HMS Barfleur
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HMS Barfleur was a prominent Royal Navy ship of the line that served in several major 18th-century naval engagements, including the Battle of the Saintes and the Battle of the Glorious First of June.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Barfleur canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentType | broadside-mounted naval guns ⓘ |
| builtAt | Chatham Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Richard Onslow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
War of American Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700 ⓘ |
| designStandard | 90-gun second rate to 1757 Establishment (modified) ⓘ |
| displacementType | measured in tons burthen ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| fate | broken up ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
Admiral Lord Howe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Admiral Sir Samuel Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gunCount | 90 ⓘ |
| gunDecks | two gun decks ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| launched | 1768 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Barfleur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTacticContext | line of battle ⓘ |
| notableEngagementRole |
served in the British fleet at the Glorious First of June
ⓘ
served in the British line at the Battle of the Saintes ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Glorious First of June NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Saintes NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier HMS Barfleur (1697) ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | second-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1819 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Barfleur-class ship of the line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | later HMS Barfleur (1892) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| tookPartInAction |
Battle of the Mona Passage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
relief of Gibraltar (1782) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blockade duty
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ fleet actions ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cuthbert Collingwood