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Charles Boyles
Charles Boyles (1756–1816) was a senior officer in the British Royal Navy. His conduct when commanding the ''Windsor Castle'', in the action of 22 July 1805, under Sir Robert Calder, with the combined French and Spanish fleets, was noteworthy.''The Naval Chronicle'', p. 265. He passed nearly half a century in the naval service of his country, rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Life Charles Boyles was the son of Charles Boyles, Esq., Collector of the Customs at Wells, in Norfolk. In the year 1771, at the age of fifteen, he embarked with Lord Nelson, on board HMS ''Raisonable'', of 64 guns, commanded by Captain Suckling, to whom he was recommended by Marquis Townshend, and afterwards served the principal part of his time as midshipman and master's mate, with Captain Sir Thomas Rich, in the '' Enterprize'' frigate, on the Mediterranean station. He was afterwards promoted, and served as lieutenant of the ''Duke'', of 98 guns, commanded by Captain (afterwards Lord) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Great Britain (1707–1800)
The flag of Great Britain, commonly known as King's Colours, the first Union Flag, the Union Jack, or the British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of Great Britain. It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801. The design was ordered by King James VI and I to be used on ships on the high seas, and it subsequently came into use as a national flag following the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union 1707, gaining the status of "the Ensign armorial of Great Britain", the newly created state. It was later adopted by land forces, although the blue of the field used on land-based versions more closely resembled that of the blue of the flag of Scotland. The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George, patron saint of England, superimposed on the Saltire of Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. Its correct proportions are 3:5. The blue field on the flag was sky blue at first, but over time, the blue began to darken. The flag's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Raisonnable (1768)
HMS ''Raisonnable'' (sometimes spelt ''Raisonable'')Ships of the Old Navy, ''Raisonable''. was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, named after the ship of the same name captured from the French in 1758. She was built at Chatham Dockyard, launched on 10 December 1768 and commissioned on 17 November 1770 under the command of Captain Maurice Suckling, Horatio Nelson's uncle. ''Raisonnable'' was built to the same lines as , and was one of the seven ships forming the of 1761. ''Raisonnable'' was the first ship in which Nelson served. Service history At the request of Nelson's father, Suckling entered the young Horatio Nelson as midshipman into the ship's books, though Nelson did not embark until a couple of months after this (it was not uncommon practise to rate sons of relatives or friends several months before they entered the ship, though Admiralty orders expressly forbade this), on 15 March 1771. ''Raisonnable'' had been in the process of commissioni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hawker (Royal Navy Officer)
Captain James Hawker (–1786) was an English officer in the Royal Navy. After service on the ''Shrewsbury'' and ''Sheerness'', he was appointed first lieutenant of the ''Colchester'' at the end of 1755, and was posted in 1768. With the ''Iris'' he fought a drawn battle with La Touche Treville in the more powerful frigate '' Hermione'' off New York in 1780. He commanded the ''Hero'' in Porto Praya under Commodore George Johnstone in 1781, after which he had no further service. Career James Hawker was born in or before 1730.Laughton; Pearsall 2004. He entered the naval service in 1744 on board the ''Shrewsbury'' with Captain Solomon Gideon. He was afterwards with Captain Rodney in the ''Sheerness'', with Lucius O'Bryen in the ''Colchester'', and Molyneux Shuldham.Laughton 1891, p. 200. His passing certificate is dated 4 June 1755. On 31 December 1755 he was appointed lieutenant of the ''Colchester'', which in 1759 was attached to the fleet off Brest, under Hawke. On 6 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Vulcan
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Vulcan'', after the god Vulcan, of Roman mythology: Ships * was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1691 and sunk as a breakwater in 1709. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian ''Hunter''. She was purchased in 1739 and hulked in 1743. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian ''Mary''. She was purchased in 1745 and sold in 1749. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously an American merchantman. She was purchased in 1777 and destroyed in 1782 to prevent her capture. * was a 14-gun fireship launched in 1783. She was destroyed in 1793 to prevent her capture. * was a 10-gun bomb vessel, previously the civilian ''Hector''. She was purchased in 1796 and was sold in 1802. * HMS ''Vulcan'' was to have been an iron paddle frigate. She was renamed in 1843 before being launched in 1845. * was an iron screw frigate launched in 1849. She was converted to a troopship in 1851 and was sold in 1867 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Zebra
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Zebra'', after the Zebra. * was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1777. She was abandoned and blown up after going aground on 22 October 1778 at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War. * , launched in 1780, was an 18-gun sloop, converted to a bomb vessel, and sold in 1812. * , launched in 1815, was the last of the 18-gun s. She spent much of her career based at Port Jackson, Australia. She was wrecked on 2 December 1840 near Haifa. * A 16-gun brig-sloop was named ''Zebra'' in 1846 but renamed ''Jumna'' before being launched in 1848. * , launched on 13 November 1860, was a sloop of the . She was scrapped in 1873. * , launched on 3 December 1895, was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. She was sold for scrap in 1914. * A destroyer of the V and W class was to have been named ''Zebra'', but she was cancelled in 1919. * A destroyer of the W and Z class was to have been named ''Zebra'', but was renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Barbados
