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Third rate in Plymouth Sound, one of the most important anchorages for the navy in the age of sail because of its location to windward of most of the British coast

#Maritime #RoyalNavy #Plymouth

“Approaching the Coast, Red Star Packetship 'Birmingham'” by US artist Christopher Blossom

#Tallships #Nautical

The first single ship action of the Revolutionary war and the first Royal Navy victory, fought off Start Point in Devon. The Nymphe, commanded by Edward Pellew, defeated the French frigate Cléopâtre.

#RoyalNavy #Pellew

Photo from 1911 by F Mortimer from one of the rescue boats sent out to the "Ardencraig", a sailing barque wrecked in the Scilly Isles. She struck the Crim Ledge in fog on passage from Melbourne to Calais with a cargo of grain. There was no loss of life.

#Maritime #Tallships

First and second rates Victory, Temeraire and Neptune forming line at Trafalgar, painting by Richard Grenville.

#RoyalNavy #Trafalgar

"32 Gun Frigate Amphion" by Derek Gardner

#nautical #marineart #RoyalNavy

Ship “Twilight” by US artist Frank Vining Smith (1879-1967)

#Maritime #tallships

"Boarding at the Port of Brest" by Nicolas-Marie Ozanne (1728-1811).
View of 18th century France’s most important naval base

#Maritime #Navy

French Barque “Pourquoi-Pas” by French painter Marin-Marie. Built in 1908 for polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot, she was wrecked in 1936 with the loss of all hands bar one.

#Sailing #Ships

Rochester from Strood, by 19th century artist George Thornley. The two building you can see are the castle and nearby cathedral.

#Maritime #Rochester