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Resistance then ceased and the Carnation surrendered, with 10 dead and 30 wounded. A series of courts martial followed: 32 of the Carnation's crew were convicted of cowardice and sentenced to transportation. Sergeant Chapman received the death sentence, and was hanged. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Taking the schooner by surprise, they boarded and captured her, and continued on their way. Some days later two Spanish privateers sighted and chased them. Unable to resist, they were forced to surrender and were taken to Cuba as prisoners, where one man died in captivity. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

3 Oct 1796 // 20-gun 6th-rate HMS Narcissus was lying at anchor off Nassau when struck by a sudden and violent storm. Her cables parted and she was carried across the anchorage until she struck a sand bar, grounded, and rapidly broke up. Remarkably, no lives were lost. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Unfortunately the colours were Spanish. The frigate was the 40-gun Santa Sabina, and the lugger had managed to run straight into the Spanish fleet. Other ships were approaching, and escape or resistance were both impossible. When fired upon, HMS Experiment surrendered. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Both current naval vessels and the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... include names such as Akdeniz, Karadeniz, Ege and Marmara, and terms such as Derya, which mean ‘sea’ itself, have also been adopted.
It’s great fun to see all these interesting names lined up.

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In Spain, it was known as the 38.1 cm/45 (15") Model 1926; on 24/9.2008, the only gun still in working order fired its final shot, after which it was placed in reserve.

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This ship was handed over to the navy and converted into the aircraft carrier Aquila (Eagle), but it was never completed.
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Peter so much deserves the praise he is getting from all quarters, especially from N.A.M. Rodger, for the masterpiece he has written about Thomas Cochrane. Such a brilliant book!
A DANGEROUS GAME-THOMAS COCHRANE’S LIFE ON THE EDGE by Peter Moore.
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This was my first time reading one of Robert Stern's books. I thought it was pretty good - solid writing, good use of primary sources, good selection of secondary sources, perspective from both Japanese and US sides.

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2 Oct 1942 // HM Trawler Lord Stonehaven, part of the escort for a westbound coastal convoy from the Solent, was torpedoed and sunk by German torpedo boat S.112 at about 1am, near the Eddystone lighthouse. 18 men lost their lives. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

2 Oct 1942 // Cruiser HMS Curacoa was rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while she was escorting the liner north of Ireland. The Queen Mary, carrying US troops, was at full speed and cut Curacoa in half. 337 men were killed in this tragic accident. (IWM image: A 5807) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory #WW2

The enquiry placed blame on neither ship. This caused a lengthy legal battle between the Admiralty and the Mendip Range's owners, with the latter's final appeal being dismissed in the House of Lords in 1921. Image: HMS Drake on a visit to the USA, 1909 (Library of Congress). #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

2 Oct 1916 // HM Drifter Girl Eva, a Yarmouth boat in naval service as a net barrier tender, struck a submarine-laid German mine off Broadstairs and sank with the loss of seven men from her crew of thirteen. The mine was laid by U-boat UC.6. #WW1 #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

2 Oct 1916 // HM Trawler Filey, a Hull boat in naval service as a patrol vessel, was driven ashore on Tory Island, Ireland, in bad weather. No lives were lost. She was abandoned as a wreck and sold but, salvaged and repaired, was back in Admiralty service in 1918. #WW1 #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Both were dismissed the Service. Cdr Davidson was reprimanded for remaining absent from his ship for too long. The real culprit, however, was the antiquated and confused RN night signalling system, and long-overdue improvements were finally made following this incident. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

2 Oct 1817 // 16-gun brig HMS Julia, anchored off Tristan da Cunha while a party went inland to fetch water, was driven ashore by a sudden gale. Her cables broke and she struck the beach, rolled over, and was wrecked. 55 men and 1 woman died. (National Maritime Museum image) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

The final fireship, HMS Amity, was fended off by the French and damaged a pinnace when she exploded at 1am. Meanwhile the explosive casks and torpedo-catamarans went off loudly and spectacularly but without effect. The attack achieved very little. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory