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OTD 1741: HMS Wager (24), Cptn. Dandy Kidd, wrecked on the South coast of Chile
OTD 1799: Siege of Acre begins. Napoleon besieges Ottoman forces supported by British squadron under Sidney Smith, HMS Tigre (74)
OTD 1801: HMS Invincible (74), Cptn. John Rennie, wrecked on Hasborough Sands, near Yarmouth.
OTD 1806: HMS Hydra (38), Cptn. George Mundy, captured French national brig Le Furet (18), Lt. Demay, off Cadiz
OTD 1653: Start of 3 day Battle of Portland. English fleet, under Robert Blake, was attacked by a Dutch fleet. Each fleet had 70-80 ships
OTD 1910: HMAS PARRAMATTA was the first warship ordered by the Government to be built for the RAN. Painting: Phil Belbin @Australian_Navy
OTD 1807: HMS Blenheim (90) and HMS Java (32) lost during a gale off the island of Rodriguez, India Ocean. About 870 seamen lost their life.
HMS Sandwich fighting the French flagship at Trafalgar (1805). She actually didn't participate and her presence is a mistake by the painter
A glorious depiction of the fierce fighting between the English and Spanish Navy during the Battle of Gravelines