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The 'Royal George' Engaging the 'Soleil Royal' in Quiberon Bay, 1759

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The 'Royal George' Engaging the 'Soleil Royal' in Quiberon Bay, 1759.jpg The 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyThumbnailsThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and Dutch
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Admiral Hawke in this engagement gained a decisive victory. The Royal George was the first of an improved type of ship. Her end was a tragic one, for she capsized and sank at Spithead, taking 900 people with her.

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The British Navy Book
By Cyril Field
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