HMS Valour

HMS Valour


His Majesty's Ship Valour.

Overview
Rating: 4th rate

Class:  Poseidon -class fourth-rate Ship of the Line

 Shipyard : Turtling Bay

Launched: February 6th, 1723.

Status: In active service.

Armament
Total Guns: 60

Topdeck: 10 x 9lbs.

Upper Gundeck: 26 x 12lbs.

Gundeck: 24 x 18lbs.

Bow Chasers: 2 x 9lbs.

Stern Chasers: 4 x 18lbs.

Broadside Weight: 417lbs.

Crew: 575.

Commanders
Current Captain: Victoria Page

Previous Captains: -



History
February 6th, 1723
 * Commissioned.

March 16th, 1723
 * Re-assigned to the West Indies Station.

January 12th, 1724
 * Fell Under Attack by the French Navy.
 * Received Critical Damage but Managed to Defeat the Enemy.
 * Repairs Needed.

January 29th, 1724
 * Completed Repairs and Launched.

March 5th, 1724
 * Hunted several pirate fleets down together with Captains: Earl Wilmore, Sir Leo Davis, James Thomson, Joseph Sullivan, and Ulysses Dent between Marsh Harbour and Nassau. More than forty Pirate and Spanish ships were sunk, several 2nd rates among them.

May 2nd, 1724
 * Sunk 3 pirate vessels and captured another with the help of Captain Fenix