Battle of Ushant may refer to Battle of Ushant 1778 , fought convert 100 mi km west of Ushant, a large but inconclusive engagement in the American War of Independence Battle of Ushant 1781 , a convoy battle, also during the American War of Independence The Glorious First of June , 1794, also called the Third Battle of Ushant, fought convert 400 mi km west of Ushant Battle of Ushant 1944 , a battle among the British, Canadian and Polish destroyers of the 10th Flotilla and the German destroyers of the 8th Narvik Flotilla, won by the allies disambig fr Bataille d Ouessant no Slaget ved Ushant ... more details
For the Second Battle of Ushant Battle of Ushant 1781 Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Ushant partof the American Revolutionary War American War of Independence image File Combat d Ouessant juillet 1778 par Theodore Gudin.jpg 300px caption Depiction of the battle by Th odore Gudin , c. 1848 date 27 July 1778 place Bay of Biscay , convert 100 mi km off Ushant coordinates coord 48 33 36.9 N 7 22 58.13 W type event scale 10000000 display inline,title casus territory result Indecisive combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of France commander1 flagicon Kingdom of Great Britain The Hon. Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Augustus Keppel br flagicon Kingdom of Great Britain Admiral Hugh Palliser commander2 flagicon Kingdom of France Louis Guillouet, comte d Orvilliers Comte d Orvilliers strength1 30 ships of the line strength2 29 ships of the line casualties1 407 killed br 789 wounded ref name C1 Chack, p. 398 ref casualties2 126 killed br 413 wounded ref name C1 campaignbox Campaignbox American War of Independence European Waters The Battle of Ushant also called the First Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, during the American War of Independence , fought between Early Modern France French and Kingdom of Great Britain British fleets 100 miles 160 km west of Ushant , a French island at the mouth ... from Spithead on 9 July 1778. He sighted the French fleet west of Ushant on 23 July. D Orvilliers ... of Ushant 1778 http www.ushant island.fr Website of Ushant DEFAULTSORT Ushant 1778 , Battle of Category Conflicts in 1778 Category Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War Ushant 1778 Category Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War involving France Ushant 1778 Category 1778 in France Category Military history of Brittany de Schlacht bei Ushant 1778 fr Bataille d Ouessant 1778 ja 1778 no Slaget ved Ushant 1778 pl Bitwa pod Ushant 1778 pt Primeira Batalha de Ouessant ru ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Second Battle of Ushant partof the American Revolutionary War image caption date 12 December 1781 place Bay of Biscay , 150 miles south west of Ushant casus territory result British victory combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of France commander1 Richard Kempenfelt commander2 Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen Comte de Guichen strength1 12 ships of the line strength2 19 ships of the line, 20 or more transports casualties1 Light casualties2 15 transports captured, br 1,062 soldiers & br 548 seamen captured campaignbox Campaignbox American War of Independence European Waters The Second Battle of Ushant was a naval battle fought between French and British squadrons near Ushant on 12 December 1781, during the American War of Independence . Battle A French convoy sailed from Brest, France Brest on 10 December with reinforcements and stores for the East and West Indies, protected by a fleet of 19 ship of the line ships of the line commanded by Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen Comte de Guichen . The British squadron of 13 ship of the line ships of the line , commanded by Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt in HMS Victory HMS Victory , which had been ordered to sea to intercept the expected convoy, sighted the French on 12 December, discovering only then that the protective escort had been strengthened. De Guichen s fleet was downwind of the convoy, which let the British ships sweep down to capture 15 ships carrying troops and supplies, before the French ships could intervene. Aftermath Kempenfelt ... 