[2], Tonnant underwent repairs between December 1801 and April 1803. [2], On 24 May the cutter Resolution captured Esperance and Vigilant, with Tonnant sharing in the capture. The principal signalman, whose name was White, and a captain of one of the guns on the poop, had his right great toe nearly severed from his foot. Lloyd's List reported on 14 June 1811 that French privateer Adolphe had captured George and Mary, but that Tonnant had recaptured George and Mary, which had been sailing from the West Indies and which arrived in Plymouth on 11 June. We received her fire, which shot away the gaff. Stranded thousands of miles from the coast of South America with little food and water, the 21-man crew were forced to make for land in the ship's surviving whaleboats. It names all the crew of the ship at the Battle of Trafalgar, each man on the list being awarded prize money for the enemy ships destroyed or captured during the battle. On the fourth morning, at daylight, during a fog, we were not a little astonished at finding ourselves bombarded, and the shells and shot flying fast and thick amongst us. On 13–14 September 1814 Francis Scott Key and John Stuart Skinner were dining aboard the ship after negotiations to release some captured prisoners, during the Battle of Baltimore. Nineteen sail of their line of battleships had surrendered, and one, the Achille, had blown up. Key went on to write what later became the words to the American national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner" after watching the British attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry. In addition to HMS Tonnant and HMS Northumberland, the force also comprised the 74 gun ships HMS Colossus and HMS Bulwark. The British took her into their service, registering and naming her as HMS Tonnant on 9 December 1798. Source: Wikipedia. [14] Tonnant then was among the vessels sharing in the captures of Goede Hoop on 9 July and Carl Ludwig on 2 August. Their stumps broke out afresh, and it was impossible to stop the hæmorrhage. [Note 5] After his release, Skinner, Key and Beanes were allowed to return to their own sloop, but were not allowed to return to Baltimore because they had become familiar with the strength and position of British units and knew of the British intention to attack Baltimore. [2] In October Captain Charles Kerr assumed command as Tonnant served as the flagship for Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane during most of the campaign in Chesapeake Bay. She then reverted to the French Navy.[1]. A prize crew sailed the prize to Gibraltar where she was purchased into the Navy. Tonnant, an 84-gun ship of the line (one which could hold its own in a formation of battleships). Captain John Tailour assumed command in November. When I was sent on board Admiral Collingwood’s ship during the action I observed a great anxiety in the officers’ faces. Under his command she participated in the Blockade of Ferrol. It was not until 3 August that she finally struck her colours. Tyler was specially requested by Nelson for the Cadiz blockade in 1805, and thus participated in the battle of Trafalgar , although not before he was forced to travel to Naples where his son was under arrest for desertion from the navy (out of love for a ballerina) and … “My God,” said he, “you are all Nelsons!”5. It was to us a novel and awful scene. We remarked they had formed their ships alternately French and Spanish. [15], Between November and December 1809 she was under repair at Plymouth. Rudderless, with damaged masts and spars with the stern windows smashed in, Lieutenant Benjamin Clement recalled the crew’s fear -“In this state we experienced as heavy a gale as ever I was in. HMS Tonnant (1798) - HMS Tonnant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy. All the crew of the Defence would benefit from Prize Money : an incentive for all ranks in the Navy. It was aboard Tonnant that the Americans, Colonel John Stuart Skinner and Francis Scott Key, dined with Vice Admiral Cochrane, Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn and Major General Robert Ross, where they negotiated the release of a prisoner, Dr. William Beanes. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Under his command she participated in the Blockade of Ferrol. She was laid down at the Toulon Dockyard in November 1787 and launched on 24 October 1789. ( Log Out /  At the time we began the action it was dinner time, i.e. Anna Maria Roper, daughter of Henry Roper, 8th Baron Teynham.His father died when he was three years old. One midshipman was cut literally in half. One of our men, Fitzgerald, ran up his rigging and cut away one of them and placed it round his waist, and had nearly, after this daring exploit, reached his ship, when a rifleman shot him and he fell between the two ships and was no more seen. Our own struck up “Britons, strike home.” We were so slow in moving through the water in consequence of the lightness of the wind that some of the enemy’s ships gave us a royal salute before we could break their line, and we lost two of the band and had nine wounded before we opened our fire. She was taken into British service as HMS Tonnant. We fortunately had been able to fix the quarter tackles to the ring-bolts of the rudder before the gale came on. The book in its entirety can be found at Gutenberg Press – if you don’t know this website, you’re