HMS ''Ramillies'' was a 74-gun

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, launched on 15 April 1763 at

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Career

''Ramillies'' took part in the

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, when a convoy she was escorting fell prey to a Spanish squadron. 55 merchantmen were captured, but she managed to escape. In 1782 she was the flagship of a fleet under Admiral Thomas Graves off

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. ''Ramillies'' was badly damaged in a

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of 1782, and was finally abandoned and burned on 21 September 1782. On 16–19 September, she was escorting a convoy from Jamaica when they were hit by the storm. Frantic efforts were made to save her. All anchors, cannon, and masts were shipped over the side. The hull was bound together with rope, officers and men manned the pumps for 24 hours a day for 3 days. However despite all the water continued to rise. The exhausted crew were rescued by nearby merchantmen, and the last man, Captain Sylverius Moriarty, set her on fire as he left. Robert Dodd painted a series of four documenting the tragedy. "The demise of the Ramillies" comprises: "A Storm coming on", "The Storm increas'd", "The Ramillies Water Logg'd with her Admiral & Crew quitting the Wreck", and "The Ramillies Destroyed". In 1795 a set of four coloured

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from his shop at No.10 Howland Street.The Ramillies Destroyed
/ref> File:HMS Ramillies in 1782.jpg, "A Storm Coming On" File:The_storm_increasd_by_DUTTON_%26_JUKES_-_GMII.jpg, "The Storm increas'd. Distressed situation of the Ramillies when Day broke with the Dutton Store Ship foundering" File:600 Loss of HMS Ramillies, September 1782 taking to the boats.jpg, "The Ramillies Water Logg'd with her Admiral & Crew quitting the Wreck", File:700 Loss of HMS Ramillies, September 1782 ship abandoned in abating storm.jpg, "Ship abandoned in abating storm" File:900 Loss of HMS Ramillies, September 1782 blowing up of the wreck.jpg , "Blowing up of the wreck"

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