3 coord missing France DEFAULTSORT Ushant 1781 , Battle of Category Conflicts in 1781 Category Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War Ushant 1781 Category Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War involving France Ushant 1781 Category Military history of Brittany Category 1781 in France ja 1781 no Slaget ved Ushant 1781 pl Bitwa pod Ouessant 1781 ru 12 1781 ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Ushant partof Second World War , Battle of the Atlantic 1939 1945 Battle of the Atlantic , Invasion of Normandy campaign Invasion of Normandy image File HMS Tartar ensign.jpg 300px caption Crew members of HMS Tartar F43 6 display their torn White Ensign date 9 June 1944 place English Channel result Allied victory combatant1 flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom br flagicon Canada 1921 Canada br flagicon Poland Poland combatant2 flagicon Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Germany commander1 flagicon United Kingdom Basil Jones commander2 flagicon Nazi Germany Theodor von Bechtolsheim strength1 8 destroyers strength2 4 destroyers casualties1 1 ship damaged casualties2 1 destroyer scuttled br 1 destroyer sunk br 140 prisoners br 39 dead campaignbox Campaignbox Atlantic Campaign Campaignbox Normandy The Battle of Ushant , also known as the Battle of Brittany, occurred on the early morning of 9 June 1944 and was an engagement between a Kriegsmarine German destroyer flotilla , and an Allied powers of World War II Allied destroyer flotilla off the coast of Brittany . The action came shortly after the initial Normandy landings Allied landings in Normandy . After a confused engagement during the night the Allies sank one of the destroyers and forced another ashore, where she was wrecked. Background On 6 June 1944, the day of the first landings in Normandy, the remnants of the German 8th destroyer flotilla, consisting of the German World War II destroyers Zerst rer 1936A Mob Type 36A German destroyer Z24 Z24 and Z32 , and the ZH1 , were ordered by Vizeadmiral ... publisher Naval Institute Press year 2004 isbn 1591146518 DEFAULTSORT Ushant 1944 Category Conflicts ... Ushant 1944 Category Naval battles of World War II involving Germany Ushant 1944 Category Naval battles of World War II involving Canada Ushant 1944 Category Naval battles of World War II involving Poland Ushant 1944 ja 1944 pl Bitwa pod Ushant 1944 ta 1944 uk ... more details
Lampaul Lang br Lambaol , meaning the Llan placename element llan church of St Paulinus or Paul Aurelian , is the name of several places in Brittany , France Lampaul, the principal settlement on the island of Ushant Lampaul Guimiliau , west of Morlaix Lampaul Ploudalm zeau , north west of Brest Lampaul Plouarzel , west of Brest geodis fr Lampaul ... more details
File Grasende Bretonische Zwergschafe.JPG right 270px thumb Ouessants in Germany The Ouessant or Ushant is a breed of domestic sheep from the island of Ouessant off the coast of Brittany , France . ref name OKState cite web url http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds sheep ushant index.htm work Breeds of Livestock title Ushant publisher Oklahoma State University , Dept. of Animal Science accessdate 2009 04 23 ref It is one of the Northern European short tailed sheep breeds, together with several other types from Great Britain , Scandinavia and Germany . Also occasionally called the Breton Dwarf , it is one of the smallest breeds of sheep in the world. ref name Sheep101 cite web url http www.sheep101.info breedsT V.html Ushant work Sheep Breeds St U title Ushant accessdate 2009 04 24 publisher Sheep101.info ref Rams are around Convert 49 cm in sigfig 2 tall at the shoulder, and the ewes about Convert 45 cm in sigfig 2 . ref name Society cite web url http www.ouessantsheep.com breed.html title The Ouessant Sheep publisher The Ouessant Sheep Society of Great Britain accessdate 2009 04 24 ref They are currently being raised in a number of European countries including Germany, France, and Great Britain, but are not yet bred in North America. Most Ouessant are black or dark brown in color, but white individuals do occur. The rams have relatively large horns, and ewes are polled . The Ouessant existed exclusively on its home island until the beginning of the 20th century, and is still a rare breed today. Ewes rarely produce twins, and the breed is primarily used for wool production. Commonscat Ouessant sheep References reflist Category Sheep breeds Category Sheep breeds originating in France sheep stub cs Ovce ouessantsk de Ouessant Schaf fr Ouessant race ovine nl Ouessant schaap ... more details
Several ships of the French Navy have born the name Northumberland HMS Northumberland 1705 Northumberland 1744 was captured in 1744 and taken into service with the French Navy as Northumberland . She was renamed Atlas in 1766 and sank in February 1781 off the coast of Ushant . French ship Northumberland 1780 Northumberland 1780 , a 74 gun Annibal class ship of the line Annibal class , captured in 1794, taken into service as HMS Northumberland . Broken up in December 1795. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Northumberland Category French Navy ship names ... more details
