A 118 gun ship of the line, Orient was the flagship of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile, where she was destroyed in a spectacular explosion. Orient was of the Océan-class of ships. These were a series of 118-gun three-decker ships of the line of the French Navy, designed by engineer Jacques-Noël…
A 104 gun ship-of-the-line, HMS Victory was the flagship of the Royal Navy fleet at the Battle of the Trafalgar, Great Britain’s most famous naval victory. HMS Victory was a terrible and awe-inspiring sight to both enemies and allies. It has become one of the most famous ships in the world and is still in…
With the release of Black Seas just around the corner, we’re heading back to 1776 to look at the battle of Turtle Gut Inlet! Situated at the mouth of the Delaware River, just down the coast from Cape May, Turtle Gut inlet was the backdrop for one of the American War of Independence‘s first…
Ships acquired a colourful history over the course of their life – this week, we’re taking a look at the career of one humble frigate – HMS Emerald! HMS Emerald & the Amazons During the 1790s, the Royal Navy ordered four Amazon-class frigates, of which HMS Emerald was one. The Amazon-class frigates were commissioned to…
3rd Rate vessels formed the bulk of a Navy’s fleet, a perfect compromise between size, power and manoeuvrability. We look at their role in Black Seas. The Rating System Britain’s Royal Navy introduced a system of rating the ships of its fleet based on the number of guns they carried. This rating system takes its…
Dan Hewitson
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Tom Mecredy