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Edexcel History A-Level Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914- The changing nature of the Royal Navy > The changing Royal Navy, 1763-1914: > Flashcards

The changing Royal Navy, 1763-1914: Flashcards

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What was original tactic for Naval warfare?

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Broadside attacks

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2
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When was the Battle of Trafalgar?

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1805

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How many ships did the British have at the Battle of Trafalgar?

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33 Ships

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How many ships did the Spanish and French have at the Battle of Trafalgar?

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41 ships

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5
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How many gun decks did first and second rate ships have?

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3 gun decks (80-120 cannons)

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6
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What is a famous example of a first/second rate naval ship?

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Nelson’s ship, ‘HMS Victory’

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How many guns would a fourth rate ship have?

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64 or less

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How many gun decks would a third rate ship have?

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2

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How many guns would a third rate ship have?

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64-80 cannons

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What percentage of the navy was composed of third rate ships in 1794 and 1814?

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1794= 76% and 1814=80%

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How long was a third rate ship?

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52m hull

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What were fifth and sixth rate ships called?

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Frigates

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13
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Between 1800 and 1801 the Frigate called ‘Speedy’ captured how many French ships?

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53

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How many fast frigates were built by the French between 1777 and 1790?

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59

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15
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How many British merchant ships were lost in 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars?

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619

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How many ships did the Royal Navy have in 1815 and 1835?

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1815= 1006 ships and 1835= 58 ships (Late 1815= 262 ships)

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17
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When did the first experimental steamship, ‘Kent’, set sail?

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1794

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18
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When was the First Opium War?

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1839-1842

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When were the first steam-propelled ships launched in Britain and France?

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Britain= 1843 and France= 1845

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When was the 90 gun French Steamship, ‘Napoleon’ launched?

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1850

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In the 1850s, how many steam battleships did the British build and convert?

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Built 18 and converted 41

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In the 1850s, how many steam battleships did the French build and convert?

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Built 10 and converted 28

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23
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Henri-Joseph Paixhans developed the Paixhan gun in the 1820s but when were they fitted to warships?

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From 1841

24
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The first Ironclad warship was the French ship ‘La Gloire’ but when was it built?

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1859

25
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The British built there first Ironclad Warship in 1861. What was its name?

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HMS Warrior

26
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What were the three main developments in naval technology?

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Steam engines; armour plating; naval guns

27
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When was the HMS Devastation launched?

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1879

28
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How long was HMS Devastation, how thick was its armour and how many 35 ton guns did it have?

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87 metres long; armour was 250-300mm thick and two 35 ton guns

29
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How much coal did the HMS Devastation need to carry?

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1,350 tons

30
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What was the name of the act that was passed in 1889 as a result of the two power standard set by the Admiralty?

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Naval Defense Act of 1889

31
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How many battleships, cruisers and torpedo gunships were built as a result of the Naval Defense Act of 1889?

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10 Battleships, 42 cruisers and 18 torpedo gunships (all between 1889-1894)

32
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The joint production of France and Russia increased by how much between 1889-1894?

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12 Battleships were built

33
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How much did HMS Dreadnought cost?

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£1.8 million

34
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When did John Fisher become the First Sea Lord of the Admiralty?

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1904

35
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When was HMS Dreadnought built?

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1906

36
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In 1794, what was the average seaman’s wage?

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£14 per year

37
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How many French merchant ships were captured by the British in the Seven Years’ War?

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1,165

38
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The abolitionist Thomas Clarkson in 1788 said how many of the 5,000 men leaving on slaving voyages in 1785 returned?

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2,329

39
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How many ships were sent in 1821, 1831 and 1847 to enforce the abolition of the slave trade on British ships?

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1821= 6 ships; 1831= 7 ships and 1847=32 ships

40
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How many slaves were shipped across the Atlantic in 1800 and 1830?

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1800= 80,000 and 1830= 135,000

41
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The West Africa squadron for the enforcement of the abolition of the slave trade on British ships had 792 men. How many of these men died in 1829 alone?

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204 men

42
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How many slaves did the Spanish Slaver ships Regulo and Rapido throw overboard in 1831 to avoid being caught by the British Navy?

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150 chained slaves

43
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How many slave ships did the Paddle steamer HMS Hydra capture between 1844 and 1846?

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4 slave ships

44
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How many ships was the ship ‘Black Joke’ able to capture in a year?

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11

45
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Between 1810 and 1860, how many slaves were freed by the Royal Navy?

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150,000 slaves

46
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When did the British capture the Isle de France due to the issue of piracy on British ships?

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1810

47
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In which area of sea were Arab pirates most prominent?

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Red Sea to Bombay

48
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Between which years did the Royal Navy charter the Red Sea?

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1800 and 1809

49
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When was a commercial treaty agreed for Mocha?

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1820

50
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Between which years was Berbera blockaded?

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1827 to 1832

51
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How much the American Government pay to the Barbary states in 1795 in ransom money?

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$1 million

52
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When was the attack on the Algiers that fired over 50,000 cannonballs and sinking 40 vessels?

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1816 (and later in 1820, later to be conquered by the French in 1830)

53
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Between 1803 and 1815, how ships from the Royal Navy ran aground or sank at sea?

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223 ships

54
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When was the Longitude Act passed?

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1714

55
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When was Captain Cook’s expedition?

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1768-1771

56
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When did the British Admiralty establish the Hydrographic Office?

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1795

57
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When was the first Admiralty chart published?

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1801

Edexcel History A-Level Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914- The changing nature of the Royal Navy (2 decks)

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