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ran aground and was overcome by a breaking sea. The breakup led to loss of 593 men, her full complement being 597. One of the survivors said that "At half-past twelve the captain told Mr. Baker he would not wear till the St. George did, but would stay by her."
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The Trafalgar Roll: Containing the Names and Services of All Officers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines who Participated in the Glorious Victory of the 21st October 1805, Together with a History of the Ships Engaged in the
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A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against France Now Carrying on by Great Britain and the Several Other European Powers. J. Debrett.
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A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against France Now Carrying on by Great Britain and the Several Other European Powers ...
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Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy Between 1793 and 1857 Compiled Principally from Official Documents in the Admiralty
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too lost almost her entire crew, including the admiral. Most of the bodies that came ashore were buried in the sand dunes of
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and so Atkins refused to leave her without the admiral's permission. As a result, both were wrecked near
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was a navigator, "showing skill in lunar observations way beyond his years". He followed Gower onto
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on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels,
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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in 1780–81. For two years commencing in 1792, he was 3rd lieutenant with Gower in
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and passage of time, this historical debate may never be conclusively resolved.
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were in Bourneuf Bay when they sent in their boats to attack a French convoy at
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was also destroyed, with the loss of 838 lives, including Reynolds." Given
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Accounting for blame for the loss is conflicted. Some say he followed HMS
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lost all but 14 of her crew of 597 men and boys, including her captain.
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had contributed no men to the attacking force and so had no casualties.
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Champion of the Quarterdeck: Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower (1742-1814)
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in early 1782 as part of a squadron of five ships under Commodore
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She did share in the head money with an able seaman receiving 3
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in 1798; in 1801, he was promoted to captain; and thence to
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She ran aground on 24 December 1811 off the west coast of
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onto the reef. As published by Brenton 3 Brenton (1837)
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under Gower. John Barrow later claimed Atkins while on
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In 1798 she returned to the Mediterranean under Captain
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1794, dismasted and with severe injury to the hull, by
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did not ask for permission and so avoided wrecking.
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was one of the British ships in support of the 1809
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Recommissioned into the Channel Fleet under Captain
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74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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(2017). 905: 871:, Appendix:History of the war page 37. 27: 58: 7: 489:In 1805 she saw action again at the 43:Battle of the Glorious First of June 1716:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 730:(Vol 54), however, states that HMS 474:sailed to the Baltic under Captain 254:Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns 207:168 ft (51.2 m) (gundeck) 855:. 15 September 1801. p. 1145. 755:Atkins' body was buried with full 215:46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) 14: 231:19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) 223:21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) 1659: 1654: 1171: 1126:Gosset, William Patrick (1986). 744:in 1812. In the incident, "HMS 60: 31: 1721:Bellona-class ships of the line 1736:Ships built in Plymouth, Devon 977:The Naval Chronicle: 1811-1815 795:, and her commander receiving 712:Naval History of Great Britain 519:which was intended to capture 482:fleet. She was present at the 1: 890:. 30 July 1825. p. 1337. 337:in 1780. 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Index

HMS Defence

Battle of the Glorious First of June
Nicholas Pocock
Israel Pownoll
Plymouth Dockyard
Battle of Cape St Vincent
Battle of Cuddalore
Glorious First of June
Battle of the Nile
Battle of Trafalgar
Bellona-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
Fc
Bellona-class
third-rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Plymouth Dockyard
French Revolutionary
Napoleonic wars
Jutland
American War of Independence
Channel Fleet
Battle of Cape St. Vincent
India
Sir Richard Bickerton

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