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HMS Renown (1798)

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37: 55: 428:, of Bordeaux and towed her out. She was of 300 tons burthen and had a flush deck. Pierced for 20 guns, she carried eighteen 9-pounders, and she and her crew of 161 men were under the command of Citizen Dupan. In the attack she lost 25 men killed, including Dupan, and 40 wounded. British casualties amounted to four killed, 23 wounded and one missing. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the 528:. In the story, the ship's mad captain is injured after falling through a hatch, and the junior officers must take over on adventures in the West Indies. The mysterious circumstances of the Captain's fall become of great importance to the court martial panel later on in the story. In 806: 462:
served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 2 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the
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and in 1805 was under repair at Plymouth. After a further spell in the Channel Fleet (1807-8), she transferred again to the Mediterranean.
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She did share in the head money with seaman receiving 3s 11¾d, and her commander receiving £85 15s 1d, in 1825.
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assembled a cutting-out party from the vessels under his command consisting of two boats each from
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in company, were in Bourneuf Bay when they sent in their boats to attack a French convoy at
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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with clasp "29 Aug. Boat Service 1800" to all surviving claimants from the action.
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The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.
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had contributed no men to the attacking force and so had no casualties.
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on 2 May 1798 and served in 1800-1801 as the flagship of Sir
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this story was related in the fifth and sixth episodes,
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A first-class share of the prize money was worth £42 19
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in 1801, still as Warren's flagship. During this time
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She was to have been named HMS 189:182 ft (55 m) (gundeck) 690:. 8 December 1801. p. 1466. 53: 35: 904:America-class ships of the line 710:. 26 January 1849. p. 246. 514:, a ship of the line named the 727:Batailles navales de la France 476:In 1809, she took part in the 283:, but the name was changed to 1: 650:. 30 July 1825. p. 1337. 518:(unrelated to the historical 454:, the future admiral, was a 407:, as well as the boats from 430:Naval General Service Medal 248:: 12 ×  9-pounder guns 130:Naval General Service Medal 930: 254:: 4 ×  9-pounder guns 18: 873: 847: 825: 446:, she transferred to the 152: 148:Harbour service from 1814 46: 34: 819:-class ships of the line 153:General characteristics 914:Ships built in Deptford 772:Conway Maritime Press. 748:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 722:Troude, Onésime-Joachim 41:HMS Renown (1798) image 530:Hornblower (TV series) 211: in (14.8 m) 768:Lavery, Brian (2003) 631:Debritt (1801), p.37. 525:Lieutenant Hornblower 478:Battle of Maguelone 469:In 1803 she was at 452:Charles John Napier 295:, initially in the 293:John Borlase Warren 140:Broken up, May 1835 707:The London Gazette 687:The London Gazette 667:The London Gazette 647:The London Gazette 599:The London Gazette 508:Horatio Hornblower 401:, four boats from 334:Île de Noirmoutier 325:hired armed cutter 132:with clasp "Egypt" 886: 885: 761:978-1-86176-281-8 260: 259: 921: 809: 802: 795: 786: 765: 732: 731: 718: 712: 711: 698: 692: 691: 678: 672: 671: 658: 652: 651: 638: 632: 629: 620: 617: 604: 603: 590: 574: 563: 557: 554: 458:in her. 