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14th of August
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1744 - Launch of HMS Colchester
![Colchester.jpg Colchester.jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92960-2e251fa6163147a0f1057d172069d9f4.jpg)
1787 - Launch of unique HMS Veteran, 64 guns third rate
![large (6).jpg large (6).jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92961-e0e6daaaf3f9563227274cf8c9990971.jpg)
1813 - capture of USS Argus by HMS Pelican
![Boarding_the_Argus.jpg Boarding_the_Argus.jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92962-8e5602e59a2770716f4b1b7259ae7907.jpg)
The crew of the HMS Pelican prepare to board the USS Argus. Captain Maples leading the Pelican's boarding party.
The illustration above, from a 19th Century publication, shows a perhaps idealised (was Maple's uniform this smart?) at the moment of boarding.
1904 - The naval Battle off Ulsan - sinking of russian armed cruiser Rurik
![1280px-Ryurik-feb-mar1904.jpg 1280px-Ryurik-feb-mar1904.jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92963-dcd297f78f175b66a3388ba51381186b.jpg)
Rurik in 1904 with cut down rig
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11 August 1695 - unsuccessfull Bombardment of Dunkirk by british By the mid-17th century the channel port of Dunkirk had a reputation for being a haven for privateers who were a menace to Dutch and English shipping. However, when Dunkirk was acquired by France in 1662, after a brief period of...
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preview of some events on this day.....
1744 - Launch of HMS Colchester
![Colchester.jpg Colchester.jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92960-2e251fa6163147a0f1057d172069d9f4.jpg)
1787 - Launch of unique HMS Veteran, 64 guns third rate
![large (6).jpg large (6).jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92961-e0e6daaaf3f9563227274cf8c9990971.jpg)
1813 - capture of USS Argus by HMS Pelican
![Boarding_the_Argus.jpg Boarding_the_Argus.jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92962-8e5602e59a2770716f4b1b7259ae7907.jpg)
The crew of the HMS Pelican prepare to board the USS Argus. Captain Maples leading the Pelican's boarding party.
The illustration above, from a 19th Century publication, shows a perhaps idealised (was Maple's uniform this smart?) at the moment of boarding.
1904 - The naval Battle off Ulsan - sinking of russian armed cruiser Rurik
![1280px-Ryurik-feb-mar1904.jpg 1280px-Ryurik-feb-mar1904.jpg](https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/data/attachments/92/92963-dcd297f78f175b66a3388ba51381186b.jpg)
Rurik in 1904 with cut down rig