![]() The fleet also included two British-built ships, the 256-ton Rendel 'flatiron' gunboats Jiansheng and Fusheng, which had been ordered by the southern trade commissioner Shen Baozhen in the wake of the Japanese incursion into southern Taiwan in 1874 and were built at Laird's yard in Birkenhead in 1875. The other Chinese-built ships included the wooden gunboats Fuxing and Zhenwei (18), the wooden transports Fupo, Feiyun, Ji'an, Yongbao and Chenhang (all built in 1874 or earlier), and the despatch vessel Yixin. Its flagship, the wooden corvette Yangwu, was built in 1872. ![]() Nearly all of its ships were elderly products of the Foochow Navy Yard. The Fujian Fleet, which would be the main target of the French attack in August 1884, was considerably weaker than the Beiyang Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet, though slightly stronger than the Guangdong Fleet. The fleet was almost annihilated on 23 August 1884 by Admiral Amédée Courbet's Far East Squadron at the Battle of Fuzhou, the opening engagement of the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885). The Fujian Fleet ( simplified Chinese: 福建水师 traditional Chinese: 福建水師 pinyin: Fújiàn Shuǐshī Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-kiàn Chúi-su or simplified Chinese: 福州舰队 traditional Chinese: 福州艦隊 pinyin: Fúzhōu Jiànduì) founded in 1678 as the Fujian Marine Fleet was one of China's four regional fleets during the closing decades of the nineteenth century. The destruction of the Spanish fleet ruled out any such option, and the Earls found themselves in irrevocable exile - with major consequences for the later history or Ireland, and especially of Ulster.Crewmen aboard the corvette Yangwu, flagship of the Fujian fleet Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, left Ulster in Ireland with the intention of getting a Spanish army to invade Ireland on their behalf. The battle had an important indirect effect on the History of Ireland, specifically the key event known as " Flight of the Earls". The battle resulted in a 12-year truce in which the Dutch Republic achieved de facto recognition by the Spanish Crown. Depending on the sources, most or all of the Spanish ships were lost and between 350 and 4,000 Spaniards were killed or captured. The Dutch lost 100 men including Admiral Van Heemskerk. The Dutch captured the Spanish flagship but let it go adrift.įollowing the destruction of the Spanish ships, the Dutch deployed boats and killed hundreds of swimming Spanish sailors. One exploded due to a shot that penetrated its powder magazine. The Dutch then doubled up on the galleons and a few of the galleons caught fire. Van Heemskerk was killed during the first approach on the Spanish flagship as a cannonball severed his leg. Twenty from the Dutch fleet were ordered to focus on the Spanish galleons while the rest attacked the smaller vessels. Van Heemskerk left some of his ships at the bay entrance to prevent the escape of any Spanish ships. The Spanish fleet was covered by a fortress, although the Dutch fleet was out of range of its guns at all times and they could not intervene in the battle. Other ships were Nuestra Señora de la Vega and Madre de Dios. The Spanish flagship San Augustin was commanded by Don Juan's son. Other Dutch ships were De Tijger, De Zeehond, De Griffioen, De Roode Leeuw, De Gouden Leeuw, De Zwarte Beer, De Witte Beer, and De Ochtendster.Ī Spanish fleet of 21 ships, including 10 galleons, was led by Don Juan Álvarez de Avilés. During the four hours of action, most of the Spanish ships were destroyed.Ī Dutch fleet of 26 warships was led by Jacob van Heemskerk. The naval Battle of Gibraltar took place on 25 April 1607, during the Eighty Years' War, when a Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar.
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