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The Central Atlantic hurricane of 1782, was a hurricane that hit the fleet of British Admiral Thomas Graves as it sailed across the North Atlantic in September 1782. It is believed to have killed some 3,500 people. On 25 July Admiral Graves sailed a fleet from Bluefields, Jamaica, escorted by a naval force consisting of his flagship, the 74-gun , and the 74-gun ships and , with the 36-gun frigate . Graves was escorting a number of French ships captured by the British during operations off North and Central America. These were the 110-gun ''Ville de Paris'', the 74-gun ships ''Glorieux'' and ''Hector'' and the 64-gun ''Ardent'', all captured at the Battle of the Saintes by Sir George Brydges Rodney's fleet, and the 74-gun ''Caton'', captured at the Battle of the Mona Passage by Sir Samuel Hood. Also with the fleet were a number of British merchant ships. Graves also had under his command the captured former-French 74-gun ''Jason'', but she did not leave with the rest of the fleet, having stayed at Jamaica to complete her watering. In the night of 5 September, ''Hector'' met the French frigates ''Aigle'' and ''Gloire''; in the ensuing Action of 5 September 1782, ''Hector'' sustained severe damage, but was saved from capture by the rest of the convoy. On 17 September 1782, the fleet under Admiral Graves was caught in a violent storm off the banks of Newfoundland. ''Ardent'' and ''Caton'' were forced to leave the fleet and make for a safe anchorage, ''Ardent'' returning to Jamaica and ''Caton'' making for Halifax in company with ''Pallas''. Of the rest of the warships, only ''Canada'' and ''Jason'' survived to reach England. The French prizes ''Ville de Paris'', ''Glorieux'' and ''Hector'' foundered, as did HMS ''Centaur''. had to be abandoned, and was burnt. A number of the merchant fleet, including ''Dutton'', ''British Queen'', ''Withywood'', ''Rodney'', ''Ann'', ''Minerva'' and ''Mentor'' also foundered. Altogether around 3,500 lives were lost from the various ships. ==See also== *List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1782 Central Atlantic hurricane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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