HMS Caesar (1793)
_engaging_Mont_Blanc.jpg) HMS Caesar engaging Mont Blanc at the Battle of Cape Ortegal, 4 November 1805
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Caesar |
| Ordered | November 1783 |
| Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 24 January 1786 |
| Launched | 16 November 1793 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1821 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2002 74⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 181 ft (55 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 51 ft 3 in (15.62 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Caesar, also Cæsar, was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1793 at Plymouth. She was designed by Sir Edward Hunt, and was the only ship built to her draught.[1] She was also one of only two British-built 80-gun ships of the period, the other being HMS Foudroyant.
Service
[edit]In 1798, some of her crew were court-martialed for mutiny.[2]
Battle of Algeciras Bay
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She was involved in the Battle of Algeciras Bay in 1801, during which her Master, William Grave, was killed[3]
On 30 April, 1802, under command of Sir James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez, she made contact with USS Consellation near Gibraltar.[4]
Battle of Cape Ortegal
[edit]The Battle of Cape Ortegal was the final action of the Trafalgar Campaign, and was fought between a squadron of the Royal Navy and a remnant of the fleet that had been destroyed several weeks earlier at the Battle of Trafalgar. It took place on 4 November 1805 off Cape Ortegal, in north-west Spain and saw a squadron under Captain Sir Richard Strachan in Caesar defeat and capture a French squadron under Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley.
Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne
[edit]In 1809, she took part in the Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne.
Fate
[edit]She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1814, and was broken up in 1821.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 183.
- ^ MacDougall, Phillip (2022). "The Naval Mutinies of 1798". The Mariner's Mirror. 108 (4). Society for Nautical Research: 423–438.
- ^ McCarthy, The Road to McCarthy. p.10
- ^ Naval Documents related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers Volume II Part 1 of 3 January 1802 through August 1803 (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 139. Retrieved 31 October 2024 – via Ibiblio.
References
[edit]- 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.
- McCarthy, Pete (2003) The Road to McCarthy Sceptre. ISBN 0-340-76607-7.
External links
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