The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Հատոր 4 |
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P. m . , fell foul of the Téméraire , and was immediately lashed , by her fore
rigging , to the latter ship's spare anLieutenant Kennedy , accompanied by Mr.
James Arscott , master's mate , and Mr. Robert Holgate , midshipman , and 20
seamen ...
P. m . , fell foul of the Téméraire , and was immediately lashed , by her fore
rigging , to the latter ship's spare anLieutenant Kennedy , accompanied by Mr.
James Arscott , master's mate , and Mr. Robert Holgate , midshipman , and 20
seamen ...
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All her rigging was cut to pieces , and her spare spars were rendered unfit for use
: hull much damaged , particularly in the wales , clamps , and waterways ; and
some shot had been received between wind and water . Several beams , knees ...
All her rigging was cut to pieces , and her spare spars were rendered unfit for use
: hull much damaged , particularly in the wales , clamps , and waterways ; and
some shot had been received between wind and water . Several beams , knees ...
Էջ 89
... bowsprit shot through in several places . Her rigging of every sort was cut to
pieces , and her starboard cathead and bumpkin were shot away ; also the head
of her rudder at the water's edge , by the fire of the Redoutable , while rounding
the ...
... bowsprit shot through in several places . Her rigging of every sort was cut to
pieces , and her starboard cathead and bumpkin were shot away ; also the head
of her rudder at the water's edge , by the fire of the Redoutable , while rounding
the ...
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... had her mizen topmast and main ToContopgallantmast shot away , her fore
and main masts queror . badly wounded , and her rigging of every sort much cut :
several shot had also struck her on the larboard side between wind and water .
... had her mizen topmast and main ToContopgallantmast shot away , her fore
and main masts queror . badly wounded , and her rigging of every sort much cut :
several shot had also struck her on the larboard side between wind and water .
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... previously damaged state of her rigging , back her sails , the San - Augustin
would be able to wear under her stern . ... that the latter's jib - boom entangled
itself in the former's larboard main rigging , thereby exposing the San - Augustin's
...
... previously damaged state of her rigging , back her sails , the San - Augustin
would be able to wear under her stern . ... that the latter's jib - boom entangled
itself in the former's larboard main rigging , thereby exposing the San - Augustin's
...
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