HMS Illustrious (1803)
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hms-illustrious-1803-262-14967486
title:
HMS Illustrious (1803)
text:
HMS Illustrious, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line and the second of that name,
was built by Randall & Brent at Rotherhithe where her keel was laid in February 1801. Launched on 3 September 1803, she was completed at Woolwich.
She was
first commissioned for the Channel Fleet under Captain Sir Charles Hamilton and was
involved in the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809, in which she won a battle honour, and
in the expeditions against the docks at Antwerp and render the Schelde unnavigable to Fr
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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Illustrious_(1803)
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date modified:
2024-01-05T12:20:37Z
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