missing out on a treasure trove of great books! We also saw a few red-legged partridges, which were not very shy, and some large lizards. The officers of the garrison gave a horse race on neutral ground, and invited the Governor of St. Roch with his staff. [10] Captain Charles Tyler replaced Jervis in March. [2] She then served as flagship for Rear-Admiral Eliab Harvey. Tyler was specially requested by Nelson for the Cadiz blockade in 1805, and thus participated in the battle of Trafalgar, although not before he was forced to travel to Naples where his son was under arrest for desertion from the navy (out of love for a ballerina) and crippling … Captain Montresor of the gun-brig Manly commanded the second, and Captain Roberts of Meteor commanded the third. During the latter part of the action the captain, who was lying on a cot in the purser’s cabin, sent for me. The Battle of Trafalgar, by William Clarkson Stanfield. [9] Jervis had just arrived from Rochefort and was anxious to impart his intelligence to the commander-in-chief. This is within WO 1/143 folio 14, which can be downloaded for a fee from the, List of ships captured in the 18th century, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1798, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Tonnant&oldid=998848801, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 January 2021, at 08:35. HMS Tonnant 80 guns, Good Captain, Good Crew HMS Ardent 64 guns, Inspired Captain, Good Crew HMS Boadicea 38 guns Good Captain, Good Crew. A number of our fleet had done the same, and several of the enemy followed our example. The Governor, General Fox, sent an invitation to all the officers of the fleet requesting their company to a ball at the Government House. [11][Note 3], Tonnant underwent a refit at Portsmouth between January and June 1806. We soon cut away all that was useless, and in twenty minutes we were under topsails as courses, and top-gallant-sails as topsails. The signal was out to prepare to anchor if necessary. We had pummelled her so handsomely that fourteen of her lower deck guns were dismounted, and her larboard bow exhibited a mass of splinters. The Astute-class originated from a Royal Navy initiative to replace the Cold War-era Trafalgar … As we stood in the tower, which, as Paddy would say, is no tower at all, we saw the thunder-clouds descend under us, and could distinctly see the lightning. The dispositions of the fleet were soon made, and as they were as simple as possible, there could be no mistake. [2] In 1809 she was under the command of Captain James Bowen when she recaptured Ann of Leith on 8 April. His death was deservedly and deeply felt by every man in the fleet. The Tonnant class was a group of eight 80-gun third rates, designed for French Navy by Jacques-Noel Sane. The Santissima Trinidada, one of the Spanish prizes, went down in consequence of having received so many shot between wind and water. On entering the cockpit I found fourteen men waiting amputation of either an arm or a leg. The crew were then ordered with the second lieutenant to board her. He came with a numerous retinue. Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane invited him to join the officers for lunch, a standard courtesy. HMS Tonnant (lit. They cheered and in a short time carried her. The Royal Sovereign, which had only her foremast standing, with four other ships of our fleet, had already anchored. Torbay 6 Jan 1810 departed for off the Isle of Bas. They found the gallant French Admiral Magon killed at the foot of the poop ladder, the captain dangerously wounded. She went on to fight at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars. The real life exploits of this British Royal Navy officer inspired the fictional heroes of C.S. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. We had fought on nearly empty stomachs. At length we had the satisfaction of seeing her three lower masts go by the board, ripping the partners up in their fall, as they had been shot through below the deck, and carrying with them all their sharp-shooters to look sharper in the next world, for as all our boats were shot through we could not save one of them in this. This was owing to their having so few of our men on board them, and to our not being able, in consequence of the loss of boats, to take out the prisoners. After Major General Robert Ross's death in the Battle of North Point, his body was stored in a barrel of 129 gallons (586 l) of Jamaican rum aboard Tonnant. The following is chapter 16 of Captain Frederick Hoffman’s “A Sailor of King George”: In a week’s time we formed one of the squadron, and shortly after were joined by fourteen sail of the line under Lord Nelson. At daylight we had the felicity to see them from the deck, and counted thirty-three sail of the line and three large frigates. [Note 2] Then on 29 November, Ardent destroyed Bayonnoise; Tonnant was among the vessels sharing, by agreement, in the bounty money. Having no boat that would float, four of the seamen jumped overboard to rescue those who could not swim, and they all regained the ship. [2], During the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) she captured the 74-gun French ship Algésiras. The crew were then ordered with the second lieutenant to board her. “Not much,” replied he; “I am only winged above my elbow, and I am waiting my turn to be lopped.” His arm was dreadfully