In 1793, Illustrious was involved in the Siege of Toulon. In 1795, she earned a Battle Honour in the Battle of Genoa, during which Captain Nelson aboard Agamemnon captured Ça Ira. Illustrious was badly damaged in the engagement with the van of the French fleet.
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After the battle, Meleager was towing Illustrious when she broke free of her tow. Then the accidental firing of a lower deck gun damaged the ship so that she took on water.[4] She attempted to anchor in Valence Bay (between Spezia and Leghorn) to ride out the bad weather that had descended upon her. Her cables broke, however, and she struck on rocks and had to be abandoned.[4]Lowestoffe and Tarleton took off her stores, and all her crew were saved.[4] Her hull was then set on fire.[5]
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Michael Phillips. Illustrious (74) (1789). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Seaforth. ISBN9781844157006.
December 15, 2023
illustrious, 1789, other, ships, with, same, name, illustrious, illustrious, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, july, 1789, bucklers, hard, under, direction, henry, adams, participated, battle, genoa, after, which, wrecked, model, illustrious, buc. For other ships with the same name see HMS Illustrious HMS Illustrious was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 7 July 1789 at Bucklers Hard under the direction of Henry Adams 2 3 She participated in the Battle of Genoa after which she was wrecked Model of HMS Illustrious at Buckler s HardHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS IllustriousOrdered31 December 1781BuilderHenry Adams Bucklers HardLaid downSeptember 1784Launched7 July 1789FateWrecked 1795NotesParticipated in Battle of GenoaGeneral characteristics 1 Class and typeArrogant class ship of the lineTons burthen1 615 51 94 tons burthenLength168 ft 2 in 51 26 m gundeck Beam46 ft 11 in 14 30 m Draught12 ft 6 in 3 81 m Depth of hold19 ft 9 in 6 02 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament74 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 28 18 pdrs Quarterdeck 14 9 pdrs Forecastle 4 9 pdrs Contents 1 Service 2 Loss 3 Notes 4 ReferencesService editIn 1793 Illustrious was involved in the Siege of Toulon In 1795 she earned a Battle Honour in the Battle of Genoa during which Captain Nelson aboard Agamemnon captured Ca Ira Illustrious was badly damaged in the engagement with the van of the French fleet Loss editAfter the battle Meleager was towing Illustrious when she broke free of her tow Then the accidental firing of a lower deck gun damaged the ship so that she took on water 4 She attempted to anchor in Valence Bay between Spezia and Leghorn to ride out the bad weather that had descended upon her Her cables broke however and she struck on rocks and had to be abandoned 4 Lowestoffe and Tarleton took off her stores and all her crew were saved 4 Her hull was then set on fire 5 Notes edit Winfield p 79 Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p180 Winklareth Robert 2000 Naval Shipbuilders of the World From the Age of Sail to the Present Day Chatham pp 85 87 ISBN 9781861761217 a b c Gossett 1986 p 7 Ships of the Old Navy Illustrious References editGossett William Patrick 1986 The lost ships of the Royal Navy 1793 1900 Mansell ISBN 0 7201 1816 6 Lavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 Michael Phillips Illustrious 74 1789 Michael Phillips Ships of the Old Navy Retrieved 1 November 2008 Winfield Rif 2007 British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714 1792 Design Construction Careers and Fates Barnsley United Kingdom Seaforth ISBN 9781844157006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Illustrious 1789 amp oldid 1167020238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
