Robust was part of the fleet under Lord Hood that occupied Toulon in August 1793. With HMS Courageux, Meleager, Tartar and Egmont, she covered the landing, on 27 August, of 1500 troops sent to remove the republicans occupying the forts guarding the port.[2][3] Once the forts were secure, the remainder of Hood's fleet, accompanied by 17 Spanish ships-of-the-line which had just arrived, sailed into the harbour.[4]
The Robust taking possession of the Hoche off Tory Island, 1798
On 21 July 1801, the boats of Robust, Beaulieu, Uranie and Doris succeeded in boarding and cutting out the French naval corvetteChevrette, which was armed with 20 guns and had 350 men on board (crew and troops placed on board in expectation of the attack). Also, Chevrette was under the batteries of Bay of Cameret. The hired armedcutterTelemachus placed herself in the Goulet and thereby prevented the French from bringing reinforcements by boat to Chevrette.[6]
The action was a sanguinary one. The British lost 11 men killed, 57 wounded, and one missing; Chevrette lost 92 officers, seamen and troops killed, including her first captain, and 62 seamen and troops wounded.[6] In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "21 JULY BOAT SERVICE 1801" to surviving claimants from the action.[7]
Fateedit
Robust was employed on harbour service from 1812, and was broken up in 1817.[1]
Notesedit
^According to J.J. College's Ships of the Royal Navy, Vol 1, 1987, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland there was also a screw second rate laid down on 10 October 1859, but work was suspended 10 October 1861 and the ship cancelled 1872. In volume 2 of this book is described another vessel named HMS Robust, a fleet tug of October 1971.
^Naval Chronicle (12 October 1798). "The Hoche in tow of the Doris". Royal Museums Greenwich. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 21 March 2020. The Hoche was captured by Sir John Warren, in HMS Robust, on 12th October 1798 and was towed by HMS Doris into Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland
James, William (1837) [1827]. The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume I, 1793–1796. London: Richard Bentley. OCLC 634321885.
Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-252-8.
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December 01, 2023
robust, 1764, other, ships, with, same, name, robust, robust, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, built, john, barnard, launched, october, 1764, harwich, first, vessel, royal, navy, bear, name, plan, robusthistorygreat, britainnamehms, robustordered16, decem. For other ships with the same name see HMS Robust HMS Robust was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy built by John Barnard and launched on 25 October 1764 at Harwich 1 She was the first vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name a Plan of RobustHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS RobustOrdered16 December 1761BuilderBarnard HarwichLaunched25 October 1764FateBroken up 1817NotesHarbour service from 1812General characteristics 1 Class and typeRamillies class ship of the lineTons burthen1624 bmLength168 ft 6 in 51 36 m gundeck Beam46 ft 11 in 14 30 m Depth of hold19 ft 9 in 6 02 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmamentGundeck 28 32 pounder guns Upper gundeck 28 18 pounder guns QD 14 9 pounder guns Fc 4 9 pounder gunsRobust second left at the Battle of Ushant 1778 Contents 1 Service history 2 Fate 3 Notes 4 Citations 5 References 6 External linksService history edit nbsp Captain Alexander Hood her commander at the Battle of Ushant in 1778In 1778 she was at the Battle of Ushant in Palliser s division of the fleet Her captain Alexander Hood took Palliser s side in the subsequent court martial known as the Keppel affair Robust was part of the fleet under Lord Hood that occupied Toulon in August 1793 With HMS Courageux Meleager Tartar and Egmont she covered the landing on 27 August of 1500 troops sent to remove the republicans occupying the forts guarding the port 2 3 Once the forts were secure the remainder of Hood s fleet accompanied by 17 Spanish ships of the line which had just arrived sailed into the harbour 4 nbsp The Robust taking possession of the Hoche off Tory Island 1798On 12 October 1798 she captured the French ship Hoche while under the command of Sir John Warren at the Battle of Tory Island 5 On 21 July 1801 the boats of Robust Beaulieu Uranie and Doris succeeded in boarding and cutting out the French naval corvette Chevrette which was armed with 20 guns and had 350 men on board crew and troops placed on board in expectation of the attack Also Chevrette was under the batteries of Bay of Cameret The hired armed cutter Telemachus placed herself in the Goulet and thereby prevented the French from bringing reinforcements by boat to Chevrette 6 The action was a sanguinary one The British lost 11 men killed 57 wounded and one missing Chevrette lost 92 officers seamen and troops killed including her first captain and 62 seamen and troops wounded 6 In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp 21 JULY BOAT SERVICE 1801 to surviving claimants from the action 7 Fate editRobust was employed on harbour service from 1812 and was broken up in 1817 1 Notes edit According to J J College s Ships of the Royal Navy Vol 1 1987 Naval Institute Press Annapolis Maryland there was also a screw second rate laid down on 10 October 1859 but work was suspended 10 October 1861 and the ship cancelled 1872 In volume 2 of this book is described another vessel named HMS Robust a fleet tug of October 1971 Citations edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p177 James Vol I pp 67 69 No 13572 The London Gazette 16 September 1793 p 799 James Vol I p 69 Naval Chronicle 12 October 1798 The Hoche in tow of the Doris Royal Museums Greenwich National Maritime Museum Retrieved 21 March 2020 The Hoche was captured by Sir John Warren in HMS Robust on 12th October 1798 and was towed by HMS Doris into Lough Swilly County Donegal Ireland a b No 15390 The London Gazette 25 July 1801 pp 918 919 No 20939 The London Gazette 26 January 1849 p 246 References editJames William 1837 1827 The Naval History of Great Britain Volume I 1793 1796 London Richard Bentley OCLC 634321885 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 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Robust ship 1764 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Robust 1764 amp oldid 1123891208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
