Cloudesley Shovell, the Glossary

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1. 132 relations: Action at Barfleur, Action at La Hogue (1692), Admiral, Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Battle of Bantry Bay, Battle of Lagos (1693), Battle of Málaga (1704), Battle of Solebay, Battle of Texel, Battle of Vigo Bay, Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, Cabin boy, Caleb Banks, Captain (Royal Navy), Capture of Gibraltar, Capture of Waterford, Carrickfergus, Channel 4, Charles II of England, Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, Christopher Myngs, Cley next the Sea, Cockthorpe, Crayford, Deptford, Dieppe, Dunkirk, Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, Emerald, England, English ship Fairfax (1653), Fifth-rate, Fire ship, First-rate, Francis Barrell (1662–1724), George Rooke, Gravesend, Gregorian calendar, Grinling Gibbons, Habsburg monarchy, Henry Killigrew (Royal Navy officer), HMS Anne (1678), HMS Association (1697), HMS Charles (1668), HMS Dover (1654), HMS Eagle (1679), HMS Edgar (1668), HMS Firebrand (1694), ... Expand index (82 more) »

2. British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession
3. Maritime incidents in 1707

Action at Barfleur

The action at Barfleur was part of the battle of Barfleur-La Hougue during the War of the Grand Alliance.

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Action at La Hogue (1692)

The action at La Hogue occurred during the pursuit by the English of the French fleet after the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May Old Style (29 May (New Style)), 1692, during the Nine Years' War.

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Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies.

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Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)

Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. Cloudesley Shovell and Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy) are Royal Navy admirals of the fleet.

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Anne Hilarion de Tourville

Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (24 November 1642 – 23 May 1701) was a French Navy officer and nobleman who served under King Louis XIV.

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Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of Scotland and England, until her death. Cloudesley Shovell and Anne, Queen of Great Britain are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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Battle of Bantry Bay

The Battle of Bantry Bay was a naval engagement fought on 11 May 1689, a week before the declaration of the Nine Years' War.

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Battle of Lagos (1693)

The Battle of Lagos was a sea battle during the Nine Years' War on 27 June 1693 (17 June 1693 O.S.), when a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke near Lagos Bay in Portugal.

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Battle of Málaga (1704)

The battle of Málaga, also known as the battle of Vélez-Málaga, was a major fleet action which took place during the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French naval force on 24 August 1704.

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Battle of Solebay

The naval Battle of Solebay took place on 28 May Old Style, 7 June New Style 1672 and was the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.

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Battle of Texel

The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place off the western coast of the island of Texel on 21 August 1673 (11 August O.S.) between the Dutch and the combined English and French fleets.

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Battle of Vigo Bay

The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande, was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue

The Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue took place during the Nine Years' War, between 19 May O.S. (29 May N.S.) and 4 June O.S. (14 June N.S.) 1692.

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Cabin boy

A cabin boy or ship's boy is a boy (in the sense of low-ranking young male employee, not always a minor in the juridical sense) who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship, especially running errands for the captain.

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Caleb Banks

Caleb Banks (18 September 1659 – 13 September 1696) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1696.

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Captain (Royal Navy)

Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Capture of Gibraltar

The capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch forces of the Grand Alliance occurred between 1 and 4 August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Capture of Waterford

The Capture of Waterford took place in July 1690 during the Williamite War in Ireland when a force under the command of Percy Kirke captured the town of Waterford from its Jacobite Irish Army garrison.

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Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus (meaning "Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Cloudesley Shovell and Charles II of England are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough

Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth, (1658 – 25 October 1735) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer.

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Christopher Myngs

Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Myngs (sometimes spelled Mings, 1625–1666) was an English naval officer and privateer, most notably in the Colony of Jamaica.

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Cley next the Sea

Cley next the Sea is a village and civil parish on the River Glaven in the English county of Norfolk, north-west of Holt and east of Blakeney.

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Cockthorpe

Cockthorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Binham, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England.

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Crayford

Crayford is a town and electoral ward in South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bexley.

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Deptford

Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Lewisham.

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Dieppe

Dieppe (Norman: Dgieppe) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.

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Dunkirk

Dunkirk (Dunkerque, Duunkerke, Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

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Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford

Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC (1653 – 26 November 1727) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Cloudesley Shovell and Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel, British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession, English MPs 1695–1698, Lords of the Admiralty and Royal Navy admirals of the fleet.