otherships HMS Queen Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Queen Ship ordered 10 November 1761 Ship builder Woolwich Dockyard Ship laid down Ship launched 18 September 1769 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Participated in Battle of Ushant 1778 First Battle of Ushant Battle of Ushant 1781 Second Battle of Ushant Glorious First of June Ship captured Ship fate Broken up, 1821 Ship status Ship notes 74 gun ship from 1811 Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p175 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p175. ref Ship class 90 gun second rate ship of the line Ship tons burthen 1876 Long ton tons 1906.1 tonne s Ship length convert 177 ft 6 in m abbr on gundeck Ship beam convert 49 ft 6 in m abbr on Ship draught Ship hold depth convert 21 ft 9 in m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship propulsion Sails Ship complement Ship armament 90 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Middle gundeck 30 18 pdrs Upper gundeck 30 12 pdrs Forecastle 2 9 pdrs Ship notes HMS Queen was a three deck 90 gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 18 September 1769 at Woolwich Dockyard . She was designed by William Bateley , and was the only ship built to her draught. ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p175 Her armament was increased to 98 guns in the 1780s. ref name naval art, Queen Naval Art.com, HMS Queen . ref Service Queen fought at the Battle of Ushant 1778 First Battle of Ushant under Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Keppel in 1778, and the Battle of Ushant 1781 Second Battle of Ushant under Richard Kempenfelt Kempenfelt in 1781. In 1794 she fought in the Glorious First of June under Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe Howe , where she served as ... more details
File FFU Ant 1904.JPG thumb Original station in 1904 File FFU trx Stiff 1904.JPG thumb FFU operator at work in 1904 Le Conquet radio ref Ondes Hectom trique et D cam triques Nos services votre coute. France T l com R seaux et Service Internationaux PUPLI LANDES Saint Lys Septembre 1994 les deux pages de la feuille 7 . ref or Call sign FFU station Fran aise Fixe de Ushant was a French maritime radio station located on of City Le Conquet La Pointe du Renard 4 43 58 W 48 20 24 N . ref cite web url http philapostel.net ppo docs gazette gaz147 12.pdf title Cartes Postales De Bretagne publisher La Gazette date April 2011 ref The station was established in 1952, by the French Administration of France T l com , as a result of the work by Call sign Ushant Wireless telegraphy TSF , Call sign FFU. History F rench F ixe U shant station. In French, since 1901, after having moved in several places on the island of Ushant , the station was to facilitate the exchange of telegrams between the island and the military staff at Brest, France Brest . The station operated in both daytime and at night and was monitored by two officers working 12 hour shifts. It received the radio code FFU. ref cite web url http www.radiomaritime.com index.php?rubrique mapage3243 title FFU ... FFU ... Ici Ouessant Radio publisher radiomaritime.com date accessdate 2011 10 26 ref , the station Ouessant Wireless telegraphy TSF , , Ushant Code radio FFU F rench F ixe U shant station created by Camille Papin Tissot Camille Tissot , was as of 1904 the first operational French station in connection with one float of 80 Passenger ship Passengers ships on 500 kHz . Destroyed in 1944 per act of war, Ouessant Wireless telegraphy TSF was never rebuilt. It was replaced in 1952 by the new station Le Conquet Radio . Station of radiogoniometry of Ushant Gonio FFU, in 1922 on wavelength 450 meters determined the position of ships, of airships which required it of him. closed . br Station Le Conquet Radio on 500 kHz clos ... more details
Infobox lighthouse image name Phare du creach.jpg 250px caption The lighthouse as seen from the island of Ushant. location Ushant , France offshore coordinates coord 48 27 34.23 N 5 7 45.4 W region FR type landmark display inline,title yearlit construction 1863 shape height 54.85 lens range 32 Phare du Creach or Kreac h lighthouse or Cr ac h lighthouse is a lighthouse in Ushant , France . It is one of the most powerful in the world. And, there are also two almost identical lighthouses, the La Jument La Jument lighthouse and the Nividic lighthouse . Together with the Kreac h lighthouse, they are the 3 most famous lighthouses of the region. Gallery gallery Image Semaphore de creach a ouess.jpg Semaphore Image Le Phare