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French Ship Victoire (1773)
''Victoire'' was a ''Bien-Aimé''-class 74-gun 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 French Navy. Career In July 1778, ''Victore'' departed Toulon, bound for the Mediterranean, in the context of the American Revolutionary War, under Captain d'Albert Saint Hippolyte. On 12 August, she captured the sloop HMS ''Industry'', and on 28 August, the 10-gun ''Levant'' (?). On 1 May 1779, ''Victoire'' took part in the capture of HMS ''Montreal'', along with ''Bourgogne''. The next day she confronted off Gibraltar.Department of National Defence CanadaHistory of HMCS Montreal (Retrieved 18 September 2010) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
74-gun
The "seventy-four" was a type of two- decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s, replacing earlier classes of 60- and 62-gun ships, as a larger complement to the recently-developed 64-gun ships. Impressed with the performance of several captured French seventy-fours, the British Royal Navy quickly adopted similar designs, classing them as third rates. The type then spread to the Spanish, Dutch, Danish and Russian navies. The design was considered a good balance between firepower and sailing qualities. Hundreds of seventy-fours were constructed, becoming the dominant form of ship-of-the-line. They remained the mainstay of most major fleets into the early 19th century. From the 1820s, they began to be replaced by larger two-decked ships mounting more guns. However some seventy-fours remained in service until the late 19th century, when they were finally supplanted by ironclads. Standardising on a common shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Kingdom Of France (1814-1830)
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Bien-Aimé Class Ship Of The Line
Bien-Aimé may refer to: Ships * French ship ''Bien-Aimé'', several ships of the French Navy * ''Bien-Aimé'' class ship of the line - see French ship ''Victoire'' (1770) People with the surname * Gabriel Bien-Aimé (died 2010), former Minister of National Education of Haiti * Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé, former Minister of Interior and Territorial Collectivities of Haiti * Sonia Bien-Aime (born 1971), president of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association * Taina Bien-Aimé Taina Bien-Aimé is the Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and a founding member of Equality Now. Early life Bien-Aimé grew up in Switzerland and worked at the University of Geneva. She then went to NYU School o ... (), Swiss activist and lawyer See also * Bienaimé (other) * Bien Aimée (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ships Of The Line Of France
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French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in the world, ranking seventh in combined fleet tonnage and fifth in number of naval vessels. The French Navy is one of eight naval forces currently operating fixed-wing aircraft carriers,Along with the U.S., U.K., China, Russia, Italy, India and Spain with its flagship being the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside the United States Navy, and one of two non-American vessels to use catapults to launch aircraft. Founded in the 17th century, the French Navy is one of the oldest navies still in continual service, with precursors dating back to the Middle Ages. It has taken part in key events in French history, including the Napoleonic Wars and both world wars, and played a critical role in establishing and securing the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. After British victory over the French in the Seven Years' War in 1763, tensions between the motherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph François Auguste Jules D'Albert De Saint-Hippolyte
Joseph François Auguste Jules d'Albert de Saint-Hippolyte was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence, earning membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. Biography Saint-Hippolyte was born to a family from Provence. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1741. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1756, and to Captain in 1771. In 1773, he was first officer on the 64-gun ''Hardi''. In 1776, he commanded the 32-gun ''Sultane'' at Toulon, part of the Escadre d'évolution under Du Chaffault. In 1778, Saint-Hippolyte commanded the 74-gun ''Victoire'' the squadron under Fabry. The year after, ''Victoire'' was attached to the Armada of 1779 The Armada of 1779 was a combined Franco-Spanish naval enterprise intended to divert British military assets, primarily of the Royal Navy, from other war theatres by invading the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. .... He took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Industry (1765)
