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English ship Unicorn (1544) was a 36-gun ship captured from Scotland in 1544 and sold in 1555. English ship Unicorn (1634) was a 56-gun ship launched in 1634 and sold in 1687. HMS Unicorn (1665) (or Little Unicorn) was an 18-gun fire ship originally in Dutch service as the Eenhoorn. She was captured in 1665 and expended on 4 June 1666, on the ...
Originally comprising 250 men in 1636, Unicorn ' s crew increased to 300 in 1653, and 410 in 1666. [1] In 1639, Unicorn, under the command of Captain David Murray, was used to patrol the English Channel. Penington, now an admiral, later resumed command and used Unicorn as his flagship until he was replaced by Thomas Trenchfield in 1642. [1]
The Battle of Lowestoft, 13 June 1665, showing Royal Charles and the Eendracht by Hendrik van Minderhout, painted c. 1665. The ships that participated in the Battle of Lowestoft, a naval engagement between the English and Dutch off the English port of Lowestoft on 13 June 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. 95 English ships (later rising to 100 when ships joined during the battle ...
List of major English warships of the English Civil War, the Commonwealth and Protectorate (1642–1660) [ edit ] The interregnum between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the Restoration of royal authority in 1660 saw the full emergence of the ship-of-the-line and its employment during the first Anglo-Dutch War .
Promoted to captain on 29 May 1745, [1] Buckle was given command of the third-rate HMS Russell on promotion and took part in the capture of the Spanish ship Glorioso on 8 October 1747. [1] He went on to take command of the fourth-rate HMS Assistance in 1749, the sixth-rate HMS Unicorn in 1753 and the third-rate HMS Swiftsure in 1756. [2]
The ketch HMS The Hinde ( Royal Navy) was scuttled as a blockship. She was burnt by the Dutch on 14 June. [155] The fireship HMS Unicorn ( Royal Navy) was scuttled as a blockship. She was burnt by the Dutch on 14 June. [155] HMS Charles V and HMS Matthias. 12 June — Raid on the Medway: The guard ship HMS Charles V ( Royal Navy) was burnt by ...
HMS Pomone HMS Unicorn The name Leda was taken from Greek mythology, as was common at the time; the Greek Leda was a woman whom Zeus seduced while he was masquerading as a swan. After Leda , the Admiralty had no more ships to this design for several years.
HMS Victory (100-gun first rate, i.e. ship of the line launched 1765, preserved in dry dock at Portsmouth, England, UK; Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar) HMS Unicorn (54-gun fifth rate – launched 1824, preserved afloat at Dundee, Scotland, UK) HMS Ocelot ("O" class submarine – launched 5 May 1962, preserved in dry dock at Chatham).