HMS Pique (1834)
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HMS Pique was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Designed by Sir William Symonds, she was launched on 21 July 1834 at Devonport. Pique was broken up in 1910.
1838 illustration of Pique off Portsmouth Harbour
Pique flying her White Ensign inverted as a distress signal while in a gale in the Strait of Belle Isle in September 1835.
A stone which lodged itself in Pique's hull in October 1835 on display at Portsmouth
A cannonball fired by Pique on 3 November 1840 during the bombardment of Acre lodged in the Old City of Acre
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The Royal Navy is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, responsible for defending the country, the Crown Dependencies, and the Overseas Territories from naval attack or invasion. It is a comp
HMS Pique (1834)
…HMS Pique was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Designed by Sir William Symonds, she was launched on 21 July 1834 at Devonport. Pique was broken up in 1910. Pique was the first of a new class of…
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