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HMS Vanguard was a 74-gun third-rate [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], launched on the 6th of March, 1787, at Deptford. She was the fifth vessel to bear the name. | HMS Vanguard was a 74-gun third-rate [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], launched on the 6th of March, 1787, at Deptford. She was the fifth vessel to bear the name. | ||
| − | She was present during the | + | She was present during the evacuation of Danzig, along with 2 64-gun ships of the line, several frigates, and in Danzig harbor, transports originally present to get Russian reinforcements for the city. Captain [[Gerry Stuart]] was her Captain at the time, and helped to coordinate the evacation of close to 15,000 Prussian soldiers from the fortification at Danzig by [[Temeraire]] and the band of Turkish [[feral]] dragons led by [[Arkady]]. |
She also participated in the [[Battle of the Nile]], in 1798. | She also participated in the [[Battle of the Nile]], in 1798. | ||
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|align="right" valign="top"|'''Launched:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Launched:''' | ||
|6 March [[1787]] | |6 March [[1787]] | ||
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|align="right" valign="top"|'''Armament:''' | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Armament:''' | ||
