The Raid Military_operation on Genoa was a minor naval engagement fought Hostile_encounter in the harbour of the Italian city of Genoa during the first year of the French Revolutionary Wars .

To eliminate Removing the threat these isolated frigates posed , Hood ordered Arranging a squadron under Rear-Admiral John Gell to investigate Research the harbour at Genoa .

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 .

A few minutes later , a second blast rocked Motion the Al-Salam Mosque on the streets of al-Mina , an affluent harbour area , home to moderates , businessmen and politicians .

this british victory , coming so soon after saumarez 's defeat in algeciras harbour , did much to restore Recovering parity in the region and the heavy casualties inflicted Change_sentiment on the spanish were to contribute Giving to a weakening of the franco-spanish alliance which was a contributory factor in the signing of treaty of amiens , which brought Bringing the war to a temporary halt early the following year .

The first Smyrniote crusade began Process_start with the naval victory of the Battle of Pallene and ended Process_end with an assault on Smyrna , capturing Conquering the harbour and the citadel but not the acropolis , on 28 October 1344 .

On Rurutu island , Moerai harbour was destroyed Destroying by a cyclonic swell generated Creating by the system , while the local school and police station were destroyed Destroying by high waves .

By 19:00 , after a five-hour battle , B Company broke Destroying contact and withdrew Escaping into a night harbour near the landing zone with the remainder of the battalion .

The First Sea Lord thought Coming_to_believe that the ease of Jervis ' victory over José de Córdoba y Ramos guaranteed Commitment a successful attack Attack on that southern harbour .

With a clear advantage in the harbour 's shallow waters , these vessels manoeuvred Practice in the darkness and savaged Attack Jervis ' heavy ships of the line , striking Attack at their vulnerable areas with impunity .

Coastal batteries opened Openness fire , joined Cause_to_amalgamate by Spanish warships anchored at harbour , and drove Motion the attackers Attack back , causing Causation the British to lose grip over the blockade and allowing Preventing_or_letting several merchant convoys to slip in and out of the port .

An Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command Control of Admiral Lord Exmouth bombarded Attack ships and the harbour defences of Algiers .

A new building , `` Veles e Vents '' designed Creating by David Chipperfield , was built Building in the harbour of Valencia to house Containing the central base for all the America 's Cup teams .

synchronised to a soundtrack of popular music from past and present Presence , the fireworks explode Attack off the arches , catwalk and roadway of the harbour bridge , including the opera house , nearby city buildings and up to eight barges evenly divided on both sides of the bridge .

Each year a new theme is chosen Choosing and is regularly viewed Perception_active by more than one million people surrounding Surrounding the harbour and one billion worldwide for the Midnight Fireworks .

For the 2010/11 event , an audience of 1.5 million watched Perception_active the display from the local harbour and a reported Reporting 1.1 billion globally .

Ostend was attacked Attack in conjunction with the neighbouring harbour of Zeebrugge on 23 April in order to block Hiding_objects the vital strategic port of Bruges , situated inland and ideally sited to conduct Action raiding Attack operations on the British coastline and shipping Self_motion lanes .

It was originally intended that motorised semi-submersible canoes , known as `` Sleeping Beauties '' , would be used Using to gain Getting access Having_or_lacking_access to the harbour , however , they resorted to folboats .

The British succeeded in driving Hold the Spanish back to their harbour after capturing Conquering the `` Conquistador '' and ran Control the vice-admiral 's ship `` Africa '' on shore , where she was blown up Destroying by her own crew after being totally dismasted Destroying and made Change helpless .

The action came Motion about as a direct consequence of the Battle of Grand Port three weeks earlier , in which a British squadron had been destroyed Destroying in a failed attack Attack on Grand Port harbour on Isle de France .

The remainder of the Batavian squadron escaped Escaping due to a fierce rearguard action by the frigate `` Argo '' , reaching Arriving the safety of the Danish harbour at Eigerøya .

`` Vésuve '' had suffered Bodily_harm less than the `` Confiante '' and troops onshore were able to protect Preserving her from further attack Attack until her crew could bring Bringing her into the nearby harbour of Sallenelles .

