HMS Neptune

HMS Neptune
Rating: 2nd

Class: Formidable

Date of Commission: February, in the Year of our Lord 1726

Current Captain: Edward Jervis, of the St. George Squadron

Guns: 92

Armament: Topdeck: 8x6lb, Upperdeck: 28x12lb, Middeck: 28x18lb, Gundeck: 28x24lb

Broadside Weight: 780 lb

Crew: 700

Status: In Commission



HMS Neptune left the slipway in 1683, and was placed in the Channel Fleet for the first ten years of her service. Whilst part of the Channel Fleet she participated in the Battle of Barfleur as the flagship of Vice-Admiral George Rooke. HMS Neptune fought valiantly and would come to be loved by her crew and was a much sought after command. In 1693 she was dispatched to the Mediterranean Fleet where she spent most of her time patrolling the waters and escorting merchantmen. By 1705 HMS Neptune was showing her age and was ordered back to Portsmouth to undergo a refit. During her refit HMS Neptune was almost completely rebuilt with improvements to her structure, yards and armament. Once finished HMS Neptune was once again attached to the Channel Fleet where her crew would be trained vigorously at the guns and the tops so that HMS Neptune was ready for any activity residing in the Netherlands and France. In 1725 HMS Neptune once again underwent a refit so that she was comparable with the new warships being sent into service. At 43 years old the warship would once again be sent into service, however this time she would head to the Caribbean. Leaving Spithead on the 24th October 1725 under the command of Captain Edward Jervis; HMS Neptune would arrive in the Caribbean four months later on the 9th February 1726. Once in the Caribbean HMS Neptune was assigned to the honoured St. George Squadron of the White to aid in the war for the Caribbean against the French and Spanish and also to suppress the outbreak of piracy in the region.



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