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20-gun frigate of the Royal Navy lost in a gale in 1745
HMS Fox was a 20-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was constructed at Rotherhithe by John Buxton senior, and launched in 1740. Fox was part
HMS_Fox_(1740)
List of ships with the same or similar names
renamed HMS Fox, rebuilt in 1727 and broken up in 1737. HMS Fox (1740) was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1740 and foundered in 1745. HMS Fox (1746) was
HMS_Fox
1734–1742: HMS Tartar 1734 HMS Kennington 1736 HMS Fox 1740 HMS Winchelsea 1740 HMS Lyme 1740 HMS Rye 1740 HMS Experiment 1740 HMS Lively 1740 HMS Port Mahon
List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_frigate_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
Rear-Admiral John Leveson-Gower (11 July 1740 – 15 August 1792) was a Royal Navy officer and politician from the Leveson-Gower family. As a junior officer
John Leveson-Gower (Royal Navy officer)
John_Leveson-Gower_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Irish-American tailor and spy (1740–1825)
Hercules Mulligan (September 25, 1740 – March 4, 1825) was an Irish-American tailor and spy during the American Revolutionary War, as well as a member
Hercules_Mulligan
promotion to the rank of post captain on 4 November 1740 and given command of the 24-gun HMS Fox. He commanded her until 1742, during which time he captured
Richard Edwards (Royal Navy officer, died 1773)
Richard_Edwards_(Royal_Navy_officer,_died_1773)
Royal Navy Admiral (1725–1796)
Edward Cornwallis aboard HMS Sphinx to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749). Lloyd's first command was of HMS Otter and HMS Invincible, which later sank
William Lloyd (Royal Navy officer)
William_Lloyd_(Royal_Navy_officer)
1600–1930 period of research-driven expeditions
(Captain of L'Étoile) Naturalists: Philibert Commerçon (1727–73), Jeanne Baré (1740–1807) Astronomer: Pierre-Antoine Véron (1736–70) Cartographer: Charles Routier
European and American voyages of scientific exploration
European_and_American_voyages_of_scientific_exploration
1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war
Navy personnel, 22 were lost in HMS Ardent, 19 + 1 lost in HMS Sheffield, 19 + 1 lost in HMS Coventry and 13 lost in HMS Glamorgan. Fourteen naval cooks
Falklands_War
lost during the 1740s. 1740 began on March 25.[Note 1] ^ Until 1752, the year began on Lady Day (25 March) Thus 24 March 1740 was followed by 25 March
List of shipwrecks in the 1740s
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_1740s
Topics referred to by the same term
neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Friendship (Stevensville, Maryland), a 1740 historic home on the National Register of Historic Places Friendship Township
Friendship_(disambiguation)
Royal Navy officer (died 1778)
Hill transferred to instead join the 80-gun ship of the line HMS Somerset on 6 February 1740. In Somerset Hill passed his examination for promotion to the
Christopher Hill (Royal Navy officer)
Christopher_Hill_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Royal Navy Admiral (c. 1715–1795)
her in the capture of the Princesa on 18 April 1740. In October he was transferred to the 80-gun HMS Princess Caroline, commanded by Captain Griffin
Matthew Barton (Royal Navy officer)
Matthew_Barton_(Royal_Navy_officer)
English shipbuilder
Portsmouth to take up a position as a shipwright in the Royal Dockyard in 1740. George junior began as a Quarter Boy entering 18 June 1744. He continued
George_Parsons_(shipbuilder)
Royal Navy officer and politician (1724–1816)
Mary Hoskins, daughter of Richard Hoskins, Esq., of Beaminster, Dorset. In 1740, Captain Thomas Smith was stranded in Butleigh when his carriage broke down
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
Samuel_Hood,_1st_Viscount_Hood
English shipbuilder and ship designer
these are by his son. These include: HMS Prince Frederick (1740) 70 gun ship of the line built at Portsmouth Dockyard HMS Royal William (1757) 84 gun ship
Richard_Stacey
Naval dockyard in London, England; in use from 1512 to 1869
1670 – HMS Saint Andrew; first-rate ship of the line, later renamed HMS Royal Anne 1701 – HMS Royal Sovereign; first-rate ship of the line 1751 – HMS Dolphin;
Woolwich_Dockyard
British peer and politician
sixth-rate HMS Lyme in 1727, the fifth-rate HMS Kinsale in 1729 and the fourth-rate HMS Oxford in 1731. He went to command the third-rate HMS Hampton Court
Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere
Vere_Beauclerk,_1st_Baron_Vere
First-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Royal George was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was the largest warship in the world at the time of her launch on 18
