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French Frigate Thémis (1799)
''Thémis'' was a 40-gun of the French Navy. Service Launched at Rochefort Arsenal, Rochefort in 1799 and commissioned in 1801,Winfield & Roberts, p.131 she took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805), Battle of Cape Finisterre (22 July 1805) and in the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805). During Trafalgar she was commanded by Captain Nicolas Joseph Pierre Jugan. After the battle she towed the Spanish ships of the line Spanish ship Principe de Asturias (1794), ''Principe de Asturias'' and ''Spanish ship Santa Ana (1784), Santa Ana'' to safety in Cádiz. Lamellerie's expedition Still under the command of Captain Jugan, on 26 February 1806 she took part in Lamellerie's expedition, a squadron commanded by the most senior frigate captain in Cádiz, Captain Louis-Charles-Auguste Delamarre de Lamellerie. The squadron's mission was to breakout out of Cádiz into the Atlantic and raid British merchant shipping.Gardiner, p. 25 It consisted of other French frigates who had surviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Ship Santa Ana (1784)
''Santa Ana'' was a 112-gun three-decker ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, built to plans drawn by engineer Miguel de la Puente, following a specification issued by Romero Landa, José Romero Fernández de Landa. Her actual constructor at Ferrol, Spain, Ferrol was Honorato Bouyón. She was the prototype and lead ship of the ''Santa Ana'' class, also known as ''los Meregildos'', which were built during the following years at Ferrol and Havana and which formed the backbone of the Spanish Navy - the other ships were the ''Spanish ship Mexicano (1786), Mejicano'', ''Spanish ship Conde de Regla (1786), Conde de Regla'', ''Spanish ship Salvador del Mundo (1787), Salvador del Mundo'', ''Spanish ship Real Carlos (1787), Real Carlos'', ''Spanish ship San Hermenegildo (1789), San Hermenegildo'', ''Spanish ship Reina María Luisa (1791), Reina María Luisa'' and ''Spanish ship Príncipe de Asturias (1794), Príncipe de Asturias''. Her dimensions were 213.4 Foot (unit), Burgos feet (one f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea to Guinea–Senegal border, the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a wet season, rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost and has a population of around 18 million. The state is a Presidential system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