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Industry''. * , a sloop in service in 1765 * , purchased in 1794 as a fireship, but broken up in 1795 * , an launched in 1814, fitted in 1824 to carry shells and ammunition; in 1835 fitted as a chapel ship for the Isle of Man; broken up 1846 * , an iron screw storeship launched and purchased in 1854, became a boom defence ship (BDS) in 1901, and was sold in 1911 * (''Glasgow'' renamed 1900), launched 1901, Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)-manned from 1914; as Q-ship used the names ''Tay'' and ''Tyne''; torpedoed 1918 but reached harbour; sold 1924 for breaking up Hired vessels * HM Irish gun vessel ''Industry'', 78 tons ( bm) and six guns, served under contract 1803 to 1809, or 1806–10Colledge and Warlow (2005), p.195. * HM hired armed cutter Cutter may refer to: Tools * Bolt cutter * Box cutter, aka Stanley knife, a form of utility knife * Cigar cutter * Cookie cutter * Glass cutter * Meat cutter * Milling cutter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Montreal (1761)
HMS ''Montreal'' was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1761 and served in the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence. The French captured her in 1779 and she then served with them under the name ''Montréal''. An Anglo-Spanish force destroyed her during the occupation of Toulon early in the French Revolutionary Wars. Construction and commissioning ''Montreal'' was ordered from Sheerness Dockyard on 6 June 1759, one of an eleven ship class built to a design by Thomas Slade. She was laid down on 26 April 1760, launched on 15 September 1761, and was completed by 10 October 1761. She had been named ''Montreal'' on 28 October 1760, and was commissioned under her first commander, Captain William Howe, in September 1761, having cost £11,503.17.11d to build, including money spent fitting her out. British career ''Montreal'' was first assigned to serve in the Mediterranean, which she sailed for in December 1761. She was paid off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Bourgogne (1766)
The ''Bourgogne'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Bourgogne. She was commissioned in 1772, and served in the squadron of the Mediterranean, with a refit in 1775, and another in 1778. Career On 4 May 1779, off Gibraltar, she took part in a naval action with ''Victoire'' against the 32-gun frigates HMS ''Thetis'' and ''Montreal''. ''Montreal'' was captured, while ''Thetis'' managed to escape. British records largely agree, though they put the encounter on 1 May. When ''Thetis'' and ''Montreal'' saw two large ships approaching under Dutch colours, they suspected that the strange ships were French and attempted to sail away. ''Thetis'' succeeded, but at 9p.m., ''Bourgogne'' and ''Victoire'' caught up with ''Montreal'', came alongside, and ordered Douglas to send over a boat. Captain Douglas sent over Lieutenant John Douglas, whom the French ordered to Douglas to hail ''Montreal'' and instruc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striking The Colours
Striking the colors—meaning lowering the flag (the " colors") that signifies a ship's or garrison's allegiance—is a universally recognized indication of surrender, particularly for ships at sea. For a ship, surrender is dated from the time the ensign is struck. In international law "Colours. A national flag (or a battle ensign). The colours . . . are hauled down as a token of submission." International law absolutely requires a ship of war to fly its ensign at the commencement of any hostile acts, i.e., before firing on the enemy. During battle there is no purpose in striking the colors other than to indicate surrender. It was and is an offense to continue to fight after striking one's colors, and an offense to continue to fire on an enemy after she has struck her colors, unless she indicates by some other action, such as continuing to fire or seeking to escape, that she has not truly surrendered. For this reason, striking the colors is conclusive evidence of a surrende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique, also known as the Combat de la Dominique, took place on 17 April 1780 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. Origins In March 1780, the French chief commander for the West Indies and North America, Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing, was succeeded by Comte de Guichen. Together with François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, de Guichen planned a combined attack on a British West Indies Island. On 13 April Guichen sailed from Martinique with a fleet of 23 ships of the line and 3,000 troops. The newly arrived British commander based in St. Lucia, George Brydges Rodney, was notified immediately of the French departure, and gave chase with 20 ships of the line. On 16 April, his sentinels spotted de Guichen westward of Martinique. Battle The fleets began manoeuvring for the advantage of the weather gage on the morning of 17 April. By 8:45, Rodney had reached a position to the windwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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