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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 NavyMiniaturesThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyMiniaturesThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyMiniaturesThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyMiniaturesThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and DutchThe 'Great Harry', the First Big Battleship of the British NavyMiniaturesThe Battle of the Nore, June, 1653, between the English and Dutch

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.