HMS Jupiter (1778)
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HMS Jupiter was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She served in the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars in a career that spanned 30 years
Jupiter at the action of 20 October 1778
Action of 20 October 1778
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The action of 20 October 1778 was an inconclusive engagement between the French ship-of-the-line Triton and British ship-of-the-line Jupiter with a frigate Medea that took place off Cape Finisterre in
HMS Jupiter (1778)
…between the copper plates and the hull. This innovation she trialled successfully. On 20 October 1778, Jupiter, together with the frigate Medea fought an indecisive action with the 64-gun French Triton. Jupiter lost 3 killed with 7 men wounded. On 1 April 1779, under the command of Francis Reynolds, Jupiter assisted Delight…
1837 painting of the action