broken by a grape-shot. Immediately before the battle, boats from Tonnant participated in the British victory at the Battle of Lake Borgne. In the ensuing boarding action, Admiral Nelson was felled by a mizzen top sniper. Trafalgar is one of the most famous British battles of all time, right alongside the Battle of Hastings and other pivotal moments in the history of the British Isles. This database celebrates the 18,000 plus individuals who fought in the Battle of the Trafalgar on the side of the Royal Navy. I wish to give the beggars,” meaning the enemy, “a few more hard pills before I have done with them.” Saying this, he bound his foot up in his neck-handkerchief and served out double allowance until his carronade was dismounted by the carriage of it being shattered to pieces. “What’s the matter, Conelly?” said I to him. Her crew were taken out by our frigates and she was scuttled. The love of his country was engraven on his heart. After removing the Frenchman's cargo of wine, the French vessel was destroyed. HMS Malta previously … The telegraph signal was flying from the masthead of the Victory, “England expects every man to do his duty.” It was answered with three hearty cheers from each ship, which must have shaken the nerve of the enemy. [2], Tonnant was paid off into ordinary in November 1818. She was commissioned in March 1803 under Captain Sir Edward Pellew. [2] She was recommissioned in May under Captain Thomas Browne. Before we sailed we had several dinner-parties and made excursions to St. George’s and other caves. She had previously been Tonnant of the French Navy and the lead ship of the Tonnant class. Shortly thereafter a sniper would kill Ross while Ross was leading his forces against Baltimore. The British captured or destroyed almost the entire American force, including the tender, USS Alligator, and five gunboats. The muster roll for HMS Victory is held in the archives at the library here at the National Museum of the Royal Navy. I must not omit that when the Commander of the French fleet, Admiral Villeneuve, was brought alongside us instead of the Victory, he was informed it was not Nelson’s ship. This was in consequence of the motion of the ship during the gale. [13], In July 1807 she was under Captain Richard Hancock and served as flagship for Rear-Admiral Michael de Courcy. Among the dead was Majestic's captain, George Blagdon Westcott. (This man he never lost sight of and left him a handsome legacy when he died.) I, having received a wound in the left hand, which was painful, did not attend. The victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain, as a result of the Battle of Trafalgaron 21 October 1805, is considered one of Britain's greatest and most significant military victories. Du Petit-Thouars, who had both legs and an arm shot off, commanded his ship until he died. 29 Apr 1810 At Cadiz. We gave them some parting salutes. She was the largest ship and had four regular tiers of guns, mounting in the whole one hundred and thirty-six. Cochrane was the highest-ranking British officer in North America, responsible for military strategy. Tonnant fought in the battles of Genoa on 14 March 1795 and The Nile on 1 August 1798 under Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars. On the morning of 14 December, the British engaged the Americans in a short, violent battle. Mr. C., the lieutenant, was nearly drowned, and had it not been for a black man, who took him on his back, he must have sunk. Tonnant underwent repairs between December 1801 and April 1803. We soon removed from our position, as the small building under which we had taken shelter had been formerly struck by lightning, and we began to be apprehensive of its second visit. P.A. Tonnant was broken up in 1821. 22 Oct 1805 the prize crew from the Tonnant, on board the French prize Algésiras, released the French crew when the ship was in danger of drifting on to rocks and was taken into Cadiz. The dusty bits of history undusted and presented to the unsuspecting public. I must retrograde a little here and relate a few occurrences which took place during the action, and of which I was an eye-witness. [20][Note 4] Tonnant then again underwent repair between August and December 1812, this time at Chatham.[2]. She was taken into British service as HMS Tonnant. As a result, Key witnessed the bombarding of Fort McHenry and was inspired to write a poem called Defence of Fort M'Henry, later named "The Star Spangled Banner". She was one of only three third rate vessels designed and built by the noted maritime architect Sir Anthony Deane. twelve o’clock; a small proportion of cheese had been given out and half allowance of grog. Anglo-Spanish forces captured her there in August 1793, but left her when they withdrew in December. At length we had the honour of nestling His Majesty’s ship between a French and a Spanish seventy-four, and so close that a biscuit might have been thrown on the decks of either of them. [4] Next, Tonnant, Mars and Spartiate captured the Dutch ships Coffee Baum and Maasluys on 2 and 4 June. Tonnant was the lead ship in a class of 80-gun two-deckers built to a design by Jacques-Noël Sané, and ordered on 19 October 1787. 'Thundering') was an 80-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Tonnant (French: "Thundering") was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy and lead ship of the Tonnant class. He then hopped to another gun, where he amused himself at the Frenchman’s expense until the action ceased. She was broken up at Plymouth in March 1821.