HMS Flamborough
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Three vessels of the British
Royal Navy
have been named HMS Flamborough, after the English town
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was a 24-gun post ship
launched at Chatham Dockyard
in 1697 and captured by the French ship Jason near Cape Spartel
on 10 October 1705. was a 24-gun post ship launched at Woolwich Dockyard
on 29 January 1707. It was rebuilt as a 20-gun post ship in 1727 at Portsmouth
and sold on 10 January 1748. was a 20-gun post ship launched at Limehouse
on 14 May 1756 and sold on 23 September 1772.
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Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Flamborough, after the English town
Flamborough
Flamborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Bridlington town centre on the prominent coastal feature of Flamborough Head. The most prominent man-made feature of the area is Flamborough lighthouse. The headland...
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was a 24-gun post ship
Post ship
Post ship was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail to describe a ship of the sixth-rate that was smaller than a frigate , but by virtue of being a rated ship , had to have as its captain a post captain rather than a lieutenant or commander...
launched at Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional...
in 1697 and captured by the French ship Jason near Cape Spartel
Cape Spartel
Cape Spartel is a promontory in Morocco about above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km West of Tangier. It is frequently but incorrectly referred as the northernmost point of Africa, which is instead Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia....
on 10 October 1705. was a 24-gun post ship launched at Woolwich Dockyard
Woolwich Dockyard
Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship Henri Grâce à Dieu , the largest ship of its day....
on 29 January 1707. It was rebuilt as a 20-gun post ship in 1727 at Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
and sold on 10 January 1748. was a 20-gun post ship launched at Limehouse
Limehouse
Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames opposite Rotherhithe and between Ratcliff to the west and Millwall to the east....
on 14 May 1756 and sold on 23 September 1772.
See also
- HMS Flamborough Head
- HMS Flamborough Prize