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Caonabo (died 1496) was a Taíno cacique (chieftain) of Hispaniola at the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival to the island. He was known for his fighting skills and his ferocity.
Formidable-class frigate, Republic of Singapore Navy; French ship Formidable, six ships, including: . French ship Formidable, an 80-gun ship of the line; French ship Formidable (1795), later HMS Belleisle, a 74-gun third rate
In 1754, Formidable was under Duchaffault, part of a squadron under Mac Nemara. [2] She fought at the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759, where she served as the flagship of Saint André du Vergé. HMS Resolution captured her at the battle and the Admiralty commissioned her in the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS Formidable.
Formidable (1691–1714), a 96-gun ship of the line; Formidable (1751–1759), an 80-gun ship of the line, captured by the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Ham. Formidable (1795–1814), ex-Marat, a Téméraire-class ship of the line; Formidable (1795–1805), an 80-gun ship of the line; Formidable (1824–1836) Formidable (1885), an early ...
Formidable was the flagship of Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley, who commanded the six-ship vanguard of the French fleet, along with Formidable, Scipion, Duguay-Trouin, Mont Blanc, Intrépide and Neptune. The vanguard was kept as a reserve, and joined the battle around 16:00. They only sailed close to the battle and fired a few shots.
HMS Formidable, the third of four ships of that name to serve in the Royal Navy, was the lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships. The ship was laid down in March 1898, was launched in November that year, and was completed in September 1901. Formidable served initially with the Mediterranean Fleet, transferring to the Channel Fleet in
The Formidable class of battleships were a three-ship class of pre-dreadnoughts designed by Sir William White and built for the Royal Navy in the late 1890s. The class comprised Formidable , Irresistible , and Implacable .
HMS Formidable (1825) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1825. She was lent as a training ship in 1869 and was sold in 1906. HMS Formidable (1898) was a Formidable-class predreadnought battleship launched in 1898 and torpedoed and sunk in 1915. HMS Formidable (67) was an Illustrious-class aircraft carrier launched in 1939 and sold for scrap ...