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Battle of the Copeland Islands by David Pentland (PC) USCS Ranger captained by John Paul Jones attacks and defeats HMS Drake off the Copeland Islands at the mouth of Belfast Lough. This was the first battle of the newly formed American Continental Navy. |
Bucentaure by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Built at Toulon in 1803, Bucentaure was the flagship of Admiral Villeneuve at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 and the first to be almost completely disabled by a massive broadside from HMS Victory as Nelson broke through the enemy line. Bucentaure was taken as a prize by the British fleet, but was lost in the great storm that followed the battle. |
HMS Captain and HMS Southampton, 1796 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) The 74 gun HMS captain, flying the flag of Commodore Horatio Nelson, lies at anchor at Sound Rock, Bahamas, in company with the 32-gun frigate HMS Southampton in 1796. |
The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) The key to Nelsons victories always lay in his meticulous planning and the Battle of Copenghagen was no exception as he used his fleet to first destroy the Danish floating defences so that his bomb vessels could be brought up to bombard the city itself. The Danes eventually capitulated, but they had fought hard and over 2,000 men had died on both sides before the end of the battle. In this view, HMS Elephant, carrying the flag of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, dominates the scene as the battle gathers intensity. British ships depicted, left to right, are the Glatton (54), Elephant (74), Ganges (74) and Monarch (74) |
The Death of Nelson by Benjamin Well (PC) Part of the classic collection. |
Rodney's Formidable Breaking the Line 1782 by Charles Dixon. (PC) No text for this item |
USS Constitution - 'Old Ironsides' by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Launched in 1797, the USS Constitution was the third of her class to be constructed at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts, this fine ship spending most of her early years in local waters, protecting merchantmen from French marauders. She is best remembered, however, for her decisive conquests against British ships during the war of 1812, among them the Guerriere against whom the Constitution gained her nickname 'Old Ironsides'. She continued to serve until 1881 and is still afloat today, the oldest seagoing warship in the world. |
The Battle of Trafalgar by John Christian Schetky (PC) Nelsons fleet, comprising 27 ships, faced 33 enemy vessels but employed innovative tactics that included breaking the enemy line, allowing his forces to engage the enemy at close range. Not a single British vessel was lost that day, with the enemy having 1 ship sink and 17 captured. The victory at Trafalgar ensured that Britain would remain a dominant maritime power and thwarted Napoleons plans to invade England. |
The Speedy Capturing the Gamo by Charles Dixon. (PC) No text for this item |
Breaking the Line by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Just seconds from opening fire with a broadside that will devastate her opponent, HMS Victory prepares to pass the stern of the French flagship Bucentaure, closely followed by the three-deckers HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune. With guns unable to bear on the enemy fleet during the slow approach the British ships had endured terrible punishment with Victorys sails holed, her wheel smashed and her mizzen top shot away. |
Hearts of Oak Ivan Berryman. (PC) It is September 18th, 1805, off Plymouth. Led by the 74-gun HMS Thunderer, with HMS Ajax astern, HMS Victory, with Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson aboard, begins her journey south to join the rest of the British fleet off Cadiz where the combined French and Spanish fleets lay blockaded. This was the prelude to the Battle of Trafalgar and the last time Nelson would see his beloved England. |
The Battle of Trafalgar - The First Engagement by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Midday, 21st October 1805, and Admiral Collingwoods flagship, the 100-gun HMS Royal Sovereign, breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the Spanish flagship Santa Ana. Making great speed, Collingwoods ship had breached the Franco-Spanish line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions of three French and three Spanish ships. To her starboard, the French Indomitable can be seen firing into the British flagship while, astern of the Santa Ana, Belleisle and Fougueux are engaging ahead of Mars, Monarca and Pluton. |
Trafalgar Aftermath by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Jury rigged and battered by the relentless gunnery of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar, HMS Victory lies off the coast of Gibraltar as crews from HMS Neptune (nearest) are despatched to take over the tow from the Polyphemus for the final leg of their journey to relative safety, the flagship still bearing the body of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. |
Lord Nelson by Christian Symons. (PC) No text for this item |
The Battle of Navarino by Charles Dixon. (PC) In this naval battle France, Russia and Britain were engaged against the Turk. The Allies fought bravely in concert, and on more than one occasion acted very chivalrously towards one another. At one moment the little British frigate Talbot was furiously attacked by a number of large enemy ships and was in desperate plight when the French warship Armide pushed in and effectively screened the British ship. The Rose assisted the Armide and Russian frigates also helped to bring victory out of this furious mêlée. |
Tugging the Tiger's Tail by Ivan Berryman. (PC) It is the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 and the British 2nd rater Temeraire with 98 guns, having followed HMS Victory through the Franco-Spanish line, finds herself alongside the Spanish flagship, La Santisima Trinidad. This giant was by some measure the largest warship in the World, boasting four full gun decks and 130 guns. Undaunted, Captain Eliab Harvey took on the Santisima Trinidad, delivering a number of blows into the enemy’s massive red and black hull. However, Temeraire was largely out of control by this time, having taken much punishment as she had approached the enemy fleet. Her main topgallant mast had been shot away, as well as the mizzen topgallant. Her fore yard had crashed down onto her deck and her fore topsail had caught fire and been extinguished. Taking fire from both sides, the Temeraire lumbered on, eventually colliding with Le Redoutable, which was engaged with Victory. Between them, the two British three-deckers poured fire into the French ship until it struck its colours |
A Night Action off Cadiz by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Skirmishes between frigates were a common occurrence, such as here when the 32-gun HMS Amphion encountered a French opponent off Cadiz in 1806 the latter, to her great cost, straying among the British inshore squadron in the darkness of a moonless night. It is understood that the French vessel managed to escape being taken as a prize, although with much damage to her whales and rigging. |
Frigate Action off Antigua by Ivan Berryman. (PC) HMS Boreas encounters the French Compas, August 29th 1779. |
Trafalgar Dawn by Graeme Lothian. (PC) First daylight on the 21st October, saw the Royal Navy fleets together at a distance of about 12 miles. The day looked fine, a heavy swell from the west gave warning of an approaching storm. As dawn broke HMS Victory, Nelsons flagship and the rest of the fleet could be found in a shapeless huddle, which soon resolved itself into two divisions. Thus the two fleets prepared themselves for the coming battle which commenced just before noon. |
HMS Victory - Home Before the Squall by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Against the darkening skies of an impending storm, HMS Victory is depicted entering Portsmouth Harbour. This iconic ship, launched in Chatham in 1765, is now preserved in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on public display and is still a commissioned warship in the Royal Navy. Weighing 2,162 tons, Victory was crewed by 850 men and carried 104 guns on three decks. |
HMS Victory by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Arguably the best known warship in the world, and one of only a few survivors of her era, HMS Victory was the flagship of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805, leading the victorious British fleet into battle against the combined French and Spanish navies. Severely damaged during the battle, she remained afloat at Portsmouth into the 20th century and is now preserved there in dry dock for future generations to visit. Extraordinarily, HMS Victory is still a commissioned ship in the Royal Navy and is frequently used for ceremonial duties. |
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