A number of ships of the Royal Navy were named ''Barbadoes'' or ''Barbados'', after the island of Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). .... * , a 14-gun sloop in service 1757–63 * , a 14-gun brig-sloop in service 1778–80 * , a 14-gun sloop in service 1782–84 * , a fifth-rate frigate, formerly the French privateer ''Braave'' * was a 16-gun vessel, the American ''Herald'', captured in 1813. She was paid-off in May 1816 and became a powder ship in Jamaica that was later wrecked with her remains being sold. * , a Colony-class frigate {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbados Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( bap. 13 February 1718 – 24 May 1792), was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. It is often claimed that he was the commander to have pioneered the tactic of breaking the line. Rodney came from a distinguished but poor background, and went to sea at the age of fourteen. His first major action was the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747. He made a large amount of prize money during the 1740s, allowing him to purchase a large country estate and a seat in the House of Commons of Great Britain. During the Seven Years' War, Rodney was involved in a number of amphibious operations such as the raids on Rochefort and Le Havre and the Siege of Louisbourg. He became well known for his role in the capture of Martinique in 1762. Following the Peace of Paris, Rodney's financial situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Joseph Paul De Grasse
François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse, Marquis of Grasse-Tilly Knight of Malta, SMOM (13 September 1722 – 11 January 1788) was a career French Navy, French officer who achieved the rank of admiral. He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 in the last year of the American Revolutionary War. It led directly to the Siege of Yorktown, British surrender at Yorktown and helped gain the rebels' victory. After this action, de Grasse returned with his fleet to the Caribbean. In 1782 British George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, Admiral Rodney decisively defeated and captured Grasse at the Battle of the Saintes. Grasse was widely criticised for his loss in that battle. On his return to France in 1784, he blamed his captains for the defeat. A court martial exonerated all of his captains, effectively ending his naval career. Early life François-Joseph de Grasse was born and raised at Bar-sur-Loup in south-eastern France, the last ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner
Admiral Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner (12 February 1742 – 1 January 1809), was a British Royal Navy officer and peer of the realm. He was regarded by some as one of the Georgian era's most dashing frigate captains and, ultimately, a respected senior admiral. Naval career Gardner joined the Royal Navy in 1755. Promoted to captain in 1766, his first command was the fireship . He commanded a number of frigates before being promoted to a ship of the line. In 1782 he commanded the 98-gun at the Battle of the Saintes, and in 1786 as commodore of the Jamaica Station (consisting of HMS ''Europa'' and ),Cundall, p. xx he suppressed smuggling in the Gulf of Mexico and ordered detailed hydrographic surveys of Caribbean locations of interest to the Navy. During this time, he commanded and probably mentored future famous officers such as George Vancouver, Peter Puget and Joseph Whidbey. Gardner became a Member of Parliament for Plymouth in 1790 and later for Westminster in 1796. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Duke (1777)
HMS ''Duke'' was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1777 at Plymouth. She was named after the Duke of Cumberland of Culloden fame and had a figurehead of the Duke.Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.111 She was at the Battle of Ushant in July 1778 and the ''Battle of the Saintes (known to the French as the ''Bataille de la Dominique''), or ''Battle of Dominica'', that took place 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. Under command of Captain Alan Gardner (later Baron Gardner) she served in the white squadron under overall control of Admiral George Rodney Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( bap. 13 February 1718 – 24 May 1792), was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the .... ''Duke'' was employed on harbour service from 1799, and was broken up in 1843 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediterranean Fleet
The British Mediterranean Fleet, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was a formation of the Royal Navy. The Fleet was one of the most prestigious commands in the navy for the majority of its history, defending the vital sea link between the United Kingdom and the majority of the British Empire in the Eastern Hemisphere. The first Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet was the appointment of General at Sea Robert Blake in September 1654 (styled as Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet). The Fleet was in existence until 1967. Pre-Second World War The Royal Navy gained a foothold in the Mediterranean Sea when Gibraltar was captured by the British in 1704 during the War of Spanish Succession, and formally allocated to Britain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. Though the British had maintained a naval presence in the Mediterranean before, the capture of Gibraltar allowed the British to establish their first naval base there. The British also used Port Mahon, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Enterprise (1774)
HMS ''Enterprise'' (sometimes erroneously spelled ''Enterprize'') was a 28-gun sixth-rate ''Enterprise''-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was the name ship of her class of twenty-seven ships. Construction ''Enterprise'' was built at Deptford Royal Dockyard, England, launched in August 1774, and was commissioned in April 1775 under the command of Captain Sir Thomas Rich. During her construction she was also the subject of a pair of oil paintings by Joseph Marshall, simulating her ship model but actually drawn from her designs - these were completed in 1777 as part of a series of such paintings commissioned by George III of the United Kingdom. The pair showing ''Enterprise'' are now split between the National Maritime Museum and the Science Museum. Career ''Enterprise'' served throughout the American Revolutionary War as cruiser and convoy escort. She captured a prize off Cape Henry on 19 July, 1778. On 7 June 1780, ''Enterprise'', under command of Captain Patrick Leslie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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