Battle of King's Bay

Battle of King's Bay
Part of the War of the Usurper and the Siege of Telora
Battle of King's Bay, 1 May 1898, Gaius Morsey
Date 1 July 1888 Location Off Telora, Actlpacinarcticadian Ocean Result Cassonnaise victory
Belligerents
Cassonne	Aquitayne
Commanders and leaders
Clément Trausse	Lord Kon'rei of Atlium
Strength
12 protected cruisers 8 gunboats 4 transport ships	10 protected cruisers 6 unprotected cruisers 5 gunboats 2 transport ship
Casualties and losses
625 killed 800 wounded 1 protected cruiser sunk 2 gunboats damaged	3,450 killed 4,000 wounded 4 protected cruisers scuttled 3 unprotected cruisers sunk 2 transport ship sunk 1 transportation ship scuttled

The Battle of King's Bay (French: Bataille de Baie du Roi), also known as the Battle of Telora Bay, took place on 1 July 1888 during the War of the Usurper. The Cassonnaise Foreign Armada under Admiral Clément Trausse engaged and destroyed the Aquitaynian home fleet, under the command of Lord Admiral Kon'rei of Atlium. The battle took place in King's Bay in Aquitayne, and was the first major engagement of the War of the Usurper. The battle was one of the most decisive in Astyrian naval history and is the single greatest defeat in the history of the Aquitaynian Navy.

Battle

Depiction of the battle with modern naval markers. Red units indicate Cruisers (CC), gunboats (GB), and transports (TR) of Cassonnaise forces. Green indicates Aquitaynian naval assets.

Order of Battle

Vessels engaged in actual combat during the Battle of King's Bay ranged in size from 6,000 tonnes to 500 tonnes.

Cassonne

• HMS Aquilon, flagship, protected cruiser of 6,000 tonnes, with five 8-inch guns mounted in pairs on two turrets, plus eight 5-inch guns and five torpedo tubes. Top speed of 20 knots.
• HMS Mistral, protected cruiser of 5,750 tonnes, with four 8-inch guns on single mounts, plus three 6-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Atalante, protected cruiser of 5,750 tonnes, with four 8-inch guns on single mounts, plus three 6-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Kersaint, protected cruiser of 5,750 tonnes, with four 8-inch guns on single mounts, plus three 6-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Courbet, protected cruiser of 4,000 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Montcalm, protected cruiser of 4,000 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Pluton, protected cruiser of 4,000 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Laplace, protected cruiser of 4,000 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Achille, protected cruiser of 3,200 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Achéron, protected cruiser of 3,200 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Aigle, protected cruiser of 3,200 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Vulcain, protected cruiser of 3,200 tonnes, with one 6-inch gun and ten 5-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
• HMS Tonnant, gunboat of 1,800 tons with six 6-inch guns. Top speed 17 knots.
• HMS Glorieuse, gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
• HMS Inflexible, gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
• HMS Andromaque, gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
• HMS Alexandre, gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
• HMS Armide, gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
• HMS Astrée, gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
• HMS Lapérouse , gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
• HMS Borda, transport ship of 1,900 tons, with 2 secondary rapid fire guns. 77 men.
• HMS Cassard, transport ship of 1,900 tons, with 2 secondary rapid fire guns. 77 men.
• HMS Courbet, transport ship of 1,900 tons, with 2 secondary rapid fire guns. 77 men.
• HMS Orion, transport ship of 1,900 tons, with 2 secondary rapid fire guns. 77 men.

See also

• War of the Usurper
• Siege of Telora