 HMS Belleisle after the Battle of Trafalgar |
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| Name: | Lion, Marat, Formidable |
| Namesake: | Jean-Paul Marat |
| Builder: | Rochefort shipyard |
| Laid down: | 1793 as Lion |
| Launched: | 29 April 1794 |
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Marat in 1794 |
| Captured: | 23 June 1795, by Royal Navy at the Battle of Groix |
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| Name: | HMS Belleisle |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1814 |
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| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Ships in class Téméraire (18 ships ''Téméraire'' Builder Brest shipyard Ordered This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14. 90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7,26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2485 m² of sails |
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74 guns:
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Lion was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the French Navy, which later served in the Royal Navy. The carronade was a short Smoothbore, Cast iron Cannon, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an Ironworks 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 The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the In the British Royal Navy, a third-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 64 to 80 guns typically built with two Gun decks (thus the related term 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 French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) She was built at Rochefort. She was later renamed Marat and then Formidable, with the changing fortunes of the French Revolution.
She took part in the Action of 6 November 1793, managing to rake HMS Alexander. The Action of 6 November 1794 ( 16 Brumaire an III) was a Naval Battle that took place on 6 November 1793 near the Scilly Isles In Naval warfare, raking fire is fire directed parallel to the long axis of an enemy Ship. Citations and notes
She was captured on 23 June 1795 at the Battle of Groix by HMS Barfleur near the French port of Lorient. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 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 Lorient, or L'Orient, (An Oriant is a commune and a Seaport in the Morbihan département, of Brittany. She was taken into service in the Royal Navy, but because the Navy already had a Formidable, she was renamed Belleisle, apparently in the mistaken belief that she had been captured off Belle Île, rather than the Île de Groix. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Citations and notes Belle-Île or Belle-Île-en-Mer ( ar Gerveur in Modern Breton)— Guedel in Old Breton—is a French Island off the Groix (Île de Groix ( Enez Groe in Breton is an island in Morbihan, Brittany, in the northwestern France.
Captained by William Hargood, she was the second ship in the British lee column at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and as such was engaged by the French ships Achille, Aigle, Neptune and Fougueux. Admiral Sir William Hargood KCB, GCH, RN ( 6 May 1762 - 12 December 1839) was a British naval officer who served The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Achille in art She figures on The Battle of Trafalgar by Turner ships of the French Navy have born the name Aigle ("eagle" honouring the bird of prey as well as the symbol of the First French Empire: A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Neptune: ''Neptune'' (1610-1615 a privateer ''Neptune'' Hanzo missed identifierpdr]](16 kg)*30x24pdr(11kg*16x8pdr(36kg*4x36pdr(16kg Carronades shiparmourTimber --> She was soon completely dismasted (the only British ship which suffered that fate), unable to manœuvre and largely unable to fight, as her sails blinded her batteries, but kept flying her flag for 45 minutes until the British ships behind her in the column came to her rescue. With 33 dead and 93 wounded, she was then towed to Gibraltar after the battle by the frigate HMS Naiad. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar
From 1811 she was in Portsmouth harbour, and in 1814 the decision was taken to have her broken up. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which
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- Michael Phillips - Sailing ships of the Royal Navy B1. Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 21 January 2007. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
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