HMS_Royal_George_(1756)
Decade
The 1740s (pronounced "seventeen-forties") decade ran from January 1, 1740, to December 31, 1749. Many events during this decade sparked an impetus for
1740s
1812–1815 conflict in North America
Constitution vs HMS Guerriere on 19 August 1812, USS United States vs HMS Macedonian on 25 October, USS Constitution vs HMS Java on 29–30 December, HMS Shannon
War_of_1812
the West Indies Brotherhood, Achilles travels to the American Colonies in 1740 to establish his own branch of the Brotherhood, which he develops over the
List of Assassin's Creed characters
List_of_Assassin's_Creed_characters
Pirate flag
these secondary sources are based on the account of Captain John Cranby of HMS Poole and are verified at the London Public Record Office.[citation needed]
Jolly_Roger
Scottish nobleman, household servant and priest
is known that Alexander Cameron was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1740 and, despite the risk of criminal prosecution for violating the Papal Jurisdiction
Alexander_Cameron_(priest)
William I of Prussia, King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg (31 May 1740), in response to priest or family members quoting Job 1:21 "Oh Lord! Forgive
List of last words (18th century)
List_of_last_words_(18th_century)
and the Navy Board then conducted the business from the Navy Office until 1740, when at least two Commissioners of the Sick and Hurt Board were appointed
Sick_and_Hurt_Commissioners
Colonial war between Britain and France (1749–1755)
Maine. F.^ Rous was first in command of the 14-gun HMS Albany and then in 1753 took over the 14-gun HMS Success. G.^ Cobb captained the sloop York and then
Father_Le_Loutre's_War
Cultural heritage site and marina on Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda
hurricane swept ashore 35 ships lying in other ports in Antigua, while HMS Hector and HMS Winchelsea, both moored in English Harbour, suffered no damage.[citation
Nelson's_Dockyard
their headgear to a superior. In a book called New Art of War, printed in 1740, it is stated that; When the King or Captain General is being saluted each
Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy
Customs_and_traditions_of_the_Royal_Navy
Royal Navy admiral (1721–1790)
serve aboard the 54-gun HMS Romney under Captain Henry Medley in 1739, and the 14-gun sloop HMS Tryall under Captain Frogmere in 1740. Lockhart followed Frogmere
John_Lockhart-Ross
English captain and pirate (late 1600s)
was working as a midshipman aboard the sixty-four gun ship of the line HMS Rupert, then under the command of Sir Francis Wheeler. Every's naval records
Henry_Every
Formalised set of dimensions for Royal Navy vessels
the Spanish 70-gun ship Princessa in April 1740 by three British 70-gun ships (HMS Kent, HMS Lennox and HMS Orford) took six hours of fighting despite
1719_Establishment
Scottish clan
Midshipman aboard HMS Defence during the Battle of Trafalgar under the command of Capt. George Johnstone Hope. Charles also served upon frigate HMS Unité as a
Clan_Watson
Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1801)
“main-toppe” and that of England in her “fore-toppe” England's Navy Royal warship HMS Sovereign of the Seas, with Union Jack on her jackstaff, c. 1637, as per
Flag_of_Great_Britain
British army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916)
and strategy. On 5 June 1916, Kitchener was making his way to Russia on HMS Hampshire to attend negotiations with Tsar Nicholas II when in bad weather
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener
Town in Kent, England
Sail in the world. Its exhibits include the warships HMS Gannet, HMS Cavalier, and the submarine HMS Ocelot. Chatham is the administrative headquarters
Chatham,_Kent
Professional head of the UK's Royal Navy
the flagship of the First Sea Lord has nominally been the ship of the line HMS Victory, which used to be Lord Nelson's flagship. The following table lists
First_Sea_Lord
The ship was captured by a Dutch privateer. She was later recaptured by HMS Fox, which also captured the Dutch privateer. Endeavour ( Great Britain): The
List of ships captured in the 18th century
List_of_ships_captured_in_the_18th_century
Village in London
square's entrance is the large 3-storey Grade II listed Boston House, built in 1740, behind its wrought-iron railings at the end. It was refaced later in the
Old_Chiswick
Soubise – captured by the British Navy off Lisbon in April 1666, becoming HMS French Victory. Fleur de Lys, 30 guns, design by Georges Carteret, launched
List of sail frigates of France
