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| Keywords: Nicholas Pocock - Duckworth's Action off San Domingo, 6 February 1806.jpg Artwork Creator Nicholas Pocock Following Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805 Sir John Duckworth left the blockade of Cadiz and pursued a French squadron to the Caribbean where he defeated it off San Domingo on the 6 February 1806 With six ships of the line and two frigates he was lying off St Kitts watering and refitting his squadron when he heard on that three French ships of the line were making for San Domingo A force of nine French ships were found at anchor in San Domingo Roads whence they slipped their cables and made sail in a westerly direction forming a line of battle close inshore The British closed in on them in two lines to cut them off <br/><br/> The action began when 'Superb' 74 guns under the command of Sir John Duckworth fired at the French 'Alexandre' 80 guns In the action that followed the French ships' Alexandre' Brave' 74 guns and 'Jupiter' 74 guns were taken while the 'Diomede' 72 guns and the huge 'Imperial' 120 guns ran themselves ashore and were wrecked The three French frigates 'Felicite' 36 guns 'Comete' 36 guns and 'Diligente' 18 guns escaped The 'Imperial' in port-bow view is in the right centre foreground of the painting engaged to port with the 'Superb' nearly bow on The 'Imperial's' main topmast is falling To the right and beyond is the partly dismasted 'Northumberland' 74 guns in starboard-quarter view Beyond her in the extreme right background is the British 'Spencer' 74 guns stern on and in the background between the 'Superb 'and 'Northumberland' is the dismasted 'Brave ' In the centre middle ground in port-bow view and partly masked by the 'Imperial 'is the 'Diomede' being engaged to starboard by the British 'Canopus' 80 guns in starboard-bow view Astern of her the stern half of the British 'Atlas' 74 guns is visible followed by the 'Agamemnon' 64 guns in starboard-bow view with the 'Alexandre' in starboard-quarter view in the distance In the extreme left of the picture the British 'Donegal' 74 guns in starboard-bow view is engaging the French 'Jupiter' 74 guns to port There is a fresh breeze and a choppy sea <ref>http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/12063 html National Maritime Museum</ref> reflist 1808 oil canvas cm 122 183 institution National Maritime Museum Atlantic Gallery Floor plans accession number BHC0571 object history credit line National Maritime Museum Greenwich London 'N Pocock 1808' ~ signature and date http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/12063 html Royal Museums Greenwich 128px PD-old-100-1923 DEFAULTSORT Duckworth's Action off San Domingo 6 February 1806 Nicholas Pocock Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London 19th-century sailing ships in paintings 19th-century paintings of naval battles San Domingo Battle of San Domingo Ships under sail HMS Superb ship 1798 1808 paintings | ||||
