Breadth 2: The Changing Nature of the Royal Navy
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When was the Battle of Trafalgar?
1805
When was HMS Victory launched?
1765
When was HMS Cyclops launched?
1839
When was HMS Nemesis launched?
1840
When was HMS Warrior launched?
1861
When was HMS Devastation launched?
1873
When was HMS Dreadnought launched?
1906
What percentage of Royal Navy ships were 3rd rate ships of the line in 1794 compared to 1814?
75% and 80%
When did the Two Power Standard become government poilcy?
1889
What was the desire to have a navy at least matching the size of the next two largest navies combined called?
Two Power Standard
How many French merchant ships were captured by the Royal Navy in the Seven Years War?
1,150
How many enslaved people were transported across the Atlantic ocean in 1800 compared to 1830?
80,000 (1800)
135,000 (1830)
When did the American Civil War End?
1865
How many enslaved people were captured and freed by the Royal Navy 1810-60?
150,000
Where did many people freed from enslavement settle?
Freetown, Sierra Leone
How many slave ships did the paddle steamer HMS Hydra capture 1844-46?
4
When was the West Africa Squadron established?
1808
How many ships were a part of the West Africa Squadron from 1808 to 1847?
2 to 32
How many men of the West Africa Squadron died in 1829?
200 of 800
Where did French privateers operate out of?
Isle de France
How many prizes did Robert Surcouf capture in one expedition 1807-08?
16
When did the British capture Isle de France and what did they rename it?
1810 - Mauritius
When did the Royal Navy chart the Red Sea?
1800-09
Around how many pirate ships operated in the Straits of Malacca?
100
When was the Attack on Algiers?
1816
How many Corsicans, Sardinians and Sicilians were massacred on the Algerian island of Bona after a treaty was signed between Lord Exmouth and the Beys of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers?
200
How many cannonballs were fired and vessels sunk by Lord Exmouth's bombarding of Algiers?
50,000 cannonballs
40 vessels
How much did the Bey of Algiers repay in ransom money?
£80,000
How many enslaved people did the Bey of Algiers free?
3,000
When did the Royal Navy begin systematic exploration?
1795
What collated reliable naval charts?
Hydrographic Office
When was the first Admiralty Chart published?
1801
When was Captain Cook's exploration of the South Seas?
1768-71
1803-15 how many of the ships lost by the Royal Navy were due to running aground or sinking at sea because of lack of reliable charts?
200 of 300
When was the acquisition of Malta?
1815
When did Malta become the main British base in the Mediterranean?
Loss of Minorca 1782
When was the acquisition of Ceylon?
1815
How much did Ceylon yield in goods?
£300,000
When was the Treaty of Amiens?
1802
When was the acquisition of Cape Town?
1815
When did Cape Town become a Crown colony?
1853
When was the acquisition of the Falklands?
1833
When did the Falklands become a Crown colony?
1843
When was the acquisition of Aden?
1839
In 1838 how many frigates and men were sent to Aden to secure it?
2 frigates and 700 men
When was the acquisition of Cyprus?
1878
For how much was Cyprus leased from the Ottoman Empire annually?
£93,000
When was Gibraltar retained?
1783
When was a Franco-Spanish attack on Gibraltar mounted?
September 1782