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''HMS Potentate'' is a large [[Dragon Transport Ship]] of Britain's Royal Navy. This frigate was most noted for her shipwreck off the coast of Japan's Chikuzen Province, and later intrusion into Nagasaki Harbour in 1812. She participated in several engagements during the Napoleonic Wars. | ''HMS Potentate'' is a large [[Dragon Transport Ship]] of Britain's Royal Navy. This frigate was most noted for her shipwreck off the coast of Japan's Chikuzen Province, and later intrusion into Nagasaki Harbour in 1812. She participated in several engagements during the Napoleonic Wars. | ||
| − | ''Potentate'' sailed to the Atlantic, and later entered Nagasaki Harbour in 1812. She later sailed to Guangzhou, China, and later set course for Spain and Portugal (the Iberian Peninsula), carrying [[Iskierka]], [[Lily]], [[Maximus]], [[Dulcia]], [[Nitidus]], and possibly [[Arkady]]. | + | ''Potentate'' sailed to the Atlantic, and later entered Nagasaki Harbour in 1812. She later sailed to Guangzhou, China, and later set course for Spain and Portugal (the Iberian Peninsula), carrying [[Iskierka]], [[Lily]], [[Maximus]], [[Messoria]], [[Immortalis]], [[Dulcia]], [[Nitidus]], [[Kulingile]] and possibly [[Churki]] and [[Arkady]]. |
== Origin of the Name == | == Origin of the Name == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:44, 7 February 2017
HMS Potentate is a large Dragon Transport Ship of Britain's Royal Navy. This frigate was most noted for her shipwreck off the coast of Japan's Chikuzen Province, and later intrusion into Nagasaki Harbour in 1812. She participated in several engagements during the Napoleonic Wars.
Potentate sailed to the Atlantic, and later entered Nagasaki Harbour in 1812. She later sailed to Guangzhou, China, and later set course for Spain and Portugal (the Iberian Peninsula), carrying Iskierka, Lily, Maximus, Messoria, Immortalis, Dulcia, Nitidus, Kulingile and possibly Churki and Arkady.
Origin of the Name[edit]
The word "potentate" (Late Latin potentātus: power, dominion) is a noun for "a person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler". It is also a synonym for "monarch" or "ruler".
