Story
This warship was built in 1768 by H.M. Dockyard (Chatham).
Historical Notes
This vessel was present at the Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794 while under the command of Captain Cuthbert Collingwood RN, the flagship of Rear-Admiral of the Red George Bowyer RN.
In 1819 this vessel was broken up.
Owners & Masters
In 1768-1819 she was a warship of the Royal Navy.
Masters
Captain Cuthbert Collingwood RN (1794)
Armament
98 guns
Named Features
Barfleur Passage (Howe Sound BC) (Named in 1859 by Captain Richards, of HMS Plumper, after HMS Barfleur, 98 guns, under command of Captain Cuthbert Collingwood, and the flagship of Rear Admiral of the Red George Bowyer; she was engaged under Earl Howe against the French in the battle of the ""Glorious First of June"" 1794.)
References
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Provincial Archives of BC Place Names File compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
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