HMS ''Coventry'' was a 50-gun
fourth rate ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
of the
English Royal Navy, launched at
Deptford Dockyard in 1695.
The French 54-gun
''Auguste'', together with the 54-gun ''Jason'', captured ''Coventry'' in September 1704.
On 17 March 1709,
''Portland'' recaptured ''Coventry''.
[Roche (2005), p.134.]
See also
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List of ships captured in the 18th century
During times of war where naval engagements were frequent, many battles were fought that often resulted in the capture of the enemy's ships. The ships were often renamed and used in the service of the capturing country's navy. Merchant ships were ...
Notes
References
*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850''. Conway Maritime Press. .
*Roche, Jean-Michel (2005) ''Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la Flotte de Guerre Française de Colbert à nos Jours.'' (Group Retozel-Maury Millau), Vol. 1.
See also
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List of ships captured in the 18th century
During times of war where naval engagements were frequent, many battles were fought that often resulted in the capture of the enemy's ships. The ships were often renamed and used in the service of the capturing country's navy. Merchant ships were ...
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
1690s ships
Captured ships
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