These were HMS `` Arrogant '' and HMS `` Victorious '' , sent Sending to drive Motion off the French before they could attack Attack the scattered British shipping and ports in the region .

These were HMS `` Arrogant '' and HMS `` Victorious '' , sent Sending to drive Motion off the French before they could attack Attack the scattered British shipping and ports in the region .

Six days later the detached HMS `` Captain '' also seized Conquering the abandoned GiveUp `` Impérieuse '' , which had fled Escaping to La Spezia .

The early months of the war , which had begun Process_start in February , had seen Perception_active a number of French frigates raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the Channel , and HMS `` Crescent '' under Captain James Saumarez was deployed Arranging to watch Perception_active the port of Cherbourg with the aim Aiming of disrupting Hindering the operations Military_operation of the French frigates `` Réunion '' and `` Sémillante '' that were based in the harbour .

Eventually Dénian could not hold Defending out any longer and was forced Request to surrender Surrendering on the arrival Arriving of the 28-gun British frigate HMS `` Circe '' .

On the night of 5 June , HMS `` Cardiff '' was stationed Placing to the east of the islands to provide Supply gunfire support Supporting to the land forces and intercept Preventing_or_letting enemy aircraft .

In a heavy engagement fought Hostile_encounter in calm weather in the close confines of Algeciras Bay , the British force had been becalmed and battered , suffering Bodily_harm heavy casualties and losing Earnings_and_losses the 74-gun ship HMS `` Hannibal '' .

The fastest ship was HMS `` Superb '' under Captain Richard Goodwin Keats , which sailed Motion through the Spanish rearguard as a moonless night fell .

A second stage of the battle then developed Cause_to_make_progress , as HMS `` Venerable '' took the lead of the British line , attacking Attack the rearmost French ship `` Formidable '' under Captain Amable Troude .

Its pilot , Sub-lieutenant Ian Watson , was a junior Royal Navy Pilot undertaking Process_start his first NATO exercise Practice from HMS `` Illustrious '' , which was operating Being_in_operation off the coast of Portugal .

Two British ships of the line , HMS `` Alexander '' and HMS `` Canada '' were intercepted Attack while returning Arriving to Britain through the Celtic Sea by a large French squadron .

Two British ships of the line , HMS `` Alexander '' and HMS `` Canada '' were intercepted Attack while returning Arriving to Britain through the Celtic Sea by a large French squadron .

The Action of 28 February 1799 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars , fought Hostile_encounter off the mouth of the Hooghly River in the Bay of Bengal between the French frigate `` Forte '' and the Royal Navy frigate HMS `` Sybille '' .

Banks , businesses , schools , and government offices closed in advance of the storm Catastrophe , while the Royal Navy ship HMS `` Argyll '' left its post in the Caribbean to provide Bermuda with emergency assistance Assistance .

The Action of 18 August 1798 was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter , fought Hostile_encounter between the British fourth rate ship HMS `` Leander '' and the French ship of the line `` Généreux '' .

While cruising Traveling in the Northern Bay of Biscay , the British Royal Navy frigate HMS `` Thames '' , under Captain James Cotes , encountered Hostile_encounter the much larger French frigate `` Uranie '' , under Captain Jean-François Tartu .

This frigate , HMS `` Amethyst '' chased Motion `` Thétis '' and brought Bringing her to battle Hostile_encounter , closing Openness with the French ship but preventing Preventing_or_letting the soldiers aboard `` Thétis '' from boarding Temporary_stay the British ship and using Using their superior numbers to overwhelm Destroying her with heavy and accurate gunfire Use_firearm .

They then chased Self_motion her north into the Atlantic Ocean for two days until the frigates HMS `` Horatio '' and HMS `` Latona '' were able to bring Bringing her to action Response .

They then chased Self_motion her north into the Atlantic Ocean for two days until the frigates HMS `` Horatio '' and HMS `` Latona '' were able to bring Bringing her to action Response .

The British frigate was HMS `` Africaine '' , a new arrival Arriving to the Indian Ocean .