List_of_sail_frigates_of_France
War crimes committed by the Empire of Japan
boat spotted the crew in the water and sent the Royal Navy armed trawler HMS Hoxa to rescue the men. After over 30 hours in the water the crew was rescued
Japanese_war_crimes
Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766–1768 (1708–1778)
conflict with Spain in the Americas. Prussia and Austria went to war in 1740, with many other European states soon joining in. There was a fear that France
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
British military officer (1741–1801)
Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S. January 3, 1740] – June 14, 1801) was an American-born British military officer who served during the American
Benedict_Arnold
the globe between 1577 and 1580), HMS Victory (Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805), and HMS Beagle (ship used in Charles Darwin's
Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
reason alone cannot create. As Hume explains in A Treatise of Human Nature (1740): Morals excite passions, and produce or prevent actions. Reason of itself
David_Hume
Royal Navy officer and politician (1704–1757)
aged 19, he was promoted lieutenant and, at 23, rose to become captain of HMS Gibraltar. His Mediterranean service continued until 1739 without much action
John_Byng
Calendar year
under Lieutenant Jesse Duncan Elliott capture two British warships, HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia. October 12 – The capital of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
1812
Samuel Mason and Micajah "Big" Harpe and Wiley "Little" Harpe. Philip Alston 1740 or 1741–after 1799 1770?–1799? United States River pirate and counterfeiter
List_of_pirates
merchant Jacob Severin was granted authority over the colony from 1734 to 1740, which was extended until 1749, assisted by royal patronage and Moravian
Danish colonization of the Americas
Danish_colonization_of_the_Americas
Scottish confectioner and amateur diving bell designer
Thomas (born 1740), George Small, who was married to Spalding's sister Ann, and his nephew, Ebenezer Watson. On 29 August 1782, the warship HMS Royal George
Charles_Spalding
English painter (1723–1792)
fondness for drawing is said to have had much influence on Joshua as a boy. In 1740, she provided £60, half of the premium paid to Thomas Hudson the portrait-painter
Joshua_Reynolds
large herds of fur seals, are discovered by the crew of the British ship HMS Reliance. Jacques Labillardière publishes Relation du Voyage à la Recherche
1800_in_science
in action 1735–1739 Russo-Turkish War 1740–1748 War of the Austrian Succession – 359,000 killed in action 1740–1763 Silesian Wars 1741–1743 Russo-Swedish
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
Change in sea level due to gravity
is influenced by ocean depth, the Earth's rotation, and other factors. In 1740, the Académie Royale des Sciences in Paris offered a prize for the best theoretical
Tide
City in Hampshire, England
but were prevented from taking the town. Southampton became a spa town in 1740. It had also become a popular site for sea bathing by the 1760s, despite
Southampton
1775–1783 conflict in North America
when he departed on March 17. A month later, after a brief skirmish with HMS Glasgow, they returned to New London, Connecticut, the base for American
American_Revolutionary_War
English naval engineer and shipbuilder
Dummer (now officially Master Carpenter on HMS Windsor Castle) was commissioned as a midshipman-extraordinary on HMS Woolwich and sent to the Mediterranean
Edmund Dummer (naval engineer)
Edmund_Dummer_(naval_engineer)
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741)
on a second voyage, which saw the first Russians land in Japan. In August 1740, with the main, America-bound expedition almost ready, Anna Bering returned
Vitus_Bering
Battle during the War of the Second Coalition
British ships of the line HMS Alexander under Captain Alexander Ball, HMS Culloden under Captain Thomas Troubridge and HMS Colossus under Captain George
Siege_of_Malta_(1798–1800)
Russian expedition to the coasts of Siberia and Alaska
for this gigantic project proved to very favourable. Empress Anna (1693–1740), reigning from 1730, wanted to continue Peter the Great's territorial and
Great_Northern_Expedition
Royal Navy officer and politician (1725–1786)
he was appointed to Centurion and sent with Lord Anson round the world in 1740. He had a very narrow escape from being killed at the capture of Paita (13
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
Augustus_Keppel,_1st_Viscount_Keppel
Part of Queen Anne's War
