The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783, shows Hood's Barfleur, centre, attacking the French flagship Ville de Paris, right, at the Battle of the Saintes. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Whitcombe (possibly 19 May 1763 – circa 1824 was a British maritime painter. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or For other related uses see Admiral Hood Samuel Hood 1st Viscount Hood ( 12 December 1724 &ndash 27 January Origins On April 7 1782, the Comte de Grasse set out from Martinique with 35 Ships of the line, including 2 50-gun ships and a large convoy
Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Barfleur
Ordered:	1 March 1762
Builder:	Chatham Dockyard
Launched:	30 July 1768
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of the Chesapeake Battle of St. Kitts Battle of the Saintes Glorious First of June Battle of Groix Battle of Cape St. Vincent Battle of Cape Finisterre
Fate:	Broken up, 1819
General characteristics
Class and type:	Barfleur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1947 tons (1978. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Background After a strategically indecisive campaign in the southern states, in the summer of 1781 British troops under Lord Cornwallis headed to the coast at Yorktown Origins On April 7 1782, the Comte de Grasse set out from Martinique with 35 Ships of the line, including 2 50-gun ships and a large convoy The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial'' The Second Battle of Groix was a naval engagement that took place on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France In the Battle of Cape St Vincent ( 14 February, 1797) a British fleet under John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under In the Battle of Cape Finisterre ( 22 July 1805) off Galicia (Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Calder prevented the Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Design The design for the Barfleur class was based upon HMS ''Royal William''. A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle 2 tonnes)
Length:	177 ft 6 in (54. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 1 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	50 ft 3 in (15. 3 m)
Depth of hold:	21 ft (6. 4 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Complement:	750 officers and men
Armament:	90 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs 98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs Quarter deck: 8 × 12 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

The second HMS Barfleur was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade on the lines of the 100-gun ship Royal William (a rebuild of HMS Prince of 1670), and launched at Chatham Dockyard on 30 July 1768, at a cost of £49,222. In the British Royal Navy, a Second-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Sir Thomas Slade (1703/4 - 1771 was an English naval architect most famous for designing HMS ''Victory'', Lord Nelson 's flagship at the Battle of Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In about 1780, she had another eight guns added to her quarterdeck, making her a 98-gun ship; she possessed a crew of approximately 750. Her design class sisters were the Prince George, Princess Royal, and Formidable. Design The design for the Barfleur class was based upon HMS ''Royal William''. Citations and notes Citations and notes Citations and notes She was a ship of long service and many battles.

In June 1773, King George III reviewed the British fleet at Spithead. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Spithead is an area of the Solent and a roadstead off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. Barfleur, under Captain Edward Vernon, was on this occasion the flagship of the fleet commander, Vice-Admiral Thomas Pye.

She distinguished herself as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood on the Leeward Islands station during the American War of Independence. For other related uses see Admiral Hood Samuel Hood 1st Viscount Hood ( 12 December 1724 &ndash 27 January The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands part of the West Indies. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Under Captain John Knight, she was flagship at the indecisive action of 28 April 1781 off Martinique against the French fleet of Rear-Admiral Comte de Grasse, at which Barfleur lost 5 men killed. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² François Joseph Paul marquis de Grasse Tilly comte de Grasse (1722 – January 14 1788 in Paris) was a French Admiral.

She next took part in the battles of the Chesapeake, St. Kitts and the Saintes. Background After a strategically indecisive campaign in the southern states, in the summer of 1781 British troops under Lord Cornwallis headed to the coast at Yorktown Origins On April 7 1782, the Comte de Grasse set out from Martinique with 35 Ships of the line, including 2 50-gun ships and a large convoy At the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781, under Captain Alexander Hood (later Lord Bridport), she was again the flag of Samuel Hood, second in command to Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves. Background After a strategically indecisive campaign in the southern states, in the summer of 1781 British troops under Lord Cornwallis headed to the coast at Yorktown Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Admiral Alexander Hood 1st Viscount Bridport, KB ( December 2, 1726 &ndash May 2, 1814) was an officer of the British Thomas Graves 1st Baron Graves KB ( 23 October 1725 &ndash 9 February 1802) was a British Admiral and colonial The battle was lost to the French under de Grasse, which had a profound effect on the outcome of the American war.

She saw further action in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, taking part in Richard Howe's victory at the Glorious First of June as the flagship of Rear-Admiral (W) George Bowyer, with Captain Cuthbert Collingwood in 1794. Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe KG ( 8 March, 1726 &ndash 5 August, 1799) was a British Admiral, notable in particular The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial'' Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood 1st Baron Collingwood ( 26 September 1748 &ndash 7 March 1810) was an Admiral of the Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this battle she engaged the French Indomptable on 29 May and took a major part in the general action of 1 June, with a total loss of 9 killed and 25 wounded. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected

She later saw action under Lord Bridport at the Battle of Groix. Admiral Alexander Hood 1st Viscount Bridport, KB ( December 2, 1726 &ndash May 2, 1814) was an officer of the British The Second Battle of Groix was a naval engagement that took place on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France In 1797 she was with Admiral Jervis at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797). In the Battle of Cape St Vincent ( 14 February, 1797) a British fleet under John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under

Her final battle was fought under Admiral Sir Robert Calder at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805. Admiral Sir Robert Calder 4th Baronet, KCB ( 13 July 1745 &ndash 1 September 1818) was a British naval officer who served In the Battle of Cape Finisterre ( 22 July 1805) off Galicia (Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Calder prevented the Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or

After the conclusion of the Napoleonic wars, Barfleur spent some years in the fleet reserve (the Ordinary) at Chatham, and was finally broken up there in January 1819.

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