hms hms gun rate ship line british_royal_navy previously served french_navy class franklin captured year service british fleet rear admiral battle having served months french completion march capture august year eventually serve years british career began flagship second command battle distinguished fierce resistance forced surrender half crew dead wounded guns disabled taken british service refitted served flagship commanded rear admiral flagship mediterranean nelson narrowly missed fighting saw action fleet battle san domingo remained attempt force dardanelles operations support alexandria expedition remained active french mediterranean rest napoleonic wars helping drive ashore large french ships line notable incident remained service end wars serving flagship mid nineteenth century sail gave way steam relegated support duties devonport receiving ship tender hulk eventually sold breaking nearly ninety years british service construction french career franklin built design toulon shipyard november march having launched june named american scientist politician commanded captain flying flag franklin ships accompanied vice admiral fleet carrying french troops invade egypt franklin anchored fleet august discovered evening british fleet rear admiral nelson ordered fleet attack immediately british forces moving french van doubling line taken surprise having expected british attack rear centre consequently placed heaviest ships including franklin franklin enter engagement later evening french van surrendered british ships moved line engage remaining ships franklin fight franklin positioned ahead flagship gun orient astern gun came fire hms majestic british ships french centre exchanged heavy fire british joined newly arrived hms alexander hms later recalled action extremely warm sides intensely engaged hour forced line orient caught fire fire orient control nearby french british ships escape anticipated explosion orient magazine blew sending burning debris nearby ships large amounts fell franklin starting fires caused arms locker explode set fire quarterdeck franklin burnt crew able fires killed aboard orient commander captain seriously wounded taken continued order attack brief quiet resulted explosion orient broken franklin guns battle resumed fought hour lost main nearly cannons knocked half crew dead wounded finally struck colours british service mediterranean franklin ships captured british taken service royal_navy registered december sent britain command captain arrived plymouth july briefly flagship admiral service lisbon paid ordinary august year began refit plymouth august work suspended incomplete november year completed january recommissioned april year command captain flagship rear admiral sent august join mediterranean_fleet based toulon nelson succeeded february captain flagship rear admiral narrowly missed present battle having sent gibraltar louis squadron resupply returned britain taken hand plymouth repairs completed august cost january joined vice admiral sir squadron pursuit took february engaging gun ships sustained casualties dead wounded captain july sailed mediterranean squadron flying louis flag took attempt force dardanelles january subsequent operations support alexandria expedition turkish vessels captured destroyed succeeded captain flagship rear admiral attached mediterranean_fleet admiral october fleet gave chase french convoy escorts french chased mouth gun gun lion driven aground attempts salvage failed french forced burn flagship rear admiral paid ordinary postwar large repair carried devonport sum march march end napoleonic wars laid number years fitted sea devonport underwent repairs december prepared sea early spending time command laid devonport fitted receiving ship june october served tender devonport hulk masts removed april finally sold years service royal_navy october broken
HMS Canopus (1798)