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HMS Neptune (1683)
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HMS Neptune was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built under the 1677 "Thirty Great Ships" Programme and launched in 1683 at Deptford Dockyard.
Attack on Gorée, 29 December 1758. Torbay is at the very centre of the picture bombarding the mole of the fort on her port side
Attack on Gorée, 29 December 1758. Torbay is at the very centre of the picture bombarding the mole of the fort on her port side
Action of 18 October 1782 between HMS London, Torbay (in the middle behind London), and the 74-gun Scipion
Action of 18 October 1782 between HMS London, Torbay (in the middle behind London), and the 74-gun Scipion
Neptune (far left foreground) attacking French ships at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692
Neptune (far left foreground) attacking French ships at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692
George Rooke
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke was an English naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay and again at the Battle of Schooneveld during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. As a captain, he conveyed Prince William of Orange to England and took part in the Battle of Bantry Bay during the Williamite War in Ireland.
George Rooke by Michael Dahl painted c. 1705
George Rooke by Michael Dahl painted c. 1705
The Battle of Schooneveld at which Rooke saw action as a junior officer
The Battle of Schooneveld at which Rooke saw action as a junior officer
St Paul's church, Canterbury, where Rooke was buried
St Paul's church, Canterbury, where Rooke was buried
The statue of Admiral Rooke on Gibraltar's Devil's Tongue Battery erected in Gibraltar in 2004 to celebrate 300 years of British rule. Sculpted by Sha
The statue of Admiral Rooke on Gibraltar's Devil's Tongue Battery erected in Gibraltar in 2004 to celebrate 300 years of British rule. Sculpted by Sharon Keenan.