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- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Sumares James - British naval commander (1757)
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Sumares James - British naval commander (1757)
James Sumarez (11 March 1757 - 9 October 1836) was a British sailor of the Age of Sail, admiral, participant in several wars, from the American Revolutionary to Napoleonic, commander of the Order of the Bath. Subsequently Vice Admiral of Great Britain. Born in 1757 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Son o...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Victory HMS (Nelson)
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Re: Victory HMS (Nelson)
HMS Victory (1765) is a 104-gun ship of the line of the first rank of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. One of the longest ships of the 18th century. Laid down on July 23, 1759, launched on May 7, 1765. He took part in many naval battles, including the Battle of Trafalgar, during which Admiral Nelson...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: ETHALION HMS 1797
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Re: ETHALION HMS 1797
The stamp design is based on a fragment of a painting by Thomas Whitcomb: "HMS Ethalion" in battle with the Spanish frigate "Thetis" off Cape Finisterre, October 16, 1799."
Dominica 2019; 5$.
Dominica 2019; 5$.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: «Nuestra Señora de Atocha» - Galleon of Treasures (1620)
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«Nuestra Señora de Atocha» - Galleon of Treasures (1620)
On September 4, 1622 the Tierra Firme flota of twenty-eight ships left Havana bound for Spain. With it was carried the wealth of an empire; Silver from Peru and Mexico, gold and emeralds from Colombia, pearls from Venezuela. Each ship carried its crew, soldiers, passengers, and all the necessary mat...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Pierre Andre de Suffren-admiral of French
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Re: Pierre Andre de Suffren-admiral of French
Admiral Count Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, bailli de Suffren (17 July 1729 – Paris, 8 December 1788), Château de Saint-Cannes) was a French naval officer and admiral. Beginning his career during the War of the Austrian Succession, he fought in the Seven Years' War, where he was captured ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Alexey Orlov - Russian naval commander (1737)
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Alexey Orlov - Russian naval commander (1737)
September 24 (October 5), 1737 in the village of Lublino, Bezhitsk uyezd, Tver province in the family of Major-General was born Alexei Orlov, a Russian statesman and military leader, an associate of Empress Catherine II. In 1749, Alexei Orlov and his brother Gregory was signed up as a private soldie...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: La FAVORITE
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- Views: 1717
Re: La FAVORITE
The Favorite, commanded by Cyrille-Pierre-Theodore Laplace, arrived in the Bay of Islands on 2 October 1831 and left again on the 11th. On board was the artist François-Edmond Pâris, who was later to have a distinguished naval career, eventually achieving the rank of Admiral. The purpose of the exte...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: «Lutin» - treasure ship (1779)
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«Lutin» - treasure ship (1779)
The frigate "La Lutine" (translated as "The Minx") was considered one of the fastest warships of the French fleet at the end of the 18th century. It was launched by the French in 1779. In 1793, the ship was captured by the Royal Navy and officially accepted into British service. ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Hughes Edward - British naval commander (1720)
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Hughes Edward - British naval commander (1720)
Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (c. 1720 – 1794) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the East Indies Station. Hughes joined the Royal Navy in 1735, and four years later, was present at the capture of Portobelo, Panama. In 1740, he was promoted to lieutenant and served in the Cartagena expedition of 174...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Mordvinov S.I. - Russian admiral and naval writer (1701)
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Mordvinov S.I. - Russian admiral and naval writer (1701)
Mordvinov Semyon Ivanovich (1701–1777) - admiral, naval writer. He came from a noble family, dating back to Murat Mordvinov, a native of the Mordovian Horde. Along with other noble children, he was introduced to Peter I and sent to study in Novgorod and then Narva schools (1715). He studied maritime...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: "Prince of Asturias" - Spanish battleship (1794)
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"Prince of Asturias" - Spanish battleship (1794)
The Prince of Asturias was a ship of the line with three decks and 112 guns built at the Royal Shipyard of Havana in 1794, according to a project by Romero Landa and launched on January 28, 1794. It was named in honor of the first-born son of Charles IV. Her advocacy name was Los Santos Reyes. It wa...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Embuscade- French frigate (1789)
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Embuscade- French frigate (1789)
("Ambush") was a 32-gun frigate. She served in the French Navy during the War of the First Coalition before being captured by the British. Renamed HMS Ambuscade and later HMS Seine, she participated in the Napoleonic Wars in the Royal Navy. She was broken up in 1813. French service: Embusc...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: L'Astrolabe (D'Urville)
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Re: L'Astrolabe (D'Urville)
Astrolabe was originally a horse-transport barge converted into an exploration ship of the French Navy. Originally named Coquille, she is famous for her travels with Jules Dumont d'Urville. The name derives from an early navigational instrument, the astrolabe, a precursor to the sextant. The stamp i...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: Bounty HMS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6403
Re: Bounty HMS
Beliz 2019; 4$.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: Ship Stamps Collection
- Topic: HMS Mаeander - British frigate (1840)
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HMS Mаeander - British frigate (1840)
HMS Maeander was a Seringapatam-class sailing frigate of the British Royal Navy. Her service included the suppression of piracy, the Russian War, and support for the suppression of slavery with the West Africa Squadron. She was wrecked in a gale in 1870. Maeander was launched at Chatham Dockyard on ...