HMS Raisonnable
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Raisonnable'', French language, French for "reasonable": * , originally a France, French vessel, the first ship to bear the name was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line. She was captured by the Royal Navy ships and on 29 May 1758. She was lost off Martinique on 3 February 1762. * , built at Chatham Dockyard and launched in 1768, was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line. She was the first ship that the future Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Lord Nelson served aboard. She took part in the Battle of Copenhagen (1801), Battle of Copenhagen and the Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805). She was broken up at Sheerness in 1815. {{DEFAULTSORT:Raisonnable, Hms Royal Navy ship names ...
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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, ...
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