[2]. Notable events involving Le Tonnant include: 29 Feb 1940 HMS Dainty (Cdr. One afternoon I had been rambling with another brother officer over the Rock, when, as we reached the O’Hara Tower, we were overtaken by a thunder-storm. She left the anchorage off Mobile Bay on 18 February and arrived in Havana on 24 February 1815, accompanied by Asia and Vengeur.[26]. These powerful ships of the line had a designed crew of around 780, and they were armed with 30 32-Pounder guns in the lowerdeck, 30 24-Pounder guns in the upperdeck, 18 24-Pounder guns in the quarterdeck, 2 12-Pounder guns in the forecastle. In descending we started two large baboons, who appeared as much surprised as we were. Tonnant was part of Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Calder's squadron off Cape Ortegal when she encountered the French ships Duguay-Trouin and Guerrière on 2 September 1803. Abercrombie was in company with Tonnant, Royal Sovereign, Queen, Pompee and Goldfinch. On 9th March 1812, HMS Northumberland was part of a force commanded by Captain Sir John Gore in the ex-French 80 gun ship HMS Tonnant, blockading Lorient. One of them, whose name was Smith, after his leg was taken off, hearing the cheering on deck in consequence of another of the enemy striking her colours, cheered also. Secondant de Montesquie) departed Freetown for A/S exercises to the north-west of Freetown on 1 March … Tonnant shared in the capture of Perseverance on 28 October, though the prize money was much less. [22] When she was diverted to New Orleans for the forthcoming battle (see above), the body was later shipped on the British ship Royal Oak to Halifax, Nova Scotia where his body was interred on 29 September 1814 in the Old Burying Ground. Hms Tonnant during the during the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 More information about HMS Tonnant The record you are viewing contains all the information available from the original source, either fully transcribed for you or as an index and attached image. We left the second lieutenant and sixty men in charge of her, and took some of the prisoners on board when she swung clear of us. Thus gloriously fell in the arms, and on the deck, of Victory, as brave, as intrepid, and as great a hero as ever existed, a seaman’s friend and the father of the fleet. Dining With The Enemy. ( Log Out /  [16], On 24 March 1812, still under the command of Gore, Tonnant was off Ushant when she captured the French privateer Emilie. The order was given to fire; being so close every shot was poured into their hulls, down came the Frenchman’s mizzen-mast, and after our second broadside the Spaniard’s fore and cross-jack yards. Anaconda then evacuated the wounded. [23] On 13 December 1814, the British attacked the one-gun schooner USS Sea Horse. We had hoisted our colours before the action in four different places, at the ensign-staff, peak, and in the fore and main top-mast shrouds, that if one was shot away the others might be flying. [19] On 12 May, Abercrombie captured Betsy. Lord Admiral Thomas Cochrane: Historys Real Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. The night was passed in much painful anxiety, and we expected every time we wore to strike on the rocks of Cape Trafalgar. The wind still continued light, and the signal was flying to renew the attack. 15 May 1810 Is reported by the Leda to be at Cadiz. Change ). [3], Tonnant was commissioned under Captain Loftus Bland in January 1799, with Captain Robert Fitzgerald taking over in February. HMS "Tonnant" SB 392: ADM 36/16232 - - CLINCH: Edward: 22: Blandford: Carpenter’s Crew: HMS "Dreadnought" SB 294: ADM 36/15955 ADM 27/10 - - Allotment made from wages 18 May 1805 to mother: COFFIN: Joseph: 21: Blandford: Landsman: HMS "Ajax" SB 609: ADM 36/16538: possibly son of William & Jane COFFIN chr. [17] At the time that she captured Emilie, Tonnant was in company with Hogue, Colossus, Bulwark, and Poictiers. Last name : First name : Approximate age on 21 October 1805 +/- Birth place: This will only find exact matches. At length both ships caught fire before the chest-trees, and our firemen, with all the coolness and courage so inherent in British seamen, got the engine and played on both ships, and finally extinguished the flames, although two of them were severely wounded in doing so. The Tonnant class was a group of eight 80-gun third rates, designed for French Navy by Jacques-Noel Sane. A cordon of frigates were ordered to repeat signals to us from the one nearest the shore, whilst we kept nearly out of sight of the land, and all our ships’ sides were ordered to be painted yellow with black streaks, and the masts yellow. While most people know of the story of Admiral Lord Nelson, here is a first-hand account of the battle from the perspective of Captain Frederick Hoffman, who was aboard the H.M.S. The wind was very light, and it was nearly noon before we closed with the enemy. [5] Tonnant then was one of the vessels that shared in the recapture on 27 August of Lord Nelson. We were in this situation about half-an-hour, when the Spaniard called out he had struck, but before we could take possession of him, a French ship of eighty guns with an admiral’s flag came up, and poured a raking broadside