Le 21 avril 1806, la frégate la Canonnière croise la route d'un convoi anglais escorté par le 74 canons HMS Tremendous. Ne pouvant éviter le combat, elle se défend vaillamment contre un adversaire très supérieur et parvient à s'échapper. Peinture de Pierre-Julien Gilbert (1832).

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1805年のトラファルガー海戦でネルソン提督をのっけて旗艦となったHMSヴィクトリー、一等戦列艦の立派な船だけど進水は1765年でトラファルガー海戦の時には40年が経ち当時でもやや古い船。
そして2020年の今でもその姿をみることができる記念艦255歳

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帆船の軍艦 戦列艦(Ship of the line)まとめ
ネルソンが戦ったナポレオンな時代から
HMS AUDACIOUS 1798 (ナイルの海戦)
HMS VICTORY 1805 (トラファルガーの海戦)
HMS CAESAR 1805

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HMS Janus
A nice little experiment in tone curves and doing an angle of light I've never quite done before.

She's also up on my brand new pixiv @ https://t.co/6EVJEITvAu

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Battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary as she appeared at Jutland, where she was sunk with the loss 1,266 men [4000 x 1850] from /u/Mattzo12 at https://t.co/D398lCq2WX

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1782 Admiral Sir George Bridges Rodney in HMS FORMIDABLE with Rear Admiral Hood in HMS BARFLEUR and 36 ships inflicted a decisive defeat on the French at the Battle of the Saintes in the West Indies. The French suffered over 8000 lost & wounded & 5 ships

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Jesse Williams, a free African American born in Pennsylvania, joined the crew of in 1812 as an ordinary seaman. He served in the battles with HMS Guerriere and HMS Java. Read his bio at https://t.co/CZuX2zwQ4c Image: ©Stephen Biesty

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HMS Hermione being cut out of Puerto Cabello by boats from HMS Surprise
Hermione’s crew had mutinied against the sadistic Captain Pigot, and had sold the captured ship to the Spanish.

Painting by Nicholas Pocock

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RT : Courage, professionalism, leadership and skill of the highest order saved massive loss of life in1804 when a “74” ship-of-the line HMS Venerable, was wrecked in a gale. Credit went to her 67-year old captain. https://t.co/7hQ9EZotcN

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"The Action and Capture of the Spanish Xebeque Frigate El Gamo" by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, 1845. It depicts the capture of a much larger Spanish ship by the tiny, 14-gun brig HMS Speedy, commanded by Thomas Cochrane.

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Nelson's HMS Captain capturing the San Nicolas and the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797.
Painted by Nicholas Pocock
National Maritime Museum

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French corvette Bayonnaise rams and then boards HMS Ambuscade. Outgunned and facing defeat, this bold move resulted in a French victory. Painting by French artist Jean Francois Hue

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♚Royal Fanfare♚

HMS Cygnet is changing into her new attire. She will grace your dock in the near future, Commander.

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