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Emerald

Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English ship Fairfax (1653)

Fairfax was a third rate frigate of the navy of the Commonwealth of England from 1653 to 1660.

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Fifth-rate

In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six "ratings" based on size and firepower.

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Fire ship

A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver.

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First-rate

In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a first rate was the designation for the largest ships of the line.

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Francis Barrell (1662–1724)

Francis Barrell (26 January 1662 – 11 June 1724) was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1701 and 1702. Cloudesley Shovell and Francis Barrell (1662–1724) are English MPs 1701–1702.

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George Rooke

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer. Cloudesley Shovell and George Rooke are 1650 births, 17th-century Royal Navy personnel, British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession, Lords of the Admiralty and Royal Navy admirals of the fleet.

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Gravesend

Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex.

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Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world.

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Grinling Gibbons

Grinling Gibbons (4 April 1648 – 3 August 1721) was an Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including Windsor Castle, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and other London churches, Petworth House and other country houses, Trinity College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge.

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Habsburg monarchy

The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg.

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Henry Killigrew (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Henry Killigrew (c. 1652 – 9 November 1712) was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Admiral of the Blue and was appointed a Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty and member of the Board of Admiralty. Cloudesley Shovell and Henry Killigrew (Royal Navy officer) are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel, English MPs 1702–1705, English MPs 1705–1707 and Lords of the Admiralty.

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HMS Anne (1678)

HMS Anne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English, built under the 1677 Construction Programme by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard during 1677/78.

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HMS Association (1697)

Association was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1697. Cloudesley Shovell and HMS Association (1697) are maritime incidents in 1707.

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HMS Charles (1668)

HMS Charles was a 96-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Christopher Pett at Deptford Dockyard until his death in March 1668, then completed by Jonas Shish after being launched in the same month. Cloudesley Shovell and HMS Charles (1668) are maritime incidents in 1707.

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HMS Dover (1654)

HMS Dover was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Shoreham by William Castle, and launched in 1654.

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HMS Eagle (1679)

HMS Eagle was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard during 1677/79. When completed she was placed in Ordinary for 10 years. She was in active commission during the War of the English Succession partaking in the Battle of Barfleur. She was rebuilt in 1699 at Chatham. Cloudesley Shovell and HMS Eagle (1679) are maritime incidents in 1707.

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HMS Edgar (1668)

HMS Edgar was a 72-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Baylie of Bristol and launched in 1668.

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HMS Firebrand (1694)

Firebrand was a Royal Navy fireship built at Limehouse in 1694, the first Royal Naval vessel to bear the name. Cloudesley Shovell and HMS Firebrand (1694) are maritime incidents in 1707.

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HMS Harwich (1674)

HMS Harwich was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Sir Anthony Deane at Harwich and launched in 1674.

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HMS Henrietta (1654)

Langport was a 50-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Horsleydown, and launched in 1654.

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HMS Monck (1659)

HMS Monck was a 52-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth and launched in 1659.

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HMS Nonsuch (1668)

HMS Nonsuch was a 36-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Plymouth (1653)

HMS Plymouth was a 52-gun third-rate frigate, built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England and launched at Wapping in 1653.

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HMS Prince (1670)

HMS Prince (also referred to as Royal Prince) was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett the Younger at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1670.

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HMS Romney (1694)

HMS Romney was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard on 23 October 1694. Cloudesley Shovell and HMS Romney (1694) are maritime incidents in 1707.

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HMS Salisbury (1707)

HMS Salisbury was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the dimensions of the 1706 Establishment, and launched on 3 July 1707.

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HMS Sapphire (1675)

HMS Sapphire was a 32-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy, scuttled at Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, Canada in 1696.

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HMS Warspite (1758)

HMS Warspite was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line (a new class of two-decker that formed the backbone of British fleets) of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 April 1758 at Deptford.

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Irish Squadron

The Irish Squadron originally known as the Irish Fleet was a series of temporary naval formations assembled for specific military campaigns of the English Navy, the Navy Royal and later the Royal Navy from 1297 to 1731.

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Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly (label, Enesek Syllan, or Enesow Syllan) are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley

Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, (– 17 August 1736) was an English Royal Navy officer and peer who served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1717 to 1727. Cloudesley Shovell and James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley are English MPs 1701–1702 and Lords of the Admiralty.

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James II of England

James VII and II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685.

