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Action between French frigate Canonnière (40), commanded by Cptn Bourayne, against the Royal Navy’s Tremedous (74) and Hindostan (50). A good example of how an out-gunned ship can use its speed and manoeuvrability to avoid defeat. Painting by PJ Gilbert

#RoyalNavy #FrenchNavy

On This Day, 1718 – The notorious career of the pirate Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, ended in a bloody battle off North Carolina’s Outer Banks when a British naval force sent from Virginia ran him to ground.

#Pirates #OTD #RoyalNavy

Single-ship actions were some of the age of sail’s most savage fights, few more so than one fought off the Gironde estuary in December 1798. Find out what happened in my blog this week
https://t.co/q5gDFrwd7A

#FrenchNavy #RoyalNavy

"The Rendezvous", by British marine artist Geoffrey Huband

There is a story waiting to emerge from this canvas...

#RoyalNavy #Nautical

The Frigate Triton", by Nicholas Pocock. Built of fir as an experiment, she was not loved by her crews, thanks to the wood’s tendency to splinter when struck by cannon balls. Pocock knew his seamanship, hence the backed sails on the foremast.

#frigates #RoyalNavy

Capture of "Kent" by A L Garneray

Kent, an East Indiaman, was taken in 1800 by the Confiance 18, commanded by Robert Surcouf, one of France's most successful privateers. Unusually the artist took part , so one can assume his painting is accurate.

#Surcouf #Privateers

Droits de l'Homme fighting Amazon & Indefatigable 1797 - by Le Guen

The action that made Edward Pellew famous. Fought in a storm, the frigates used their manoeuvrability to disable their larger opponent, till she was wrecked on the shore, with huge loss of life

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What’s the story behind the 1794 fleet action that was second only to Trafalgar in size? Find out below in my blog this week.
https://t.co/MPBXIBIBm8

#RoyalNavy #Howe

WILLIAM BRADFORD (1823 – 1892, American)
«The wreck of 'Nantucket' after a Storm», dated c. 1860

The 'Nantucket' was a whaling ship that ran aground during the night in 1859, off Nashawena Island.

#whaling #Maritime

The 'Red Jacket' by Frank Vining Smith, 1922

Smith was a keen New England sailor who knew his subject well, which comes through in his art

#Tallships #nautical #maritime