By 1810 the French Navy fleet based in the Atlantic ports had been prevented Preventing_or_letting from launching Process_start any major operations Military_operation for four years , penned into harbour by the British strategy of close blockade Besieging .

However , in order to leave Departing her home port of Brest , it was necessary to avoid Preventing_or_letting contact Connect with the British frigates that constantly watched Perception_active the entrance to the harbour in search of enemy movement .

Across the harbour , in Dartmouth , there was also widespread damage Damaging .

After the end Process_end of the War the Ottoman Empire offered Giving to harbour the Circassians who did not wish to accept Response the rule of a Christian monarch , and many emigrated Escaping to Anatolia , the heart of the Ottoman territory and ended up Process_end in modern Turkey , Syria , Jordan , Palestine , Israel , Iraq and Kosovo .

On that day , 242 Japanese aircraft , in two separate raids Attack , attacked Attack the town , ships in Darwin 's harbour and the town 's two airfields in an attempt to prevent Preventing_or_letting the Allies from using Using them as bases to contest Military_operation the invasion Attack of Timor and Java during World War Military_operation II .

although they separated Forming_relationships their ships in an effort to split their opponents , the spanish captains were unable to escape Escaping : `` thetis '' was captured Conquering after a short engagement Hostile_encounter with hms `` unk '' on the morning of 16 october , while `` santa brigida '' almost reached safety , only being caught on the morning of 17 october in the approaches Arriving to the safe harbour at muros .

The harbour of St. John 's was defended Defending by a number of fortifications and gun emplacements such as Fort Amherst , Chain Rock Battery , Fort Frederick , and the large star-fort known as Fort Townshend .

A boom was constructed Building across the harbour and three fire ships prepared GetReady .

The Dunkirk evacuation Removing , code-named Operation Dynamo , also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk , was the evacuation Removing of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk , in the north of France , between 26 May and 4 June 1940 .

Many troops were able to embark Self_motion from the harbour 's protective Preventing_or_letting mole onto thirty-nine British Royal Navy destroyers , four Royal Canadian Navy destroyers , at least three French destroyers , and a variety of civilian merchant ships Sending , while others had to wade Self_motion out from the beaches , waiting for hours in shoulder-deep water .

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 .

This second raid Military_operation was only partially successful , and was followed a year later by a raid Attack on the harbour of Griessie , in which the last Dutch warships in the East were eliminated Removing .

The Royal Indian Navy revolt ( also called Name_conferral the Royal Indian Navy mutiny or Bombay mutiny ) encompasses a total strike and subsequent revolt by Indian sailors of the Royal Indian Navy on board ship and shore establishments at Bombay harbour on 18 February 1946 .

however , the commission 's enquiries Criminal_investigation led Causation away from union activities towards investigation Criminal_investigation of so-called `` bottom of the harbour '' tax evasion schemes .

After entering Arriving the Madras harbour area , Müller illuminated six large oil tanks belonging to the Burmah Oil Company with his searchlights , then fired Use_firearm at a range of 3,000 yards .

`` Greyhound '' intercepted and defeated Conquering a Dutch convoy off the coast of Sulawesi on 25 July and three months later the frigate managed to capture the Dutch frigate at the entrance to Batavia harbour .

The Dutch ships of the line had escaped Escaping prior to Pellew 's attack to the harbour of Griessie near Surabaya , and although they were old and in a poor state of repair Pellew was forced Request to lead a second operation to Java in October 1807 , capturing the port and eliminating the last Dutch naval forces in the east .

However , the empty carriages crashed Catastrophe into the harbour terminal at an estimated speed of more than 100 km/h ( 62 mph ) .

While awaiting communications from Duke of Parma , the Armada was scattered Dispersal by an English fireship night attack Attack and abandoned GiveUp its rendezvous with Parma 's army , that was blockaded Besieging in harbour by Dutch flyboats .

Believing Coming_to_believe that the French Navy would not be capable of organised resistance at sea during the winter , the First Lord of the Admiralty Lord Barham withdrew Escaping the British blockade squadrons to harbour .

The French subsequently turned Motion southwards out of the Strait and attacked Attack Bencoolen again on 9 February , capturing Conquering an East Indiaman in the harbour before returning Arriving to Île de France with their prize .