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HMS Queen Elizabeth and the submarine HMS Clyde at the 1935 Silver Jubilee review.

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HMS 'Clyde' Arriving at Sheerness After the 'Nore' Mutiny, 30 May 1797, painting by William Joy, 1830 (NMM).

Following the Spithead and Nore mutinies of 1797, which saw British sailors rebel against poor treatment and low pay, aspiring Royal Navy officers required greater diplomacy and tact, even as employment opportunities diminished:

As early as 1800, passed midshipman Edward Baker recognized the limited prospects for gaining a commission: 'It is only by an instant and immediate application that I can hope for success as there are at this time near one thousand young men in my situation'. Young gentlemen also faced a changing social dynamic within the shipboard society which involved them on three distinct levels. The first dealt with quarterdeck authority as it related to a ship's people and the care with which it had to be administered in the aftermath of fleet-wide mutiny. The need for young gentlemen to be sensible of the delicate nature of their authority demanded a degree of personal and professional maturity that had, until then, been without obvious life-or-death consequences.

— S.A. Cavell, Midshipmen and Quarterdeck Boys in the British Navy, 1771-1831

Royal Naval Midshipman with a Globe, British (English) School c. 1800–1815 (Art UK)

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Clyde & Vestale off Mouth of the Gironde, 20th August, 1799, by John Bentham Dinsdale (1927-2008)

In August, HMS Clyde (38-guns fifth rate under Captain Charles Cunningham) was off the coast of France. On 21 August, she was six or seven leagues northwest of the Cordovan Lighthouse near the mouth of the Gironde when she observed two sail. As Clyde approached, they separated, and she pursued the larger. Clyde brought her quarry to action, eventually forcing the French vessel to strike. The French vessel was Vestale, a 32-gun frigate and a crew of 235 men under the command of M. P.M. Gaspard. She had sailed from Cadiz with dispatches for Saint Domingue and was on her return voyage. She carried a number of passengers who she had landed at Passages (Pasajes) two days earlier, and was now on her way to Rochefort. In the engagement, Clyde lost two men killed and three wounded; Vestale had ten men killed and 22 wounded, several of whom died later. Vestale's consort, the 20-gun corvette Sagesse (launched 1794) had too large a lead and escaped into the Garonne.

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The capture of the French frigate Vestale by the H.M. Frigate Clyde, 20th August, 1799, by Derek M. Gardner

In August, HMS Clyde (38-guns fifth rate under Captain Charles Cunningham) was off the coast of France. On 21 August, she was six or seven leagues northwest of the Cordovan Lighthouse near the mouth of the Gironde when she observed two sail. As Clyde approached, they separated, and she pursued the larger. Clyde brought her quarry to action, eventually forcing the French vessel to strike. The French vessel was Vestale, a 32-gun frigate and a crew of 235 men under the command of M. P.M. Gaspard. She had sailed from Cadiz with dispatches for Saint Domingue and was on her return voyage. She carried a number of passengers who she had landed at Passages (Pasajes) two days earlier, and was now on her way to Rochefort. In the engagement, Clyde lost two men killed and three wounded; Vestale had ten men killed and 22 wounded, several of whom died later. Vestale’s consort, the 20-gun corvette Sagesse (launched 1794) had too large a lead and escaped into the Garonne.

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Royal Navy Escorts Russian Gunboat Through Channel

Royal Navy Escorts Russian Gunboat Through Channel

HMS Forth Monitors Transit of Russian Vessel Vasily Bykov

Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Forth monitored the progress of a Russian naval vessel Vasily Bykov through the English Channel and Dover Strait, Wednesday, according to the Royal Navy.

HMS Forth had just returned to UK waters from her first foreign port visit when she was called upon to shadow the Russian patrol ship Vasily Bykov.

Forth had…

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What is the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP)?

What is the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP)?

Ministry of Defence Police providing escort to a Royal Navy assault ship.

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), approximately 2600 strong, supplies armed protective policing across the Defence Estate, in particular at the:

Nuclear weapons establishments at Aldermaston in Berkshire; and

Nuclear submarine base at Faslane on the west coast of Scotland.

The Ministry of Defence Police…

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What is the Fishery Protection Squadron?

What is the Fishery Protection Squadron?

Introduction

The Fishery Protection Squadron is part of the Surface Fleet of the Royal Navy, the maritime component of the British Armed Forces.

What is the Role of the Fishery Protection Squadron?

The role of the Fishery Protection Squadron is to patrol the fishery limits of England, Wales and Northern Ireland – an area that covers over 80,000 square miles of sea and stretches up to 200 miles…

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