du Cr ac h.JPG Kreac h lighthouse gallery External links http www.nytimes.com 2008 04 23 world europe 23lighthouse.html France Sees Its Heritage in Its Crumbling Lighthouses New York Times http www2.finistere.equipement.gouv.fr spip29 mer phares balises esm creach.html Fiche Le Cr ac h sur le site de la DDE du Finist re. fr http www.culture.gouv.fr public mistral merimee fr?ACTION RETROUVER&FIELD 98 LOCA&VALUE 98 20Ouessant&NUMBER 1&GRP 0&REQ 28 28Ouessant 29 20 3aLOCA 20 29&USRNAME nobody&USRPWD 4 24 2534P&SPEC 1&SYN 1&IMLY &MAX1 1&MAX2 100&MAX3 100&DOM Tous Base M rim e Patrimoine fr commons Cr ac h lighthouse Category Lighthouses in Brittany Creac h lighthouse stub France struct stub br Tour tan ar C hreac h de Phare du Cr ac h es Faro del Cr ac h fr Phare du Cr ac h it Faro di Cr ac h sv Phare du Cr ac h ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE HMS Formidable Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Formidable . HMS Formidable 1759 6 was an 80 gun second rate captured from the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, and broken up in 1768. HMS Formidable 1777 6 was a 90 gun second rate launched in 1777. She fought at the Battle of Ushant 1778 Battle of Ushant and the Battle of the Saintes , was converted to a 74 gun third rate in 1813, and broken up later that year. HMS Formidable 1825 6 was an 84 gun second rate launched in 1825. She was lent as a training ship in 1869 and was sold in 1906. HMS Formidable 1898 6 was a Formidable class battleship Formidable class predreadnought battleship launched in 1898 and torpedoed and sunk in 1915. HMS Formidable 67 6 was an Illustrious class aircraft carrier Illustrious class aircraft carrier launched in 1939 and sold for scrap in 1953. See also French ship Formidable French ship Formidable HMS Belleisle 1795 HMS Belleisle 1795 , a former French ship named Formidable . Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Formidable, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Formidable es HMS Formidable fr HMS Formidable it HMS Formidable ja pl HMS Formidable ru HMS Formidable sl HMS Formidable fi HMS Formidable ... more details
Numerous actions have been termed the Battle of Brest , Brest being the name of two important fortress towns on opposite sides of Europe. Brest, France The Battle of Brest 1342 a naval battle off the port during the Hundred Years War in 1342. The Battle of St. Mathieu a naval battle off the port during the War of the League of Cambrai in 1512, often called the battle of Brest . The Attack on Brest a failed attack in 1694 by the English to destroy the harbor of Brest during the War of the Grand Alliance Various naval actions of the eighteenth century, including those sometimes termed the Battle of Ushant disambiguation Battle of Ushant are occasionally termed the battle of Brest . The Battle for Brest A land battle between American and German forces over possession of the strategic port in 1944. Brest, Belarus The Battle of Brest 1655 during the Russo Polish War 1654 1667 The Battle of Brest 1794 , also known as the Battle of Terespol, during the Kosciuszko Uprising. The Battle of Brze Litewski also called the Battle of Brest Litovsk was an action between the Poles and the Germans in September 1939. The Battle of Brest 1941 or Defense of Brest Fortress took place on 22 June 30 June 1941 In July 1944 the town was taken by the Soviets during the Lublin Brest Offensive . disambig ... more details
selfref On Wikipedia, FFU may refer to Wikipedia Files for upload . FFU may stand for Football Federation of Ukraine Final Fantasy Unlimited Fan filter unit Femur fibula ulna syndrome Le Conquet radio or FFU Fran aise Fixe de Ushant , a French radio station Fred Flintstone Units, a pejorative term used to refer to United States customary units Other names for U.S. customary units U.S. customary units and Imperial system Fluorescent focus forming units FFU mL , a measurement used to express Virus quantification Fluorescent Focus Assay FFA Fluorescent Focus Assay in Virus quantification disambig de FFU fr FFU it FFU ja FFU fy FFU ... more details
to sneak out and sail to Ushant to see a doctor, but the voyage fails due to low wind and a strong current. On his way back to the camp, Ambroise collapses on the beach. On Ushant, people are concerned ... men to bring Ambroise to Ushant, but is told that it is impossible without more wind. Jean Marie then carries ... is brought ashore on Ushant. He is put to bed. Jean Marie visits him and tends him. The tired doctor ... Phare de Creac h.jpg thumb The lighthouse Phare du Creach in Ushant features in the film. Jean Epstein ... Gen rale de films. It was shot on location on the islands Bannec and Ushant, and starred local ... more details
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Victory . English ship Victory 1569 English ship Victory 1569 , a 42 gun ship, originally the Great Christopher , purchased by the Royal Navy in 1569 and broken up in 1608. HMS Victory 1620 6 , a 42 gun great ship launched at Deptford in 1620. She was rebuilt in 1666 as an 82 gun second rate ship of the line and broken up in 1691. HMS Victory 1695 6 , a 100 gun first rate ship of the line launched in 1675 as Royal James , renamed 7 March 1691. Great repair 1694 1695. Burnt by accident in February 1721. HMS Victory 1737 6 , a 100 gun first rate ship of the line launched in 1737. She was wrecked in 1744 in the Western Approaches to the English Channel , and found again in 2008. HMS Victory 1764 6 , an 8 gun schooner launched in 1764. She served in Canada and was burned in 1768. HMS Victory , a 100 gun first rate ship of the line launched in 1765, one of the most famous warships ever launched. She served in the American War of Independence , the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars . She was Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Keppel s flagship at Battle of Ushant 1778 Ushant , John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent Jervis s flagship at Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797 Cape St Vincent and Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Nelson s flagship at Battle of Trafalgar Trafalgar . She served as a harbour ship after 1824 and was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth in 1922 where she continues to be flagship of the Second Sea Lord , and is preserved as a museum ship . See also HMS Victor HMS Victoria HMS Victorious HMS Victoire Victory disambiguation Shipindex DISPLAYTITLE HMS Victory disambiguation DEFAULTSORT Victory, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Victory Schiffsname es HMS Victory desambiguaci n fr HMS Victory it HMS Victory disambigua ... more details
unreferenced date October 2008 Major General William Adlam 1750 1823 was an English British Army soldier and artist. He was descended from a Adlam long line of distinguished soldiers . Adlam served in the American War of Independence as a captain in the army in the 40th Regiment of Foot . His regiment s order book is preserved in the Library of Congress . He was somewhat a renaissance man, an admirer of the French philosopher Voltaire and in 1780, whilst a lieutenant colonel, produced a print of Voltaire sitting at his desk. He later served with Lord Nelson in the battles of Battle of Copenhagen 1801 Copenhagen , Battle of Ushant Ushant and the Battle of the Nile Nile , and was aboard the same ship with Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar , when Nelson was shot. When the war with Napoleon broke out he served under Lords Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Wellington and William Napier, 9th Lord Napier Napier , and was quartered in the Netherlands until 1816. He then returned to Dover Castle , was made major general in 1820, retired on half pay, and in 1823, died at 73 years of age, leaving a family of sixteen children. Persondata NAME Adlam, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English army soldier DATE OF BIRTH 1750 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1823 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Adlam, William Category British Army generals Category South Lancashire Regiment officers Category British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War Category British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Category British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Category 1750 births Category 1823 deaths UK army bio stub ... more details
Otherships French ship Junon Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image Junon vs HMS Fox.jpg 300px Ship caption Capture of HMS Fox Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country France Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of France.svg 50px French Royal Navy Ensign Ship name Junon Ship ordered Ship builder Rochefort Ship laid down September 1777 Ship launched March 1778 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service May 1778 Ship out of service Ship captured October 1780 Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship fate Wrecked by a typhoon on 11 October 1780 Ship status Ship honours Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Charmante class frigate Charmante class frigate Ship tons burthen 540 tonnes Ship length 44.2 metres Ship beam 11.2 metres Ship draught 5.4 metres Ship draft Ship propulsion Ship complement Ship armament 32 guns Ship notes The Junon was a 32 gun Charmante class frigate Charmante class frigate of the French Navy She took part in the Battle of Ushant 1778 Battle of Ushant under Louis Guillouet, comte d Orvilliers Admiral d Orvilliers . She captured HMS Fox 1773 HMS Fox on 11 September 1778. On 17 August 1779, under captain Charles de Bernard de Marigny and along with French frigate Gentille 1778 Gentille , she captured HMS Ardent 1764 HMS Ardent . On 13 September, under lieutenant Kergariou Locmaria, she captured HMS Rover 1779 6 . External links Reflist fr http www.netmarine.net bat smarins Junon ancien.htm Les b timents ayant port le nom de Junon , Netmarine.net Use the DEFAULTSORT magic word to sort this article in all categories DEFAULTSORT Junon 1794 1809 Category Age of Sail frigates of France Category 1770s ships Category Charmante class frigates ... more details
otherships French ship La Couronne Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country France Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of France.svg 45px French Navy Ensign Ship name Couronne Ship ordered Ship builder Arsenal of Brest, France Brest Ship laid down August 1766 Ship launched May 1768 Ship christened Ship purchased Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship captured Ship fate Accidentally burnt in April 1781 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Saint Esprit class ship of the line Saint Esprit class ship of the line Ship displacement 1754 tonnes Ship length 59.8 metres Ship beam 14.9 metres Ship draught 7.5 metres Ship propulsion Ship speed Ship range Ship endurance Ship test depth Ship boats Ship capacity Ship complement 970 Ship time to activate Ship armament 80 guns 30 x 36 pounder long guns 23 x 24 pounder long guns 18 X 18 pounder long guns Ship armour Ship aircraft Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship notes The Couronne was an 80 gun Saint Esprit class ship of the line Saint Esprit class ship of the line of the French Navy . She was laid down at Brest, France Brest in August 1766 and launched in May 1768. She took part in the Battle of Ushant 1778 Battle of Ushant in 1778 and the Battle of Martinique 1780 Battle of Martinique under Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen Guichen in July 1780. She was burnt by accident at Brest in April 1781, with some of her salvaged hull probably being used in her successor, also named French ship a Ira 1781 Couronne . DEFAULTSORT Couronne Category Ships of the line of the French Navy Category 1760s ships ... more details
For other people named Felix Felix name Saint Felix of Rhuys died 1038 was a Brittany Breton Benedictine Order Benedictine hermit and abbot . Born in Quimper, Finist re Quimper , he was a recluse on Ushant . He then entered the Benedictine order at Saint Beno t sur Loire . He rebuilt Rhuys Abbey , which had been founded by Saint Gildas in the 6th century on the Gulf of Morbihan , and had been destroyed by the Normans . His feast day is March 4. External links http www.catholic.org saints saint.php?saint id 3332 Felix of Rhuys fr icon http nominis.cef.fr contenus saint 5990 Saint Felix de Rhuys.html Saint Felix de Rhuys Persondata name Felix of Rhuys alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death 1038 place of death Category Breton saints Category French Benedictines Category 1038 deaths Category French hermits Category 11th century Christian saints Brittany stub France saint stub ru ... more details
The Farmer Baronetcy , of Mount Pleasant in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain . It was created on 19 January 1780 for George Farmer, in honour of his late father, Captain George Farmer Royal Navy officer George Farmer , who was killed when commanding HMS Quebec 1760 6 in a naval battle with superior French forces off Ushant . The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1913. Farmer Baronets, of Mount Pleasant 1780 Sir George Farmer, 1st Baronet c. 1762 1814 Sir George Richard 2nd Farmer, Baronet 1788 1855 Sir George Farmer, 3rd Baronet 1829 1883 Sir George Richard Hugh Farmer, 4th Baronet 1873 1891 Sir Richard Henry Kenrick Farmer, 5th Baronet 1841 1913 References Rayment bt date March 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2012 DEFAULTSORT Farmer Category Baronetcies Category Extinct baronetcies ... more details
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arethusa or HMS Arethuse , after the Greek mythology Greek mythological nymph Arethusa mythology Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain. HMS Arethusa 1759 was a 32 gun fifth rate captured from the French Navy in 1759 and wrecked in 1779. HMS Arethusa 1781 was a 38 gun fifth rate launched in 1781 and broken up in 1814. HMS Arethuse 1793 was a 38 gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1793 and wrecked in 1796. HMS Arethusa 1817 was a 46 gun fifth rate launched in 1817, and renamed HMS Bacchus in 1844 upon her conversion into a hulk ship hulk . She was broken up in 1883. HMS Arethusa 1849 was a 50 gun fourth rate launched in 1849. She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1861 and became a training ship in 1874. She was broken up in 1934. HMS Arethusa 1882 was a Leander class cruiser 1882 Leander class protected cruiser launched in 1882 and scrapped in 1905. HMS Arethusa 1913 was an Arethusa class cruiser 1912 Arethusa class light cruiser launched in 1913 and wrecked after being damaged by a naval mine mine in 1916. HMS Arethusa 26 was an Arethusa class cruiser 1934 Arethusa class light cruiser launched in 1934 and scrapped in 1950. HMS Arethusa F38 was a Leander class frigate Leander class frigate launched in 1963 and sunk as training target in 1991. Battle honours Battle of Ushant 1778 Ushant 1778 & Battle of Ushant 1781 1781 St Lucia 1796 Curacoa 1807 Crimean War Black Sea 1854 Boxer Rebellion China 1900 Battle of Heligoland 1914 Heligoland 1914 Battle of Dogger Bank 1915 Dogger Bank 1915 Norwegian Campaign Norway 1940 41 Malta Convoys Malta Convoys 1941 42 Operation Neptune Normandy 1944 ref http www.naval history.net xGM Chrono 06CL Arethusa.htm HMS Arethusa , British light cruiser, WW2 ref References references Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Arethusa, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names es HMS Arethusa fr HMS Arethusa it HMS Arethusa ru HMS Arethusa sk HMS Arethusa sl HMS Arethusa fi HMS Arethusa vi HM ... more details
Image Louis Guillouet d Orvilliers unkown.jpg thumb Louis Guillouet, comte d Orvilliers. Louis Guillouet, comte d Orvilliers 1708 1792 was a French people French admiral . D Orvilliers was born in Moulins, Allier , but spent most of his childhood in Cayenne , capital of the French colony French Guiana , where his father was governor. In 1723, aged fifteen, he joined the colony s infantry regiment and quickly rose to the rank of Lieutenant. In 1728, he transferred to the French Navy Navy and, by 1756, had become a captain, commanding one of the ships sent to Minorca under the direction of Roland Michel Barrin de La Galissoni re La Galissoni re . He later took part in action near Santo Domingo and the Antilles and was rewarded with a promotion to Vice Admiral in 1764. Franco American alliance Main Franco American alliance In 1777, France began assisting the Thirteen Colonies American colonies in their American Revolutionary War fight for independence from Great Britain . D Orvilliers was appointed Lieutenant General of the Navy and prepared to engage the Royal Navy in the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic . His greatest success came in July 1778 during the Battle of Ushant 1778 First Battle of Ushant , when his fleet managed to fend off an attack from a similarly sized England English fleet led by Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel Augustus Keppel . File Combat d Ouessant juillet 1778 par Theodore Gudin.jpg thumb left Battle of Ushant 1778 . The following year, however, he led an unsuccessful attempt to raid the English ports of Portsmouth and Plymouth . Although the weather and crew sickness played a part, he was censured for not making better use of the forces under his command. As a consequence, he resigned his command. The death of his wife in 1783 affected d Orvilliers greatly and he withdrew to the St. Magloire Saint Magloire seminary in Paris . He later returned to the town of his birth, Moulins, where he died in 1792. External links The name Guillouet comes fr ... more details
Expand French date March 2009 Penn ar Bed compagnie infobox company name Penn ar bed logo File Penn ar bed logo.svg 250px Pen ar Bed logo caption type genre fate predecessor successor foundation 1992 founder defunct location city location country location Brest, France Brest , France locations area served Atlantic Ocean key people industry products services Passenger transportation br Freight transportation revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent Keolis divisions subsid homepage http www.pennarbed.fr www.pennarbed.fr footnotes intl Penn ar Bed is a French shipping company providing a ferry service between Finist re and the islands of Ushant , Mol ne and le de Sein Sein every day of the year, under a public service contract to the Conseil g n ral du Finist re. It is named after Penn ar Bed, the Breton language Breton name for Finist re . Its livery is blue and white. Routes The company operates the following routes Brest, France Brest Le Conquet Mol ne Ushant Audierne Ile de Sein Brest, France Brest Camaret sur Mer Mol ne Ushant Seasonal Brest, France Brest Camaret sur Mer Ile de Sein Seasonal Fleet Pen ar Bed operate a fleet of seven vessels. class wikitable width 100 Yard No width 100 Image width 75 Year Built width 75 Passengers width 250 Notes Andr Colin File Andr Colin 2009 08 05 Le Conquet PM.JPG 100px 1996 195 Enez Eussa III File Enez Eussa III 2010 05 08 Ouessant PM 2 .jpg 100px 1991 302 Enez Sun III File Pennarbedenezsun3.JPG 100px 1991 250 Fromveur File Fromveur 2009 08 01 Ouessant PM.JPG 100px 1977 365 To be withdrawn in 2011 Fromveur II File Fromveur 2 Brest.jpg 100px 2011 365 Molenez File Pennarbedmolenez.JPG 100px 2000 ref In French cite web title Links to Mol ne Current ships work molene.fr url http www.molene.fr navires actuels.htm accessdate November 2010 ref 0 Docteur Tricard File Blank3x2.svg 100px 1997 46 References reflist commonscat Penn ar Bed compagnie Category Ferry companies of France fr Penn ar Be ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Aiskew Paffard Hollis birth date c. 1764 death date 23 June 1844 birth place death place Southampton , Hampshire image caption nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom serviceyears 1774&ndash 1844 rank Vice Admiral branch Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 22px Royal Navy commands unit battles American Revolutionary War br Battle of Ushant 1778 Battle of Ushant br French Revolutionary Wars br Glorious First of June br Battle of Groix br Second Battle of Algeciras br Napoleonic Wars awards laterwork Vice Admiral Aiskew Paffard Hollis c. 1764 &ndash 23 June 1844 was a Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who is best known for his service in the French Revolutionary Wars French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars . Born into in the 1760s, Hollis entered the Navy in 1774 and served during the American Revolutionary War , seeing action at the Battle of Ushant 1778 Battle of Ushant and the French Revolutionary Wars in which he was badly wounded at the Glorious First of June . In 1801, as the captain of HMS Thames 1758 HMS Thames Hollis was heavily engaged at the Second Battle of Algeciras and in the Napoleonic Wars he served in a number of commissions and all major theatres. Life Aiskew Paffard Hollis was born in approximately 1764 and joined the Royal Navy aged just ten in 1774 under the patronage of Captain Parry. Hollis served as a midshipman in the American War of Independence , first in the West Indies and later in the English Channel in a succession of frigates. By 1778 he was serving in HMS Valiant 1759 HMS Valiant , which was engaged in the Battle of Ushant 1778 Battle of Ushant under Admiral Augustus Keppel . ref name RNB115 Royal Naval Biography , p. 115&ndash 122 ref He was promoted to lieutenant in 1781 and remained in the Navy following the end of the war, serving in a number of ships before, in 1793, joining HMS Queen 1781 HMS Queen at the request of Rear Admir ... more details
French Navy Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Vengeur or Le Vengeur Avenger French ship Vengeur 1765 Vengeur 1765 1785 , a 64 gun ship of the line , that saw action with Bailli de Suffren during the American War of Independence . French ship Vengeur 1790 Vengeur 1790 1792 , a T m raire class ship of the line T m raire class ship of the line Vengeur du Peuple Vengeur 1794 , a 20 gun corvette full name Vengeur du Peuple French schooner Vengeur 1799 Vengeur 1799 , a 8 gun schooner French ship Vengeur 1803 Vengeur 1803 1806 , a 120 gun Oc an class ship of the line Oc an class ship of the line French ship Vengeur 1872 Vengeur 1872 1905 , an armoured coast guard Vengeur , a Monitor type ironclad of 1882. Vengeur Q137 Vengeur Q137 1931 1942 , a Le Redoutable class submarine 1931 Redoutable class submarine , eventually scuttled with the Toulon fleet in 1942 See also Le Vengeur , privateer involved in the Action of 22 January 1794 against a fleet of British East Indiamen . A 74 gun ship of the line of the French Republican Navy also bore the name French ship Vengeur du Peuple Vengeur du Peuple Avenger of the People around 1794, and was sometimes referred to simply as Le Vengeur this ship fought, and was sunk, at the Glorious First of June Third Battle of Ushant on 1 June 1794. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Vengeur, French Ship Category French Navy ship names de Vengeur ... more details
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