1779 and 1780 at Le Havre as a 24-gun privateer. As a privateer she captured one British warship before in 1781 the Royal Navy captured her. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS ''Duc de Chartres''. She then captured several American privateers and armed merchant vessels, and one French naval corvette in a noteworthy single-ship action. The Navy sold ''Duc de Chartres'' in 1784. Privateer ''Duc de Chartres'' captured HMS ''Pluto'', a 16-gun sloop, on 30 November 1780. ''Pluto'', under the command of Commander Thomas Geary, was about 140 miles south west of the Scilly Isles in drifting fog when she sighted a ship. Cautious, ''Pluto'' prepared for action and when the two vessels passed each other, they exchanged broadsides. ''Duc de Chartres'' turned and gave chase, catching up with her quarry. Unable to escape, and outgunned, ''Pluto'' struck. ''Duc de Chartres'' also captured the hired brig ''Earl of Inchquin'' on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Delaware Bay
The Battle of Delaware Bay, or the Battle of Cape May, was a naval engagement fought between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. A British squadron of three vessels attacked three American privateers that were escorting a fleet of merchantmen. The ensuing combat in Delaware Bay near Cape May ended with an American victory over a superior British force. Background Twenty-three-year-old Lieutenant Joshua Barney of the Continental Navy commanded the privateer sloop ''Hyder Ally'' during the battles. She was owned by Pennsylvania businessman John Willcocks and was issued a letter of marque. The sloop-of-war was armed with 16 six-pounders and had a crew of about 110 men, officers and marines, and was named after Hyder Ali, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore on the Indian subcontinent and a British enemy. With Lieutenant Barney were two privateer sloops: 10-gun ''Charming Sally'' and 12-gun ''General Greene''. Barney's firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Trimmer (1782)
HMS ''Trimmer'' was the French privateer cutter ''Anti-Briton'' (or ''Terror of England''), which captured in January 1782 and which the Royal Navy took into service. Early in the French Revolutionary Wars ''Trimmer'' captured a privateer. Though she never sailed again after December 1793, the Navy converted her to a temporary fire ship in 1798. The Admiralty sold her in 1801. Capture ''Anti-Briton'' was commissioned at Dunkirk. From 1781 she was under the command of Captain John Kelly, who went under the alias of Jean Grumlé. Kelly captured the cutter ''Hope'' in August 1781. ''Lloyd's List'' reported in January 1782 that , Jordain, master had been on her way to Liverpool from Jamaica when she encountered the privateer ''Terror of England'', of 22 guns, off the Tuskar Rock, Ireland. After an engagement of three hours ''Molly'' struck. Captain Jordain and four more of his crew had been killed, and several men had been wounded. However, a gale came up and ''Terror of England' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capture Of HMS Savage
The Capture of HMS ''Savage'' was a naval battle of the American Revolutionary War involving the American privateer ''Congress'' and the British sloop-of-war HMS ''Savage''. It occurred in September 1781 off South Carolina and is considered one of the hardest-fought single ship actions of the war. Capture By 1781 the smaller British vessels blockading Chesapeake Bay were raiding the American coast by means of boat expeditions. One commander involved in the operations was Captain Charles Stirling of the sloop ''Savage'', armed with sixteen 6-pounders. Stirling was noted for having plundered Mount Vernon, the Virginia estate of General George Washington, who was commander in chief of the Continental Army and later the first American president. Shortly after the raid of Mount Vernon, Captain Stirling sailed his ship south. In the early morning of September 6, ''Savage'' was escorting a convoy when she encountered the sloop-of-war ''Congress'' ten leagues from Charleston. Stirling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress (privateer)
A single-ship action is a naval engagement fought between two warships of opposing sides, excluding submarine engagements; called so because there is a single ship on each side. The following is a list of notable single-ship actions. Single-ship actions Anglo-Spanish War * 1579, March 1 – ''Golden Hind'' captures the Spanish galleon ''Nuestra Señora de la Concepción''. Golden Age of Piracy * 1720, October 20 – British sloop ''Snow-Tyger'' under Jonathan Barnet captures the pirate sloop ''William'' and its owner Calico Jack. War of the Austrian Succession * 1743, June 20 – captures the Spanish treasure galleon ''Nuestra Señora de la Covadonga'' * 1746, 21 January – captures the French privateer ''Marianne'' Seven Years War * 1761, 1 January – captures the French merchant frigate ''Bien Aimé''. American Revolutionary War * 1776, July 27 – and have an inconclusive engagement * 1777, 12 July – British merchantman ''Pole'' repulses the privateer ''Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 1 May 1781
The action of 1 May 1781 was a naval engagement nearly 210 miles off the Port of Brest in which , a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy under Captain George Collier chased, intercepted and captured the 40-gun Spanish frigate ''Santa Leocadia'', captained by Don Francisco Wenthuisen. Battle On 30 April, the 74-gun ship HMS ''Canada'', Captain Sir George Collier, having been detached by Vice-Admiral George Darby, commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet, to watch the port of Brest, discovered a squadron of small ships. The squadron dispersed on her approach, upon which ''Canada'' chased the largest, the ''Santa Leocadia''. After a pursuit of , the ''Canada'' overtook the ''Santa Leocadia'' on the morning of 1 May. After a running fight, which lasted up to an hour and a half, and in heavy seas which prevented the ''Canada'' from opening her lower deck ports, the frigate surrendered. She had suffered heavy casualties, with 80 men killed and 106 wounded (nearly half her complement) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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