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  • 11George Anson's voyage around the world — While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain s Pacific possessions. Returning to England in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a… …

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  • 121810–1819 Atlantic hurricane seasons — Atlantic hurricane seasons 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1810 Atlantic hurricane seasonI. On July 30 and July 31, this tropical storm impacted Jamaica. [http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Chenoweth/chenoweth06.pdf SJNL1206 06 10584 9005.tex ] ]… …

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  • 13Duc d'Anville Expedition — Samuel Scott s Action between HMS Nottingham and the Mars. Le Mars was returning to France after the failed Duc d Anville Expedition, 11 October 1746 and was subsequently captured …

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  • 14First Anglo–Dutch War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Anglo Dutch War caption= The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, painted c. 1654, depicts the final battle of the First Anglo Dutch War. date=1652 1654 place=English… …

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  • 15HMS Vanguard (1787) — HMS Vanguard was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 March 1787 at Deptford. She was the fifth vessel to bear the name.In December 1797, Captain Edward Berry was appointed flag captain, flying Rear Admiral Sir… …

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  • 16USS Syren (1803) — USS Syren (later Siren ) was a brig in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812. Syren was built for the Navy in 1803 at Philadelphia by Nathaniel Hutton and launched on 6 August 1803. She was commissioned some time …

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  • 17Thomas McNamara Russell — Admiral Russell Mcnamara RN (1740?–1824) born about 1740, was a Royal Navy admiral.He was the son of an Englishman who settled in Ireland, where he married a Miss Macnamara, probably a daughter and coheiress of Sheedy Macnamara of Balyally,… …

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  • 18Hatteras Inlet — is a estuary located in the Outer Banks, NC that separates Hatteras Island, NC and Ocracoke Island, NC. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound. History The first Hatteras Inlet was formed south of the current inlet, but closed around …

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  • 19John C. Watson — Infobox Military Person name = John Crittenden Watson lived = 24 August 1842 – 14 December 1923 placeofbirth = Frankfort, Kentucky placeofdeath = Washington, D.C. caption = Rear Admiral John C. Watson in 1898 nickname = allegiance = United States …

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  • 20HMS Tribune (1796) — HMS Tribune was a 36 gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Originally a French ship, she was captured and commissioned into service in the Navy, but only served for a year before being wrecked with substantial loss of life.CareerCaptureShe… …

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