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HMS Ganges (1782)

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469: 53: 458: 33: 343:. She was paid-off in March, but immediately recommissioned under Captain J. Lutterell as a guardship at Portsmouth. Between 1784 and 1787, she was under the command of Captain Sir Roger Curtis. In October 1787 she became the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir 400:. The ownership of the ship was a matter of some debate and was not settled until 4 February 1795, when the value of the cargo was put at £935,000. At this time all the crew, captains, officers and admirals received a share of the 538:. During the battle Keats placed a portrait of Admiral Nelson on the mizzen mast where it was said to have encouraged officers and men alike despite being covered in the blood and brains of an unfortunate seaman. 840: 845: 765: 801: 468: 304:. She was the first ship of the Navy to bear the name, and was the name ship of her class. She saw active service from 1782 to 1811, in 749: 775: 535: 405: 155: 568: 184: 524: 487: 138: 133: 783: 483: 88: 491: 58: 528: 128: 531: 344: 443: 413: 850: 393: 513:
was one of six British warships that shared in the capture on 23 August 1807 of the Danish vessel
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was armed with twenty-four 12-pounder guns, and had a crew of 220 men; she was nine days out of
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The Annual Register, or a view of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the year 1795
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on 12 December 1811 for holding prisoners of war. Then in 1814 she was transferred to the
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.
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In 1794, whilst under the command of Captain William Truscott, she and
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shared in the prize money from the capture of the French supply ship
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Fisher, Son and Jackson. p. 49. 392:was part of the squadron commanded by 27: 49: 7: 555:. There were no British casualties. 841:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 263:Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns 726:. 18 September 1810. p. 1446. 16:Ship of the line of the Royal Navy 14: 691:. 10 November 1812. p. 2275. 482:was under the command of Captain 224:20 ft 3 in (6.2 m) 642:. 10 February 1795. p. 147. 51: 31: 534:, and was commanded by Captain 846:Ganges-class ships of the line 788:Association History Royal Navy 1: 671:. 3 January 1797. p. 13. 408:taking away £50,000. Besides 260:Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns 335:The Royal Navy commissioned 774:J. Wright (printer) (1807) 525:Second Battle of Copenhagen 139:Second Battle of Copenhagen 867: 563:She was commissioned as a 18: 351:French Revolutionary Wars 146: 44: 30: 523:was also present at the 147:General characteristics 744:Conway Maritime Press. 611:Winfield (2008), p.458. 527:. She bore the flag of 756:Winfield, Rif (2008). 623:Hackman (2001), p.224. 476: 465: 300:, launched in 1782 at 216: in (14.5 m) 129:Battle of Cape Spartel 740:Lavery, Brian (2003) 532:Richard Goodwin Keats 471: 460: 269:: 14 × 9-pounder guns 488:Battle of Copenhagen 382:into service as HMS 361:captured the French 275:: 4 × 9-pounder guns 250:590 officers and men 134:Battle of Copenhagen 813: /  475:at Copenhagen, 1801 723:The London Gazette 688:The London Gazette 668:The London Gazette 639:The London Gazette 477: 466: 454:on 11 March 1796. 322:East India Company 817:41.717°N 25.000°W 767:978-1-86176-246-7 575:was broken up at 394:Admiral John Gell 281: 280: 858: 828: 827: 825: 824: 823: 818: 814: 811: 810: 809: 806: 771: 728: 727: 714: 708: 707: 699: 693: 692: 679: 673: 672: 659: 653: 650: 644: 643: 630: 624: 621: 612: 609: 598: 595: 484:Thomas Fremantle 341:Charles Fielding 294:ship of the line 241:Full-rigged ship 215: 214: 210: 207: 182: 181: 180: 176: 162:ship of the line 125:Participated in: 61: 56: 55: 54: 35: 28: 866: 865: 861: 860: 859: 857: 856: 855: 831: 830: 822:41.717; -25.000 821: 819: 815: 812: 807: 804: 802: 800: 799: 797: 768: 755: 736: 731: 716: 715: 711: 701: 700: 696: 681: 680: 676: 661: 660: 656: 651: 647: 632: 631: 627: 622: 615: 610: 601: 596: 589: 585: 569:Transport Board 561: 508: 506:Napoleonic Wars 494:, commanded by 353: 318: 212: 208: 205: 203: 178: 174: 173: 172: 115:Broken up, 1816 57: 52: 50: 40: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 864: 862: 854: 853: 848: 843: 833: 832: 796: 795: 781: 772: 766: 753: 737: 735: 732: 730: 729: 709: 694: 674: 654: 645: 625: 613: 599: 586: 584: 581: 560: 557: 507: 504: 352: 349: 317: 314: 279: 278: 277: 276: 270: 264: 261: 256: 252: 251: 248: 244: 243: 238: 234: 233: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 169: 165: 164: 153: 152:Class and type 149: 148: 144: 143: 142: 141: 136: 131: 126: 121: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 67: 63: 62: 47: 46: 42: 41: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 863: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 838: 836: 829: 826: 793: 789: 787: 782: 779: 778: 773: 769: 763: 759: 754: 751: 750:0-85177-252-8 747: 743: 739: 738: 733: 725: 724: 719: 713: 710: 705: 698: 695: 690: 689: 684: 678: 675: 670: 669: 664: 658: 655: 649: 646: 641: 640: 635: 629: 626: 620: 618: 614: 608: 606: 604: 600: 594: 592: 588: 582: 580: 578: 574: 570: 566: 558: 556: 554: 550: 546: 545: 539: 537: 536:Peter Halkett 533: 530: 526: 522: 518: 516: 512: 505: 503: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 481: 474: 470: 463: 459: 455: 453: 452: 447: 446: 441: 437: 435: 434: 429: 428: 423: 422: 417: 416: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 368: 364: 360: 359: 350: 348: 346: 345:Francis Drake 342: 338: 333: 331: 327: 323: 315: 313: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 292: 289:was a 74-gun 288: 287: 274: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 258: 257: 254: 253: 249: 246: 245: 242: 239: 236: 235: 231: 228: 227: 223: 221:Depth of hold 220: 219: 201: 198: 197: 193: 190: 189: 186: 170: 167: 166: 163: 160: 158: 154: 151: 150: 145: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 124: 123: 122: 119: 118: 114: 111: 110: 107:30 March 1782 106: 103: 102: 98: 95: 94: 91:, Rotherhithe 90: 87: 84: 83: 79: 76: 75: 72: 68: 65: 64: 60: 59:Great Britain 48: 43: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 798: 791: 785: 776: 760:. 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Index

HMS Ganges

Great Britain
Randall
Battle of Cape Spartel
Battle of Copenhagen
Second Battle of Copenhagen
Ganges-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
Fc
third-rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Rotherhithe
Europe
West Indies
East India Company
Charles Fielding
Francis Drake
Montagu
corvette
Jacobine
Brest
Admiral John Gell
Portsmouth
prize money
Admiral Hood

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