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James Yonge (surgeon)

James Yonge (27 February 1646/1647 – 25 July 1721) was a Royal Navy surgeon from Plymouth, England, where his father was a surgeon.

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John Ashby (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir John Ashby (1646 – 12 June 1693) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of Admiral. Cloudesley Shovell and John Ashby (Royal Navy officer) are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel.

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John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton

Admiral John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1663 – 27 February 1697) was an English admiral, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family.

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John Blackwood (art dealer)

John Blackwood (2 October 1696 – 12 November 1777) was a Scottish merchant who early in his life was a slave trader in New Spain and a politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly from 1727 to 1728.

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John Leake

Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Leake (4 July 1656 – 21 August 1720) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Cloudesley Shovell and John Leake are British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession, Lords of the Admiralty and Royal Navy admirals of the fleet.

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John Narborough

Admiral Sir John Narborough (or Narbrough, c. 1640–1688) was an English naval commander. Cloudesley Shovell and John Narborough are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel.

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Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy (born 24 April 1953) is a British actor.

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Joseph Williamson (English politician)

Sir Joseph Williamson, PRS (25 July 1633 – 3 October 1701) was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699. Cloudesley Shovell and Joseph Williamson (English politician) are English MPs 1695–1698, English MPs 1698–1700, English MPs 1701 and Lords of the Admiralty.

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Knight Bachelor

The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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Lagos, Portugal

Lagos (literally "lakes"; from Lacobriga) is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

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Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.

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Lisbon Station

The Lisbon station also known as Lisbon Station and Coast of Spain was a formation of the British Navy operating off the coast of Portugal from 1779 to 1782 before being disbanded and then again from 1783 until 1841.

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List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll

The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war) which relate to the United Kingdom, Ireland or the Isle of Man, or to the states that preceded them, or that involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.

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Longitude

Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body.

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Longitude (book)

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a 1995 best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison, an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea—an important development in navigation.

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Longitude (TV series)

Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Television and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast between 2 and 3 January 2000 in the UK on Channel 4 and the US on A&E.

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Longitude Act

The Longitude Act 1714 was an Act of Parliament of Great Britain passed in July 1714 at the end of the reign of Queen Anne.

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Master's mate

Master's mate is an obsolete rating which was used by the Royal Navy, United States Navy and merchant services in both countries for a senior petty officer who assisted the master.

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Mediterranean Fleet

The British Mediterranean Fleet, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was a formation of the Royal Navy.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Michael Dahl

Michael Dahl (1659–1743) was a Swedish portrait painter who lived and worked in England most of his career and died there.

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Michiel de Ruyter

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch admiral.

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Midshipman

A midshipman is an officer of the lowest rank in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies.

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Mutiny

Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people (typically of a military, of a crew, or of a crew of pirates) to oppose, change, or remove superiors or their orders.

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Navigation

Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.

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Navigator

A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation.

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Nine Years' War

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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Old Town, Isles of Scilly

Old Town (Treveglos "church town") is a village on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly located southeast of Hugh Town.

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Percy Kirke

Lieutenant General Percy Kirke (c. 1646 – 31 October 1691), English soldier, was the son of George Kirke, a court official to Charles I and Charles II.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

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Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano (18 October 1663 in Paris – 21 April 1736 in Vienna), better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Prince George of Denmark

Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland (Jørgen; 2 April 165328 October 1708), was the husband of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. Cloudesley Shovell and Prince George of Denmark are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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Purser

A purser is the person on a ship principally responsible for the handling of money on board.

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Ralph Delaval

Admiral Sir Ralph Delaval (–) was an English Royal Navy officer. Cloudesley Shovell and Ralph Delaval are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel and Lords of the Admiralty.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies.

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Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom

Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is a now honorary office generally held by a senior (possibly retired) Royal Navy admiral, though the current incumbent is a retired Royal Marine General.

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River Thames

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London.

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Robert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney

Robert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney (17 September 1685 – 28 November 1724) of The Mote, Maidstone, known as Sir Robert Marsham, Bt between 1703 and 1716, was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1716 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Romney.

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Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)

Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent.

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Rochester, Kent

Rochester is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England.

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Royal Museums Greenwich

Royal Museums Greenwich is an organisation comprising four museums in Greenwich, east London, illustrated below.

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Salé

Salé (salā) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town.

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Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. Cloudesley Shovell and Samuel Pepys are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel.

