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Departure from Gibraltar
- When
- 29 September 1707
- Where
- Gibraltar
- Part of
- Scilly Naval Disaster
Shovell's fleet of twenty-one ships left Gibraltar on 29 September 1707 to support the siege of Toulon.
The fleet included HMS Association as Shovell's flagship, HMS Royal Anne under Vice-Admiral Byng, and HMS Torbay under Rear-Admiral Norris. This deployment was part of the broader War of the Spanish Succession efforts.
Sources
- Scilly naval disaster of 1707 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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