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Scottish naval efforts would again rely on privateering captains and hired merchantmen during the minority of James V. [18] In the Habsburg-Valois war of 1521–26, in which England and Scotland became involved on respective sides, the Scots had six men-of-war active attacking English and Imperial shipping and they blockaded the Humber in 1523 ...
A Scottish armed merchantman engaged in the Baltic trade is attacked by a Hanseatic ship. Detail from a 16th-century map. unnamed man-of-war c1329 [1] [self-published source?] King's Carvel (Yellow Carvel) 1475 [1] Flower 1470s [1] Christopher 1490s - man-of-war [1] Lion early 16th century [1] converted merchant vessel owned by Robert Barton of ...
The Scottish Red Ensign, flown by ships of the Royal Scots Navy James I was responsible for developing the shipping interests of the country, establishing a shipbuilding yard at Leith . His successor, James II , developed the use of gunpowder and artillery in Scotland and, in consequence, ships were built with hulls thick enough to resist ...
William Douglas (died 1791) was a Scottish ship captain and an oceanographer maritime fur trader during the late 18th century. He worked with the British trader and Captain John Meares, commanding the ship Iphigenia Nubiana. He was involved in the Nootka Crisis of 1789, which brought Britain and Spain to the brink of war.
The Scottish vessels were renamed Edinburgh and Glasgow since the English navy already had vessels named Royal William and Royal Mary. Ships under these names still operate in the Royal Navy today. A third Royal Scots Navy ship retained her name of Dumbarton Castle. Their absorption into the Royal Navy was unpopular with many Scottish sailors.
Alexander Hamilton (before 1688 – after 1733) was a Scottish sea captain, privateer and merchant. He later became commander of the Bombay Marine , in charge of suppressing piracy . Biography