Two ships, HMS Falmouth and HMS Dragon, were sent from England, while HMS Feversham and HMS Lowestoft were sent from New York to join with HMS Chester,
Siege_of_Port_Royal_(1710)
Failed attempt by the British to capture the Egyptian city of Alexandria
20 March, HMS Tigre captured two Ottoman frigates, Uri Bahar (40 guns) and Uri Nasard (34 guns), and the corvette Fara Numa (16 guns). HMS Apollo, along
Alexandria_expedition_of_1807
Scottish Jacobite and clan head (1667–1747)
Navy crews under the command of Captain John Fergussone of HMS Furnace and Captain Duff of HMS Terror portaged over nine miles of rough terrain. According
Simon_Fraser,_11th_Lord_Lovat
Prominent English families
his grandson Charles. He married twice, first during 1757 to Mary Howard (1740–1770), who died from alcohol-induced liver failure aged 30. She gave birth
Darwin–Wedgwood_family
Popular uprising by Palestinian Arabs
dispatched HMS Repulse and diverted HMS Emerald to Haifa, which arrived the same day and landed five platoons, one to each police district. HMS Repulse relieved
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
1936–1939_Arab_revolt_in_Palestine
Day of the year
Connecticut. 1708 – Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya. 1740 – Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin a massacre of the ethnic Chinese
October_9
14 June – Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier soldier and courtier (born 1740) 1 July – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister
1782_in_Great_Britain
Austrian Succession (1740–1748). Negro Act of 1740 passed by the South Carolina Assembly in the wake of the Stono Rebellion Plantation Act 1740 by Parliament
Timeline of the American Revolution
Timeline_of_the_American_Revolution
British joint-stock company (1600–1874)
Mornington became HMS Drake. Other examples include: HMS Calcutta HMS Glatton HMS Hindostan (1795) HMS Hindostan (1804) HMS Malabar HMS Buffalo Their design
East_India_Company
original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2018. July 11–12, 1740 hurricane in Garcia-Herrera (2005) Spanish Documentary Sources. Chenoweth
List of Atlantic hurricanes in the 18th century
List_of_Atlantic_hurricanes_in_the_18th_century
Russian ethnographic group
Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765), polymath, born near Kholmogory Fedot Shubin (1740–1805), sculptor, born near Kholmogory Fyokla Bykova (1879–1970), storyteller
Pomors
Russian Arctic explorer
would chart the Arctic Ocean coastline east of the Yenisei river. In 1738–1740, Minin made an attempt to go around the Taimyr Peninsula from the north and
Fyodor_Minin
1697 naval battle of the Nine Years' War
In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Battle of Hudson Bay Video Flying
Battle_of_Hudson's_Bay
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
Israel London 1991, p. 198 Midshipman RJH Griffiths, HMS Newfoundland: The Night we sank the Domiat "Hms Crane Aircraft Attack (1956)". Parliamentary Debates
Suez_Crisis
Calendar year
engraver (b. 1740) November – William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin (b. c. 1730) December 24 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740) December 27
1813
Day of the year
claiming victory. 1829 – After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger declares the Swan River Colony in Australia. 1863 – American Civil
May_2
Concealment in plain sight by any means, e.g. colour, pattern and shape
entered active service. HMS Largs by night with incomplete diffused lighting camouflage, 1942, set to maximum brightness Bulwark of HMS Largs showing 4 (of
Camouflage
Calendar year
ancestor, King Louis IX. April 28 – The 90-gun English Royal Navy warship HMS Windsor Castle is wrecked beyond repair on the Goodwin Sands. April – Tituba
1693
Literature written in the English language
the interim, Samuel Richardson had produced Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740), and Henry Fielding attacked, what he saw, as the absurdity of this novel
English_literature
Civilian judicial appointment in the Royal Navy
Rock 1707 M. Ferrabosco 1707 E. Honywood 1714 J. Copeland 1724 W. Bell 1740 T. Kempe 1743 Charles Fearne 1744 E. Mason 1745 G. Atkins 1754 J. Clevland
Judge_Advocate_of_the_Fleet
Babies who are erroneously switched at birth
In the original version of the French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast (1740) by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Beauty is a princess whose fairy aunt
Babies_switched_at_birth
Oceanic division
Anderson Dana 1873 Steele, Ian Kenneth (1986). The English Atlantic, 1675–1740: An Exploration of Communication and Community. Oxford University Press.
