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Today in Ladybird 17 June 1755 Captain Cook joins the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman & is immediately sent to Spithead to join HMS Eagle
OTD 1796: HMS Dryad (36), Cptn. Lord Amelius Beauclerk, captured Proserpine (42).
OTD 1798: HMS Hydra (38), Cptn. Sir Francis Laforey, and consorts destroyed Confiante (36)
OTD 1811: USS President (58), Commodore John Rodgers, engaged HMS Little Belt (20), Cptn. Arthur Bingham, off Cape Hatteras.
OTD 1741: HMS Wager (24), Cptn. Dandy Kidd, wrecked on the South coast of Chile
This week's Discussion thread may be our most lively yet. It's on HMs! What are your thoughts on Hidden Machines? https://t.co/Lr5HMbqxbz
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 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
The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 against the heavy frigate USS United States.
HMS Mediator at odds of Five to One, 1782 – one of the most epic battles of the Age of Fighting Sail. Blog: https://t.co/lS56u0WVDh