Английская Википедия:HMS Venerable (1784)

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HMS Venerable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 April 1784 at Blackwall Yard.[1]

Service history

In 1795, Veneraable is known to have been under the command of Captain James Bissett.[2]

Файл:'John Crawford, Nailing the Flag to the Main top gallant mast head, on board the Venerable, October 11th 1797' RMG PU3446.tiff
Jack Crawford - the Hero of Camperdown, nailing the flag to the main top gallant mast head, on board the Venerable during the battle

In 1797, Venerable served as Admiral Duncan's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown.[3]

In 1801, Venerable took part in the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July and the Second Battle of Algeciras on 12–13 July. During the latter engagement, she was driven ashore on the coast of Spain in Algeciras Bay, but she was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

Fate

Файл:Loss of His Majesty's Ship Venerable - Shipwreck on the Night of the 24th November 1804 on the Rocks in Torbay RMG L9832.jpg
Loss of His Majesty's Ship Venerable... Shipwreck on the Night of 24 November 1804 on the Rocks in Torbay, by Robert Dodd

Venerable was wrecked on 24 November 1804, off Roundham Head near Torbay.[3] Three of her crew were lost.[4]

Файл:Captain T. Byam Martin commanding the boats of H.M.S. Impétueux at the rescue of the crew of H.M.S. Venerable wrecked in Torbay, 24th November 1804.jpg
Captain T. Byam Martin commanding the boats of HMS Impétueux at the rescue of the crew of Venerable, Nicholas Pocock

Newspapers reported a dispatch dated 28 November: The Venerable had gone to pieces in a tremendous gale, the number of men drowned is said to be 13 — they are supposed to have been intoxicated when the ship struck. The commander of the Venerable was captain Hunter a brave and skilful officer and a gentleman of considerable literary and scientific acquirements who was for some time governor of New South Wales and has favoured the public with an interesting account of that colony.[5]

Two days later, on 26 November, the hired armed ship Шаблон:Ship sailed from Plymouth to Torbay with Шаблон:HMS, six gun-vessels and yard-lighters, and other craft, to save the stores, guns, etc. from the wreck of Venerable.[6]

Citations and notes

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References

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  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. Шаблон:ISBN.
  • Michael Phillips. Venerable (74) (1784). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 8 August 2007.

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  2. Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, David Bonner Smith
  3. 3,0 3,1 Ships of the Old Navy, Venerable.
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  6. Naval Chronicle, Vol. 12, p.504.