HMS Dunkirk (1754)
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HMS Dunkirk was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Edward Allin at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 22 July 1754.[1]
Career
HMS Dunkirk was sent to America in 1755, along with several other ships, under Vice-Admiral Edward Boscawen. On 5 June she spotted four French ships which were bound for Canada under the command of Admiral Dubois de la Motte. Dunkirk, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and several other ships gave chase. Dunkirk came alongside the 64-gun Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and requested the captain meet with the vice admiral, who was then about Script error: No such module "convert". away. After the captain of Alcide refused, Dunkirk opened fire. Soon afterwards, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". came alongside the French at which Alcide struck her colours. Alcide had been carrying 900 troops and the governor of Louisbourg. The general of those troops was killed and 30,000 pounds sterling captured. In the battle the French vessel Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". was captured by Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[2]
In 1778, Dunkirk was placed on harbour service under captain John Milligan, who had previously served as second lieutenant aboard Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[3] During Milligan's captaincy, and despite her harbor service status, she was among the vessels credited with the capture on 23 December 1781 of the Dutch ship De Vrow Esther, being in company with Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[4] Milligan left the ship in 1782,[3] and Dunkirk was sold out of the navy in that same year.[1]
Notes
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References
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- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. Template:ISBN.
External links
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