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HMS Royal Oak (1809)

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The 'Names of Ships for which Claims have been proved' are as follows: warships Tonnant, Norge, Royal Oak, Ramillies, Bedford, Armide, Cydnus, Trave, Seahorse, Sophie, Meteor; troopships Gorgon, Diomede, Alceste, Belle
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then evacuated the wounded. In 1821 the survivors of the flotilla shared in the distribution of head-money arising from the capture of the American gun-boats and sundry bales of cotton. In 1847 the
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led a flotilla of some 50 boats, barges, gigs and launches to attack the US gunboats. Lockyer drew his flotilla from the fleet that was massing against New Orleans, including the 74-gun
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commanded the third. After rowing for 36 hours, the British met the Americans at St. Joseph's Island. On 13 December 1814, the British attacked the one-gun schooner
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successfully assaulted American positions on the west bank of the Mississippi. The naval contingent was under the command of Commander Rowland Money, of
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on the expedition up the Chesapeake and regulated the debarkation and embarkation of the troops employed against Washington and Baltimore.
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were disembarked. One of these men was killed in action on 8 January 1815, as a force of marines, sailors, and soldiers of the
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Lockyer deployed the boats in three divisions, of which he led one. Captain Montresor of the gun-brig
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while they were passing the chain of small islands that runs parallel to the shore between Mobile and
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shared with other vessels in the proceeds of the capture on 17 December 1813 of the American vessel
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Ship muster for HMS Royal Oak Jan - June 1815. UK National Archives reference ADM 37/5136
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would carry his body to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for interment on 29 September 1814.
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The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.
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The British captured the entire American force, including the tender,
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was employed on harbour service, until in 1850 she was broken up.
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In support of the attack on New Orleans, sixty Royal Marines from
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Ross was killed on 12 September 1814 in Baltimore, Maryland,
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A first-class share of the prize money was worth £34 12
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Between 12 and 15 December 1814, Captain Lockyer of
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was with the fleet under Cochrane preparing for the
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HMS Royal Oak

Royal Navy Ensign
United Kingdom
Royal Oak
Deptford Wharf
Fame-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
Quarterdeck
carronades
Forecastle
Poop deck
third rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Pulteney Malcolm
Thomas George Shortland
flagship
Lord Amelius Beauclerk
Texel
Pulteney Malcolm
Robert Ross
Alexander Cochrane
attack on New Orleans
Battle of Lake Borgne
Sophie
Armide
sixth-rate

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