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121HMS Captain (1869) — HMS Captain was a unique ship commissioned by the Royal Navy. She was a revolutionary masted turret ship of some originality, launched in 1869 and capsized the following year with the loss of nearly 500 lives because of design flaws that led to… …
122HMS Kenya (14) — HMS Kenya (C14) was a Crown Colony class cruiser of the British Royal Navy. The ship was named after Kenya, a British possession at the time of the ship s construction.Early careerConvoy escort Kenya was launched on 18 August 1939 from the yards… …
123Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer) — Admiral Sir Peter Warren, KB (1703 or 1704 ndash; 29 July 1752) was a British naval officer from Ireland who commanded the naval forces in the attack on the French fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia in 1745. He later sat as MP for Westminster.He …
124HMS Didon (1805) — HMS Didon was a 38 gun fifth rate frigate of the British Royal Navy. Originally a French vessel, she was captured on 10 August 1805 off Cape Finisterre by HMS Phoenix and taken into the Navy, being renamed Didon . She has been the only ship of… …
125The Commodore (novel) — Infobox Book | name = The Commodore image caption = First edition cover author = Patrick O Brian country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = Geoff Hunt series = Aubrey Maturin series genre = Historical novel publisher = Harper… …
126HMS Ambuscade — Eight Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Ambuscade :* HMS Ambuscade was a 40 gun fifth rate, formerly the French ship Embuscade , captured in 1746. She fought off Cape Finisterre, captured the privateer Vainqueen and fought with Boscawen… …
127HMS Invincible (1747) — L Invincible was a 74 gun French ship of the line, later a third rate of the Royal Navy.During the early part of the 18th century British ship designers had made few significant advances in design, whereas French shipbuilding benefited from a… …
128William Holborne — Capt. Sir William Holborne (also known as William Holburne and William Holburn) was an officer on the flag ship of Admiral Sir Edward Hawke, the Kent , in 1747. The 3rd HMS Kent was a 3rd Rate, with 74 guns commissioned at Deptford in 1746. Her… …
