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A painting showing Rear Admiral Graves’s flagship ‘Ramillies’ on 16th September 1782. Under instruction from Admiral Rodney, she was on her way home to England from the North American Station. She was conducting English ships in need of repair, French prizes and a merchant convoy. The ships ran into a gale on the Newfoundland Bank. This painting captures the moment after the storm when the decision is made to set the ‘Ramillies’ on fire, to destroy her. The painting shows her ablaze in the central foreground with other ships from the convoy close by. This painting is the last of a set of five showing the incident, including, ‘Before the Storm Breaks’ (BHC2212), ‘On Her Beam Ends’, ‘Bearing Away’ and ‘Abandoned’.
Title
Loss of HMS 'Ramillies', September 1782: Blowing Up the Wreck
Date
1783
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 71 x W 106.68 cm
Accession number
BHC2215
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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