Prudent Patricians Of Pompeii
Prudent may refer to: * Prudent (name) Ships: * HMS ''Prudent'', a Royal Navy third-rate ship of the line * USS ''Prudent'' (PG-96), a US Navy gunboat * French ship ''Prudent'', a French third-rate ship of the line burned at the Siege of Louisbourg (1758) by the British See also *List of people known as the Prudent *Prudence Prudence ( la, prudentia, Contraction (grammar), contracted from meaning "seeing ahead, sagacity") is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason. It is classically considered to be a virtue, and in particular one of th ...

Prudent (name)
Prudent is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Prudent de Narbonne (died c. 257), Archdeacon of Narbonne *Prudent Beaudry (1818–1893), mayor of Los Angeles *Prudent Carpentier (born 1922), Canadian politician *Prudent Joye (1913–1980), French track and field runner Surname: *Émile Prudent (1817–1863), French pianist and composer See also *List of people known as the Prudent The Prudent is an epithet applied to: *Louis XI (1423-1483), King of France *Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), King of Spain *Sancho VII of Navarre Sancho VII ( eu, Antso VII.a; 11577 April 1234) called the Strong ( eu, Azkarra, es, el Fuert ...

HMS Prudent
HMS ''Prudent'' was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 September 1768 at Woolwich. She is listed as being on harbour service in 1779, though she was back in regular service later in the American Revolutionary War as in 1782 she participated in the Battle of St. Kitts. ''Prudent'' was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels, East Indiamen East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. The term is used to refer to vesse ..., and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands. ''Prudent'' was sold out of the service in 1814. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritim ...
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USS Prudent (PG-96)
USS ''Prudent'' (PG–96), originally ordered as HMS ''Privet'', was an patrol gunboat in the United States Navy. ''Prudent'' was Keel laying, laid down by the Morton Engine and Dry Dock Company, Ltd., in Montreal, Quebec, on 14 August 1942; Ship naming and launching, launched on 4 December 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Vincent Godfrey; delivered to the U.S. Navy on 14 August 1943; and Ship commissioning, commissioned on 16 August 1943. Service history Following shakedown off Bermuda, ''Prudent'' steamed to New York City, New York to begin a series of east coast-Cuba escort runs. Sailing with her first convoy on 7 December 1943, she completed her 11th run, at New York, on 21 December 1944. During January and into February 1945, she patrolled the sea lanes off the New England coast, then on 20 February, departed New York on her last escort assignment to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay. Returning to New York on 15 March, she resumed patrol duties, and for the remainder of W ...
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French Ship Prudent
Several ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Prudent'' or ''Prudente'': Ships named ''Prudent'' *, a 58-gun ship, condemned in 1696. *, a 60-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the Battle of Vigo Bay The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande (; ), was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch attempt to capture the Spanish ... in 1702. *, a 74-gun ship, burnt to avoid capture during the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758. *, a flûte, which foundered in 1772. Ships named ''Prudente'' *, a 32-gun ship, captured by in 1779 and taken into service as . She was sold in 1803. *, a 36-gun , captured by in 1799. {{DEFAULTSORT:Prudent, French ship French Navy ship names ...
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Siege Of Louisbourg (1758)
The siege of Louisbourg was a pivotal operation of the Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War) in 1758 that ended the French colonial era in Atlantic Canada and led to the subsequent British campaign to capture Quebec in 1759 and the remainder of French North America the following year. Background The British government realized that with the Fortress of Louisbourg under French control, the Royal Navy could not sail up the St. Lawrence River unmolested for an attack on Quebec. After an expedition against Louisbourg in 1757 led by Lord Loudon was turned back due to a strong French naval deployment, the British under the leadership of William Pitt resolved to try again with new commanders. Pitt assigned the task of capturing the fortress to Major General Jeffery Amherst. Amherst's brigadiers were Charles Lawrence, James Wolfe and Edward Whitmore, and command of naval operations was assigned to Admiral Edward Boscawen. The chief engineer w ...
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List Of People Known As The Prudent
The Prudent is an epithet applied to: *Louis XI (1423-1483), King of France *Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), King of Spain *Sancho VII of Navarre Sancho VII ( eu, Antso VII.a; 11577 April 1234) called the Strong ( eu, Azkarra, es, el Fuerte) was King of Navarre from 1194 until his death in 1234. He was the son and heir of Sancho VI, whom he followed as the second king to hold the tit ... (1154-1234), King of Navarre {{DEFAULTSORT:Prudent Lists of people by epithet ...
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