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HMS Ramillies (1763)

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On 16–19 September, she was escorting a convoy from Jamaica when they were hit by the storm. Frantic efforts were made to save her. All anchors, cannon, and masts were shipped over the side. The hull was bound together with rope, officers and men manned the pumps for 24 hours a day for 3 days.
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painted a series of four documenting the tragedy. "The demise of the Ramillies" comprises: "A Storm coming on", "The Storm increas'd", "The Ramillies Water Logg'd with her Admiral & Crew quitting the Wreck", and "The Ramillies Destroyed". In 1795 a set of four coloured
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However despite all the water continued to rise. The exhausted crew were rescued by nearby merchantmen, and the last man, Captain Sylverius Moriarty, set her on fire as he left.
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of 1782, and was finally abandoned and burned on 21 September 1782.
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This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a
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La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI
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In 1782 she was the flagship of a fleet under Admiral
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HMS Ramillies

lead section
summarize
provide an accessible overview

Royal Navy Ensign
Great Britain
Chatham Dockyard
Ramillies-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
Fc
third rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Chatham Dockyard
action of 9 August 1780
Thomas Graves
Newfoundland
violent storm
Robert Dodd
mezzotints
Jukes
"A Storm Coming On"
"The Storm increas'd. Distressed situation of the Ramillies when Day broke with the Dutton Store Ship foundering"
"The Ramillies Water Logg'd with her Admiral & Crew quitting the Wreck",
"Ship abandoned in abating storm"

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