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HMS Resolution (pennant number: 09) was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War.Completed in December 1916, Resolution saw no combat during the war as both the British and German fleets adopted a more cautious strategy after the Battle of Jutland in May owing to the increasing threat of naval mines and submarines.
HMS Resolution (1892), a Royal Sovereign-class battleship in service from 1893 to 1914. HMS Resolution (09), a Revenge-class battleship in service from 1915 to 1944. HMS Resolution (S22), lead ship of the Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines in service from 1966 to 1994.
On 17 January 1773, Resolution was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle and crossed twice more on the voyage. The third crossing, on 3 February 1774, was the most southerly penetration, reaching latitude 71°10′ South at longitude 106°54′ West. Resolution thus proved Alexander Dalrymple's Terra Australis Incognita to be a myth. [7]
HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 12 April 1770. [1] The ship had a huge crew of 600 men.
HMS Ramillies (07) HMS Resolution (09) HMS Revenge (06) HMS Revenge (1892) ... HMS Royal Sovereign (05) Royal Sovereign-class battleship; HMS Russell (1901) S. HMS St ...
Resolution and Discovery. On his last voyage, Cook once again commanded HMS Resolution. Resolution began her career as the 462 ton North Sea collier Marquis of Granby, launched at Whitby in 1770, and purchased by the Royal Navy in 1771 for £4,151 and converted at a cost of £6,565. She was 111 feet (34 m) long and 35 feet (11 m) abeam.
HMS Resolution was a Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. The ship was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, starting with her keel laying in June 1890. She was launched in May 1892 and, after completing trials, was commissioned into the Channel Squadron the following December. She was armed with a main ...
The Resolution, third-rate built in 1667 (Willem van de Velde, 1676) HMS Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich Dockyard on 6 December 1667. [1] She was one of only three third-rate vessels designed and built by the noted maritime architect Sir Anthony Deane.