Larrabee
Proper noun
Meaning
Larrabee (plural Larrabees)
A surname.
Examples
Larrabee notes that many observers wrote up different sequences when the line was finally formed, and that Bougainville recorded several different configurations.
Larrabee, p. 188 De Grasse had ordered the ships to form into a line as they exited the bay, in order of speed and without regard to its normal sailing order.
Larrabee, p. 191 Admiral Louis de Bougainville 's Auguste was one of the first ships out.
Larrabee, p. 195 Graves at this point did not press the potential advantage of the separated French van; as the French centre and rear closed the distance with the British line, they also closed the distance with their own van.
Larrabee, p. 196 The need for the two lines to actually reach parallel lines so they might fully engage led Graves to give conflicting signals that were interpreted critically differently by Admiral Hood, directing the rear squadron, than Graves intended.
Larrabee, p. 197 Admiral Hood interpreted the instruction to maintain line of battle to take precedence over the signal for close action, and as a consequence his squadron did not close rapidly and never became significantly engaged in the action.