The action occurred Coming_to_be off Start Point in Devon , when the British frigate HMS `` Nymphe '' encountered Hostile_encounter and chased Motion the French frigate `` Cléopâtre '' .

Stationed Placing off Haiti was the British frigate HMS `` Southampton '' under Captain Sir James Lucas Yeo , tasked Confronting_problem with observing Know the political situation but with orders not to interfere Hindering in the intermittent conflict Hostile_encounter between Christophe and Pétion .

At Boston , Captain James Lawrence took command Control of `` Chesapeake '' on 20 May 1813 , and on 1 June , put Placing to sea to meet Come_together the waiting Temporary_stay HMS `` Shannon '' , commanded Control by Captain Philip Broke , the frigate whose written challenge had just missed `` Chesapeake '' s sailing Self_motion .

USS `` Constitution '' vs HMS `` Guerriere '' was an action between the two ships during the War of 1812 , approximately 400 miles southeast of Halifax , Nova Scotia .

To ensure Preventing_or_letting the safety of the merchant ships gathering Come_together at Macau in the winter of 1797–98 , the British commander in the East Indies , Rear-Admiral Peter Rainier , sent Sending a convoy to China escorted Patrolling by the frigates HMS `` Sybille '' and HMS `` Fox '' and commanded Control by Captain Edward Cooke .

To ensure Preventing_or_letting the safety of the merchant ships gathering Come_together at Macau in the winter of 1797–98 , the British commander in the East Indies , Rear-Admiral Peter Rainier , sent Sending a convoy to China escorted Patrolling by the frigates HMS `` Sybille '' and HMS `` Fox '' and commanded Control by Captain Edward Cooke .

In his absence Presence the blockade was under the command Control of Captain Manley Dixon of HMS `` Lion '' and Nelson 's flag captain Sir Edward Berry , who were notified Telling of Decrés ' departure Departing by the patrolling Patrolling frigate HMS `` Penelope '' and gave Giving chase .

In his absence Presence the blockade was under the command Control of Captain Manley Dixon of HMS `` Lion '' and Nelson 's flag captain Sir Edward Berry , who were notified Telling of Decrés ' departure Departing by the patrolling Patrolling frigate HMS `` Penelope '' and gave Giving chase .

This squadron was spotted Know in the early hours of 13 November by the patrolling Patrolling British frigates HMS `` Diana '' and HMS `` Niobe '' , which gave Giving chase Self_motion .

This squadron was spotted Know in the early hours of 13 November by the patrolling Patrolling British frigates HMS `` Diana '' and HMS `` Niobe '' , which gave Giving chase Self_motion .

For two days the British frigates kept watch Scrutiny , until two ships of the line from the blockade Besieging of Cherbourg , HMS `` Donegal '' and HMS `` Revenge '' , arrived Arriving .

For two days the British frigates kept watch Scrutiny , until two ships of the line from the blockade Besieging of Cherbourg , HMS `` Donegal '' and HMS `` Revenge '' , arrived Arriving .

To blockade Besieging these squadrons , the Royal Navy 's Channel Fleet had assigned Request the ships of the line HMS `` Donegal '' under Captain Pulteney Malcolm and HMS `` Revenge '' under Captain Charles Paget to patrol Patrolling the entrance to Cherbourg , while frigates HMS `` Diana '' under Captain Charles Grant and HMS `` Niobe '' under Captain John Wentworth Loring kept watch Scrutiny on Le Havre .

To blockade Besieging these squadrons , the Royal Navy 's Channel Fleet had assigned Request the ships of the line HMS `` Donegal '' under Captain Pulteney Malcolm and HMS `` Revenge '' under Captain Charles Paget to patrol Patrolling the entrance to Cherbourg , while frigates HMS `` Diana '' under Captain Charles Grant and HMS `` Niobe '' under Captain John Wentworth Loring kept watch Scrutiny on Le Havre .