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Scilly naval disaster of 1707

The Scilly naval disaster of 1707 was the loss of four warships of a Royal Navy fleet off the Isles of Scilly in severe weather on 22 October 1707. Cloudesley Shovell and Scilly naval disaster of 1707 are maritime incidents in 1707.

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Sea

A sea is a large body of salty water.

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Siege of Barcelona (1705)

The siege of Barcelona took place between 14 September and 19 October 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession when a multinational Grand Alliance army led by Lord Peterborough, supporting the Habsburg pretender to the Spanish throne, captured the city of Barcelona from its Spanish Bourbonic defenders, most of whom then joined the Habsburg army.

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Siege of Toulon (1707)

The siege of Toulon took place between 29 July to 21 August 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession, when a combined Savoyard-Imperial army supported by a British naval force, attacked the French base at Toulon.

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Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet

Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet (c. 1674 – 3 April 1730) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 to 1705 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain variously between 1713 and 1730. Cloudesley Shovell and Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet are English MPs 1702–1705.

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Smyrna

Smyrna (Smýrnē, or Σμύρνα) was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia.

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Society for Nautical Research

The Society for Nautical Research is a British society that conducts research and sponsors projects related to maritime history worldwide.

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St George's Channel

St George's Channel (Sianel San Siôr, Muir Bhreatan) is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest.

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St Mary's, Isles of Scilly

St Mary's (The Mainland) is the largest and most populous island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in England, United Kingdom.

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Stafford Fairborne

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Stafford Fairborne (1666 – 11 November 1742) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician. Cloudesley Shovell and Stafford Fairborne are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel, British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession, English MPs 1705–1707, Lords of the Admiralty and Royal Navy admirals of the fleet.

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Tangier

Tangier (Ṭanjah) or Tangiers is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Third Anglo-Dutch War

The Third Anglo-Dutch War, began on 27 March 1672, and concluded on 19 February 1674.

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Third-rate

In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker).

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Tripoli, Libya

Tripoli (translation) is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.183 million people in 2023.

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Vice admiral

Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal.

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War of the Spanish Succession

The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714.

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West Country

The West Country (An Tir West) is a loosely defined area within southwest England, usually taken to include the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol, with some considering it to extend to all or parts of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.

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William Bokenham

William Bokenham (died 10 November 1702) was Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1701 to 1702. Cloudesley Shovell and William Bokenham are 17th-century Royal Navy personnel, British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession and English MPs 1701–1702.

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William Cage (MP for Rochester)

William Cage (28 March 1666 – 21 January 1738) was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 to 1705 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1710 to 1715. Cloudesley Shovell and William Cage (MP for Rochester) are English MPs 1702–1705.

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William III of England

William III (William Henry;; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. Cloudesley Shovell and William III of England are 1650 births and Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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Williamite War in Ireland

The Williamite War in Ireland took place from March 1689 to October 1691.

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1708 British general election

The 1708 British general election was the first general election to be held after the Acts of Union had united the Parliaments of England and Scotland.

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See also

British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession

• Basil Beaumont
• Charles Cornewall
• Charles Wager
• Cloudesley Shovell
• Edward Acton (Royal Navy officer)
• Edward Hopson
• Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
• Edward Whitaker
• George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington
• George Rooke
• Henry Mordaunt (Royal Navy officer)
• John Balchen
• John Benbow
• John Graydon
• John Jennings (Royal Navy officer)
• John Leake
• John Munden
• Robert Fairfax (Royal Navy officer)
• Robert Hughes (Royal Navy officer, died 1729)
• Sir Charles Rich, 3rd Baronet
• Stafford Fairborne
• Thomas Dilkes
• Thomas Hardy (Royal Navy officer, died 1732)
• Thomas Hopsonn
• William Bokenham
• William Whetstone

Maritime incidents in 1707

• Cloudesley Shovell
• HMS Association (1697)
• HMS Charles (1668)
• HMS Eagle (1679)
• HMS Firebrand (1694)
• HMS Romney (1694)
• List of shipwrecks in the 1700s
• Norske Løve (1704)
• Scilly naval disaster of 1707

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudesley_Shovell

Also known as Cloudesley Shorell, Cloudesley Shovel, Cloudsley Shovel, Cloudsley Shovell, Clowdesley Shovell, Clowdisley Shovell, Shovell, Sir Cloudesley Shovel, Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Sir Clowdisley Shovell.

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