HMS Dunkirk was sent to America in 1755, along with several other ships, under Vice-Admiral Edward Boscawen. On 5 June she spotted four French ships which were bound for Canada under the command of Admiral Bois de la Mothe. Dunkirk, HMS Defiance and several other ships gave chase. Dunkirk came alongside the 64-gun Alcide and requested the captain meet with the vice admiral, who was then about three miles (4.8 km) away. After the captain of Alcide refused, Dunkirkopened fire. Soon afterwards, HMS Edgar came alongside the French at which Alcide struck her colours. Alcide had been carrying 900 troops and the governor of Louisbourg. The general of those troops was killed and 30,000 pounds sterling captured. In the battle the French vessel Lys was captured by HMS Fougueux.[2]
Attack on Gorée, 29 December 1758. Nassau and Dunkirk are on the far side of the fort's mole showing only their upper galleries and spars as they engage the fort's batteries on their port sides
In 1778, Dunkirk was placed on harbour service under captain John Milligan, who had previously served as second lieutenant aboard Eagle.[3] During Milligan's captaincy, and despite her harbor service status, she was among the vessels credited with the capture on 23 December 1781 of the Dutch ship De Vrow Esther, being in company with Squirrel, Antigua, and Cambridge.[4] Milligan left the ship in 1782,[3] and Dunkirk was sold out of the navy in that same year.[1]
dunkirk, 1754, other, ships, with, same, name, dunkirk, dunkirk, fourth, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, built, edward, allin, woolwich, dockyard, draught, specified, 1745, establishment, amended, 1750, launched, july, 1754, dunkirkhistorygreat, britainnamehms,. For other ships with the same name see HMS Dunkirk HMS Dunkirk was a 60 gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy built by Edward Allin at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750 and launched on 22 July 1754 1 DunkirkHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS DunkirkOrdered12 July 1750BuilderWoolwich DockyardLaunched22 July 1754FateSold 1792General characteristics 1 Class and type1750 amendments 60 gun fourth rate ship of the lineTons burthen1246Length153 ft 6 in 46 8 m gundeck Beam42 ft 5 in 12 9 m Depth of hold18 ft 6 in 5 6 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament60 guns Gundeck 24 24 pdrs Upper gundeck 26 12 pdrs Quarterdeck 8 6 pdrs Forecastle 2 6 pdrs Contents 1 Career 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksCareer editHMS Dunkirk was sent to America in 1755 along with several other ships under Vice Admiral Edward Boscawen On 5 June she spotted four French ships which were bound for Canada under the command of Admiral Bois de la Mothe Dunkirk HMS Defiance and several other ships gave chase Dunkirk came alongside the 64 gun Alcide and requested the captain meet with the vice admiral who was then about three miles 4 8 km away After the captain of Alcide refused Dunkirk opened fire Soon afterwards HMS Edgar came alongside the French at which Alcide struck her colours Alcide had been carrying 900 troops and the governor of Louisbourg The general of those troops was killed and 30 000 pounds sterling captured In the battle the French vessel Lys was captured by HMS Fougueux 2 nbsp Attack on Goree 29 December 1758 Nassau and Dunkirk are on the far side of the fort s mole showing only their upper galleries and spars as they engage the fort s batteries on their port sidesIn 1778 Dunkirk was placed on harbour service under captain John Milligan who had previously served as second lieutenant aboard Eagle 3 During Milligan s captaincy and despite her harbor service status she was among the vessels credited with the capture on 23 December 1781 of the Dutch ship De Vrow Esther being in company with Squirrel Antigua and Cambridge 4 Milligan left the ship in 1782 3 and Dunkirk was sold out of the navy in that same year 1 Notes edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p 174 Phillips Michael Michael Phillips Ships of the Old Navy Retrieved 29 August 2010 a b Robson John 2009 Captain Cook s War and Peace The Royal Navy Years 1755 1768 University of New South Wales Press p 23 ISBN 9781742231099 No 12678 The London Gazette 30 August 1785 p 410 References editLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Dunkirk ship 1754 at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Dunkirk 1754 amp oldid 1128518965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