into our stern which killed and wounded forty petty officers and men, nearly cut the rudder in two, and shattered the whole of the stern with the quarter galleries. As the name says, these are ships primarily designed for use by traders for cargo shipping and pirates for plunder. This brief account summarizes just a few features of East Lothian’s connections to one of the key actions in British naval history and the Napoleonic Wars. The Tonnant class ship HMS … Tyler carefully drilled his crew until Tonnant was amongst the most efficient and powerful ships in the fleet. I understood it was well attended, and the ladies very amiable. There were so many of us in a crippled state it was thought prudent to haul to the westward, as the swell was throwing us towards the shore, and the sky had all the tokens of a gale of wind from the west-south-west. After the Spanish Governor and his officers had partaken of a plentiful collation under a large marquee, they took their departure, and we gave them three cheers. Between 12 and 15 December 1814, Captain Lockyer of Sophie led a flotilla of some 50 boats, barges, gigs and launches to attack the US gunboats. Tonnant continued to serve Cochrane as a flagship when he directed the British naval forces at the Battle of New Orleans. [23] After rowing for 36 hours, the British met the Americans at St. Joseph's Island. We now mustered twenty-seven sail of the line, four frigates, and a schooner, and were waiting impatiently for the joyful signal from the frigates that the enemy were coming out of harbour. HMS Agamemnon (S124) is the sixth vessel born from the Astute-class of nuclear-powered submarines serving the modern British Royal Navy. We answered with alacrity the signal to make all sail for the enemy, preserving our order of sailing. From her he directed attacks on Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. We manned the jolly boat—the only boat that we thought would float—to take possession of her, but she had not proceeded more than a few yards when down she went, leaving the fourth lieutenant and her crew paddling like sea nondescripts. Out of eight lieutenants five were killed, with three hundred petty officers and seamen, and about one hundred wounded. She arrived at the naval base at Plymouth, England on 17 July 1799. She had rifle-men in her tops who did great execution. Letter from Admiral Cochrane to the Admiralty dated 25 February 1814. The crew were then ordered with the second lieutenant to board her. The Royal Navy then took her into service. In 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard, she was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale. While serving together in HMS Tonnant in 1810, Lieutenant Thomas W. Cecil remarked that Stackpoole “drew a long bow” (lied). She was nine days out of Saint-Malo and had captured one vessel, a Spanish merchant ship that the Royal Navy had recaptured on the 24th. Tonnant returned to England in May 1815. Lockyer drew his flotilla from the fleet that was massing against New Orleans, including the 74-gun third rates Royal Oak and Tonnant, and a number of other vessels including Armide, Seahorse, Manly and Meteor. [2] In 1810 she served under Captain Sir John Gore. Tonnant was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane during most of the campaign in the Chesapeake Bay during the simultaneous War of 1812 with the United States. It thwarted Napoleon's plans to invade Britain at the time, and it laid the foundation of Britain's undisputed mastery of the sea into the twentieth century. Despite the loss of their commander, the British columns piled into the Franco – Spanish line, overwhelming those ships still fighting the centre and driving off both van and rearguards. Pellew received £85 12s 1d; a seaman received 3s 5¼d. The exertion he made burst the vessels, and before they could be again taken up he died. It is strictly forbidden to use fire-arms or to destroy anything on the Rock. They had made a good job of it, and it answered admirably. In 1771, at eleven years of age, he joined the Royal Navy aboard HMS Barfleur (1768) under Captain Andrew Snape Hamond as a … On 15 February 1793 she and HMS Hector left on a cruise during which at some point they pursued two French frigates and they captured a French merchant ship, the Etoille du Matin, on 23 February. HMS Tonnant Leave a comment Posted on August 28, 2014 1814, American History, Baltimore, Major General Robert Ross, Military History, Sam Smith, Star Spangled 200, Star Spangled Banner, War of 1812. Thomas, RN), HMS Diamond (Lt.Cdr. We had taken the precaution of keeping our guns towards the enemy shotted, but fortunately for us and for those people who were amusing themselves in the enemy’s gun-boats, the fog was so dense that we neither could see them or they us. They found the gallant French Admiral Magon killed at the foot of the … In January 1812, Captain Jones was replaced in command by Captain Samuel Jackson. This was the more provoking as we could not return her the compliment, having full employment with those we first engaged. Only one man made good his footing on our quarter-deck, when he was pinned through the calf of his right leg by one of the crew with his half-pike, whilst another was going to cut him down, which I prevented, and desired him to be taken to the cockpit. 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