Atlantic_Ocean
17th-century English explorer
&c. Nuremberg. L'Isle (or Lisle), Guillaume de & Giambattista Albrizzi. (1740). Carta Geografica della America Meridionale. Venice. Seale, Richard W. (ca
Anthony_de_la_Roché
Romsdalsfjord, Norway, in 1845; that spotted by the crew of HMS Daedalus in 1848; that encountered by HMS Plumper later the same year; that allegedly observed
List of giant squid specimens and sightings
List_of_giant_squid_specimens_and_sightings
guns (1736) (M) Dordrecht 54 guns (1739) (A) Burcht van Leiden 52 guns (1740) (A) Edam 52 guns (1741) – lost in 1741 and replaced by next ship (A) Edam
List of ships of the line of the Dutch Republic
List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_Dutch_Republic
drama film depicting the life of Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786 The Great Mr. Handel (1942) – British historical drama film about
List of 1940s films based on actual events
List_of_1940s_films_based_on_actual_events
Calendar year
to pledge allegiance to him before New Year's Day. September 3 – HMS Coronation and HMS Harwich are lost in a storm while making for shelter in Plymouth
1691
Act 1832, underage MPs were seldom unseated. For example, Charles James Fox became an MP aged 19 in 1768, and Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn, became
Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom
Records_of_members_of_parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Political dispute in Northern Ireland
incorporated in 1722 for Scotch-Irish immigrants. The town boundary followed the 1740 church split between east and west parishes, which supported opposite sides
Derry/Londonderry name dispute
Derry/Londonderry_name_dispute
Private school in Westminster, England
(1735–1811), Prime Minister Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), historian Charles O'Hara (1740 – 25 February 1802), British military officer in the Seven Years' War, American
Westminster_School
Decade
Salomon, Polish-Jewish American financier of the American Revolution (b. 1740) January 19 – Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar, critic (b. 1713)
1780s
patented by Joseph Foljambe. 1737 Andrew Rodger invents the winnowing machine. 1740 The first electrostatic motors are developed by Andrew Gordon in the 1740s
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Gazette first published. 29 January – Royal Navy steam-powered submarine HMS K13 sinks on trial in the Gare Loch with the loss of 32 men; 48 are rescued
1917_in_Scotland
Common ancestor evolutionary evidence
horse". Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound. 45 (4): 315–7. doi:10.1111/j.1740-8261.2004.04060.x. PMID 15373256. Simpson, G. G. (1951), Horses: The story
Evidence_of_common_descent
lost after suffering severe aileron flutter – 3 crew killed, 2 rescued by HMS Transylvania. The aircraft's wreck still exists, but remains undisturbed
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1940–1942)
First recorded death in a diving chamber
John Day (c. 1740 – 22 June 1774) was an English carpenter and wheelwright. He is the first recorded death in an accident with a submarine. With the financial
John_Day_(carpenter)
British politician, diplomat and financier (1774–1848)
born to Harriet Herring (1750–1804) and Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet (1740–1810). Among his siblings was Maria (the mother of Francis Stainforth), Thomas
Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
Alexander_Baring,_1st_Baron_Ashburton
County in south east Wales
Philip (1986). "Party Conflict and Political Stability in Monmouthshire, 1690-1740". The Historical Journal. 29 (3): 557–575. doi:10.1017/S0018246X00018914
Monmouthshire
Day of the year
New Orleans. 1808 – Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins. 1832 – HMS Clio under the command of Captain Onslow arrives at Port Egmont under orders
December_20
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