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Forester 503: 497: 485: 482: 304: 301: 289:Deptford Wharf 258: 257: 256: 255: 249: 243: 240: 235: 231: 230: 225: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 195: 191: 190: 187: 183: 182: 175: 171: 170: 159: 158:Class and type 155: 154: 150: 149: 146: 142: 141: 138: 134: 133: 127: 121: 120: 113: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 90:Deptford Wharf 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 67: 63: 62: 60:United Kingdom 49: 48: 44: 43: 40: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 926: 915: 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 896: 894: 879: 876: 875: 872: 866: 864: 860:Followed by: 859: 857: 855: 851:Preceded by: 850: 849: 846: 840: 839: 835: 833: 832: 828: 827: 824: 820: 818: 810: 805: 803: 798: 796: 791: 790: 787: 779: 778:0-85177-252-8 775: 771: 767: 763: 757: 753: 752: 747: 743: 742: 737: 729: 728: 723: 717: 714: 709: 708: 703: 697: 694: 689: 688: 683: 677: 674: 669: 668: 663: 657: 654: 649: 648: 643: 637: 634: 628: 626: 622: 616: 614: 612: 610: 606: 601: 600: 595: 589: 586: 580: 572: 568: 562: 559: 553: 550: 543: 541: 539: 535: 531: 527: 526: 521: 517: 513: 509: 501: 498: 496: 494: 490: 483: 481: 479: 474: 472: 467: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 448:Mediterranean 445: 440: 438: 433: 431: 427: 424: 420: 416: 415: 410: 406: 405: 400: 399: 394: 393: 388: 387: 382: 381: 376: 375: 370: 366: 362: 357: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 331: 330: 326: 322: 321: 316: 315: 310: 302: 300: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 271: 268:was a 74-gun 267: 266: 253: 250: 247: 244: 241: 238: 237: 236: 233: 232: 229: 226: 223: 222: 218: 216:Depth of hold 215: 214: 196: 193: 192: 188: 185: 184: 180: 176: 173: 172: 169: 166: 164: 160: 157: 156: 151: 147: 144: 143: 139: 136: 135: 131: 128: 123: 122: 118: 114: 111: 110: 106: 103: 102: 99:November 1796 98: 95: 94: 91: 87: 84: 83: 79: 76: 75: 72: 68: 65: 64: 50: 45: 38: 33: 30: 26: 25:HMS Royal Oak 22: 862: 853: 837: 836: 830: 816: 769: 749: 726: 716: 705: 696: 685: 676: 665: 656: 645: 636: 597: 588: 561: 552: 537: 533: 523: 519: 515: 505: 499: 488: 487: 475: 468: 459: 441: 434: 425: 418: 413: 408: 403: 397: 391: 385: 379: 373: 360: 358: 353: 337: 328: 319: 313: 308: 306: 284: 280: 264: 262: 261: 174:Tons burthen 162: 116: 80:10 June 1795 70: 29: 702:"No. 20939" 682:"No. 15434" 662:"No. 15292" 642:"No. 18160" 594:"No. 21077" 538:Retribution 369:Samuel Hood 354:Lord Nelson 329:Lord Nelson 323:, with the 197:48 ft 124:Honours and 909:1798 ships 893:Categories 738:References 510:novels of 502:in fiction 456:midshipman 404:Courageaux 277:Royal Navy 270:third-rate 107:2 May 1798 21:HMS Renown 581:Citations 464:Admiralty 423:privateer 419:Impetueux 392:Brilliant 346:schooners 281:Royal Oak 224:Sail plan 117:Royal Oak 96:Laid down 724:(1867). 444:en flute 374:Amethyst 234:Armament 104:Launched 88:Dudman, 817:America 506:In the 398:Cynthia 338:Therese 320:Defence 314:Fisgard 275:of the 206:⁄ 163:America 112:Renamed 85:Builder 77:Ordered 47:History 854:Pompée 838:Renown 776:  758:  534:Mutiny 520:Renown 516:Renown 500:Renown 493:hulked 489:Renown 460:Renown 442:Armed 414:London 409:Renown 386:Amelia 365:Ferrol 361:Renown 359:Next, 342:lugger 309:Renown 285:Renown 265:Renown 186:Length 177:1899 ( 165:-class 126:awards 119:, 1814 71:Renown 865:class 856:class 544:Notes 471:Malta 437:Cadiz 426:Guêpe 350:Brest 145:Notes 863:Fame 774:ISBN 756:ISBN 536:and 484:Fate 417:and 395:and 380:Stag 317:and 263:HMS 194:Beam 137:Fate 115:HMS 69:HMS 66:Name 23:and 895:: 704:. 684:. 664:. 644:. 624:^ 608:^ 596:. 569:6½ 540:. 480:. 439:. 411:, 389:, 383:, 377:, 311:, 299:. 252:Fc 246:QD 179:bm 808:e 801:t 794:v 780:. 764:. 571:d 567:s 208:2 204:1 201:+ 199:7 181:) 27:.

Index

HMS Renown
HMS Royal Oak

Deptford Wharf
Naval General Service Medal
America-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
Fc
third-rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Deptford Wharf
John Borlase Warren
English Channel
Fisgard
Defence
hired armed cutter
Lord Nelson
Île de Noirmoutier
lugger
schooners
Brest
Ferrol
Samuel Hood
Amethyst
Stag
Amelia

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