(donated) her to the Royal Navy, which renamed her HMS Ganges. The Royal Navy commissioned Ganges in February 1782 under the command of Captain Charles Fielding...
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named HMS Ganges after the river Ganges in India. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. HMS Ganges (1821)...
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The Ganges-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt in 1779. HMS Ganges Builder:...
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Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2. Media related to HMS Phaeton (1782) at Wikimedia Commons General Information - The Perry Expedition The...
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off in October 1782. In January 1783 Cornwallis was given command of HMS Ganges and in March of the same year was moved to HM Yacht Charlotte. The American...
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HMS Bombay Castle was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 June 1782 at Blackwall Yard. She grounded on 21 December 1796...
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launched in 1785 HMS Culloden (1782) 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1783 HMS Melampus (1782) 36-gun frigate launched in 1785 HMS Squirrel (1783) 20-gun...
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being wounded in action during the Battle of Cape Spartel, commanding HMS Ganges. Fielding was the son of Charles Feilding, Colonel in the Guards and Equerry...
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HMS Tremendous was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Edward Hunt, built to the lines of HMS Ganges by William Barnard's...
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whom Henry served on HMS Portland, HMS Mediator and HMS Ganges. In 1786, Waterhouse joined HMS Sirius as a midshipman after Cumberland House recommended...
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