HMS Artois (1794)
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HMS Artois was a fifth-rate Artois-class frigate of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir John Henslow and launched in 1794 at Rotherhithe as the lead ship of her class. She served for the majority of her c
Sir Edmund Nagle, who commanded Artois for almost all her service
HMS Galatea (1794)
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HMS Galatea was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy designed by George Parsons at Bursledon and launched in 1794. Before she was broken up in 1809 she captured numerous prizes and participat
HMS Artois (1794)
…By October Artois was serving in the squadron of Edward Pellew. On 21 October the squadron, comprising Artois, Arethusa, Diamond, and the frigate HMS Galatea, encountered the French 44-gun frigate La Révolutionnaire sailing off Ushant. The squadron chased La Révolutionnaire which looked to avoid the force…
Painting of Galatea by Thomas Whitcombe
Galatea drawn in 1794
The Needles from the cliffs inshore at The Needles Batteries