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HMS Vigilant
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Vigilant'': * ex-French ''Le Vigilant'' captured 19 May 1745, sold 1759. * was a schooner that served on the Canadian lakes. The French captured her in 1756. * was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line, built in 1774. She was converted to a prison ship in 1799, and sank in 1806. She was raised several months later, and broken up in 1814. * was an armed ship purchased in 1777, formerly ''Empress of Russia''. She was burnt as unfit in 1780. * was a schooner, purchased in 1803 and sold in 1808. * HMS ''Vigilant'' (1806) was previously the French schooner ''Impériale'', that the packet ''Duke of Montrose'' and captured in 1806. The Royal Navy initially named her ''Vigilant'', and later that year, renamed her ''Subtle''. She was wrecked off Bermuda in 1807. * was a cutter built in 1821 and sold in 1832. * was a wood screw frigate, ordered in 1846, but cancelled in 1849. * was a wood screw gunvessel, built in 1856 a ... [...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] |
