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HMS Quebec & the French Surveillante fought in 1779 perhaps the most ferocious frigate action of the Age of But it was marked by magnanimity in victory & heroism in defeat. Click: https://t.co/BJvHzjYzaf

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2023-04-01

HMS Amphion by Derek Gardiner

She had an active career, including the notorious capture of the 1804 Spanish treasure fleet when Britain and Spain were at peace. Word had reached London that Spain would declare war when the fleet arrived.

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2023-03-27

A survivor’s memoir is quoted in this account of the loss of the '74' HMS Namur, in a storm off India’s east coast of in 1749. Telling of a disaster that claimed some 500 lives, it still has the power to move. Click: https://t.co/90Sq5ku4oX

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2023-03-20

Pen & ink sketches made during service aboard an LCG (landing craft gun) during WW2. LCGs were primarily used to provide direct fire against beach positions.
From a collection of art by P. George, Royal Navy.

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2023-02-23

14 February 1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St.Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) & Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.

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2023-02-14

7 February 1813 – In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and HMS Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.

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2023-02-07

HMS Proserpine, frigate, ran aground in the Elbe Estuary in winter 1799. Enveloped by snow and battered by floating ice, she began to break up. What followed was an epic of survival. Part 1 of 2-part article. More next week! Click: https://t.co/yAgT1Cn4DF

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2023-01-30

When frigate HMS Proserpine grounded in the Elbe Estuary in winter 1799 she was enveloped by snow. Battered by floating ice, she began to break up. An epic of survival followed. Part 1 of 2-part article. More next week! Click: https://t.co/yAgT1Cn4DF

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2023-01-29

Admiral Kuznetsov↖️ is one of many large ships to burn and/or sink in port while NOT in attacked. Others? SS Paris, SS Liberté, SS Normandie↗️, USS Maine↙️, USS Bonhomme Richard, 075 LHD, etc. Let's look at them. Can you think of any others? 1/

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2022-12-23

– The remarkable Westland Wyvern naval strike airplane featured contra-rotating propellers and a mighty, behind-the-cockpit 3,200-hp Rolls Royce Eagle engine. This configuration allowed a cut down nose... 1/

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2022-12-17

Shokaku-class - Of the six Kido Butai IJN aircraft carriers attacking Pearl Harbor (Kaga, Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku), the Shokaku-class twins, Shokaku and Zuikaku, were brand new. Were they also the best? 1/

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2022-12-09

National Anthem Stars Spangled Banner September 13-14, 1814: 19 powerful warships armed with rockets attacked Baltimore, Maryland’s Fort McHenry. American Francis Scott Key was on a truce ship where he observed the bombardment. 1/

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2022-11-06

1804: “74” ship-of-the line HMS Venerable was driven ashore in a gale. What followed involved however courage, professionalism, leadership and skill of the highest order under her 67-year old captain. Click: https://t.co/eb55FK268Z

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2022-10-23