To blockade Besieging these squadrons , the Royal Navy 's Channel Fleet had assigned Request the ships of the line HMS `` Donegal '' under Captain Pulteney Malcolm and HMS `` Revenge '' under Captain Charles Paget to patrol Patrolling the entrance to Cherbourg , while frigates HMS `` Diana '' under Captain Charles Grant and HMS `` Niobe '' under Captain John Wentworth Loring kept watch Scrutiny on Le Havre .

To blockade Besieging these squadrons , the Royal Navy 's Channel Fleet had assigned Request the ships of the line HMS `` Donegal '' under Captain Pulteney Malcolm and HMS `` Revenge '' under Captain Charles Paget to patrol Patrolling the entrance to Cherbourg , while frigates HMS `` Diana '' under Captain Charles Grant and HMS `` Niobe '' under Captain John Wentworth Loring kept watch Scrutiny on Le Havre .

On the afternoon of 19 February however the overladen French warship was discovered Know by the British HMS `` Phoebe '' and rapidly chased Motion down and brought Causation to action .

The Royal Navy took Conquering `` Graña '' into service Supply as HMS `` Grana '' .

In April 1809 , these ships Motion were HMS `` Amethyst '' and , loosely supported Supporting by other patrolling Patrolling ships and tasked Request specifically with the capture Conquering of `` Niémen '' , acting on intelligence passed Motion_directional on by the Admiralty .

The British commander in the East Indies , Rear-Admiral Peter Rainier was concerned about the vulnerability of the China convoy Patrolling and sent Sending reinforcements to support Supporting the lone Royal Navy escort Patrolling , the ship of the line HMS `` Intrepid '' under Captain William Hargood .

Cruising near the Little Basses Reef on the Southern coast of Ceylon , the 34-gun privateer `` Bellone '' was sighted Hold by the 16-gun British brig HMS `` Rattlesnake '' , which began Process_start chasing Motion the larger French vessel .

Captain Charles Elliot was the chief superintendent of British trade in China , and he sailed Self_motion to Kowloon in the cutter `` Louisa '' for food supplies Supply during the embargo Process_end , accompanied by the schooner `` Pearl '' and a pinnace from HMS `` Volage '' .

Sighted Perception_active by British frigate HMS `` Naiad '' enforcing the blockade of Vigo late on the 15 October , the Spanish ships were in the last stages of their journey Traveling .

SAS elements , then embarked on HMS `` Hermes '' , were tasked Request with eliminating the airfield , with naval support from the Type 22 frigate HMS `` Broadsword '' as `` Hermes '' defensive escort and the County class destroyer HMS `` Glamorgan '' to provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns .

SAS elements , then embarked on HMS `` Hermes '' , were tasked Request with eliminating the airfield , with naval support from the Type 22 frigate HMS `` Broadsword '' as `` Hermes '' defensive escort and the County class destroyer HMS `` Glamorgan '' to provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns .

SAS elements , then embarked on HMS `` Hermes '' , were tasked Request with eliminating the airfield , with naval support from the Type 22 frigate HMS `` Broadsword '' as `` Hermes '' defensive escort and the County class destroyer HMS `` Glamorgan '' to provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns .

Discovered Know at anchor off Pointe-Noire on 22 January by the British brig HMS `` Hazard '' , `` Topaze '' was isolated and attacked Attack by two British frigates , led Causation by Captain Samuel Pechell in HMS `` Cleopatra '' .

Discovered Know at anchor off Pointe-Noire on 22 January by the British brig HMS `` Hazard '' , `` Topaze '' was isolated and attacked Attack by two British frigates , led Causation by Captain Samuel Pechell in HMS `` Cleopatra '' .

The Action of 18 October 1806 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the Napoleonic Wars , fought Hostile_encounter between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS `` Caroline '' and a Dutch squadron at the entrance to Batavia harbour on Java in the Dutch East Indies .

The ships immediately available for the task were HMS `` Canopus '' , HMS `` Standard '' , HMS `` Thunderer '' , HMS `` Glatton '' , and the two bomb ships HMS `` Lucifer '' and HMS `` Meteor '' , under the command Control of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood , commander-in-chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet , sailed Self_motion for the Dardanelles and made preparations for the upcoming assault Attack .