gun rate ship line royal_navy saw service american revolutionary napoleonic wars fought major naval battles conflicts remembered nelson favourite ship named mythical ancient greek king ship royal_navy bear future lord nelson served captain january years months time saw considerable service mediterranean nelson departure involved infamous present battle copenhagen ran aground able enter action despite nelson fondness ship frequently need repair likely scrapped war france fought battle october nelson weather column forced surrender spanish later career served south american waters brazil worn poor condition contributed wrecked june grounded mouth whilst seeking shelter rest squadron storm hands ship stores saved condition ship impossible free ship captain cleared responsibility ship loss thanks documents detailing defects recently wreck located artefacts recovered including cannons construction ordered commercial hard shipyard february built lines ardent class designed sir keel laid constructed timber sourced surrounding total cost construction commissioned march captain days launch april painting launch depicts blue skies scores spectators despite describing day heavy rain spectators attendance named king prominent figure ancient greek mythology participated siege royal_navy vessel bear lord nelson regarded favourite ship crew known nickname eggs bacon according article crew renamed like classical names vogue admiralty period crews renamed ships infamous respectively reason november admiralty received intelligence large convoy preparing sail brest admiral convoy composed transports carrying naval supplies west_indies french fleet admiral squadron ships mounted guns commanded ordered intercept convoy afternoon december approximately miles south west french naval escort convoy attacked immediately capturing transports nightfall rest convoy scattered returning brest transports reached west_indies early sailed west_indies admiral sir squadron rear admiral sir second command april battle began skirmish ships vanguard division hood command badly damaged forced withdraw repairs april took second action proved decisive course battle crewmen killed wounded signing treaties versailles brought end american revolutionary war returned west_indies chatham paid docked october repairs copper replaced came dock june subsequently laid ordinary french revolutionary war nelson anticipation start britain involvement french revolutionary war execution king recommissioned january placed command captain joined fleet lying anchor subsequently sailed join mediterranean fleet vice admiral hood blockading french port toulon august town toulon declared allegiance royalist cause hood fleet moved control naval dockyard french ships line harbour capturing ships sent naples ask king ferdinand reinforcements secure town agreed provide men revolutionary army commanded launched assault toulon troops proved insufficient hold forced abandon town april seamen led nelson helped capture town french surrendered day siege action forced sail gibraltar undergo urgent repairs ship having worn months sea despite having undergone fairly extensive refit prior recommissioned completion repairs returned south june hood arrived additional ships contributed guns men day siege time nelson lost sight right eye french shot kicked sand face town surrendered august having lost men engagement shortly inhabitants declared subjects majesty king mediterranean fleet vice admiral superseded hood december participated battle genoa french fleet comprising ships line sighted march days later french having shown signs willing battle admiral ordered general chase french ship lost fore main ran ships french fleet allowing hms catch engage captain came assist soon continued firing gun french ship arrival french ships led admiral signalling british ships retreat captured following day captain july whilst company small squadron frigates chased french fleet ships line frigates adverse winds admiral unable come aid following day french fleet sighted july signalled ships line chase ensuing battle islands royal_navy ships engage enemy fleet french ship struck colours battle catch fire sink french ships similar condition cumberland attack french gun ship admiral signalled fleet retreat allowing french escape admiral later greatly criticised calling battle relieved commander chief mediterranean admiral sir end year nelson promoted commodore march shortly action boats nelson squadron captured small convoy french vessels franco italian coast suffering minimal casualties june nelson transferred pennant captain replacing commander having deemed great need repair returned england mutiny baltic whilst command captain involved mutiny north_sea squadron lying ordered sea ships adamant signal crew later sailed ship ship taken join main mutiny anchorage ardent isis leopard arriving june blockade london formed ships began desert wider mutiny cases fired remaining ships order eventually restored aboard loyal seamen marines forcibly ejected hard line ship captain able secure pardon remaining ship company march damaged ran came march way port encountered assisted accompanied port assistance crews chatham troops castle pumps crew managed stop water level hold rising plymouth repairs movement caused leak gain men pumps fired gun assistance reached plymouth sheer hulk prevent sinking response developments baltic threatened britain needed naval supplies sent fleet admiral sir vice admiral lord nelson attack danish copenhagen april nelson division fought positioned second line passing grounded whilst attempting round southern tip battle russell run aground flew signals distress stranded ships eventually pulled night april treaty concluded revolutionary war laid chatham napoleonic wars general condition poor hostilities france likely broken instead britain entry napoleonic wars brought ordinary recommissioned captain july went join channel fleet admiral vice admiral fleet cruising july combined franco spanish fleet west_indies sighted british ships formed line battle fifth line engaged admiral fleet conditions light winds men wounded lost yard nightfall fleet scattered signalled action discontinued september completing small refit ship portsmouth captain harvey superseded command captain sir previously commanded nelson flagship battle october departed join vice admiral nelson fleet blockading combined fleet route fell french squadron consisting ships line smaller vessels gave chase succeeding french joined blockading squadron october nelson laid eyes approaching ship reportedly comes damned fool shall battle conditions october captured large american merchant brig took tow long signalled sailing straight enemy fleet ships fleet left port october fought battle positioned eighth nelson weather column ahead astern engaged firing batteries eventually pounding great spanish ship complement dead struck colours possession prize enemy van division began bearing british line having previously cut battle nelson line breaking tactics nelson dying decks victory captain fleet thomas hardy ordered ships intercept enemy ships broke ran briefly engaging british ships moved try cut fleeing ships course battle suffered fatalities men wounded following battle despite taking feet water hold hour took tow gibraltar carrying repairs ship rejoined vice admiral squadron resumed blockade later career beginning vice admiral squadron west_indies pursuing french fleet carrying troops santo domingo february squadrons clashed assisted flagship superb driving french vice admiral flagship shore wrecked october escorted convoy return britain admiral fleet sent control danish fleet fall french hands participated second battle copenhagen ran aground come free landed guns shot bay form battery established command city firing commenced september lasted surrendered september november joined blockading squadron lisbon loss february sailed rear admiral sir flagship brazil joined squadron rio_de_janeiro discovered worn opening framing bolts broken october monarch anchored mouth escorting merchant vessel maria carried surgeon tasked exposing plot king portugal exile brazil whilst monarch ran aground requiring assistance learning imprisoned ships sea forced return encountered bad weather ships returned rio january ship fully surveyed carpenter drew extensive list defects june rest squadron command rear admiral final time shelter storm working way shore struck captain attempted use ship boats stream anchors pull ship avail ship dropped anchor previously discovered run grounded anchor having pierced hull june ship listing heavily starboard stores crew taken boats vessels squadron following day captain rose officers left ship court martial loss held rio_de_janeiro july aboard found ship saved poor general condition captain rose acquitted legacy wreck located north maritime historian underwater survey expert later help documented remains recovered number artefacts including seal bearing nelson pounder guns main historical novelist brian selected ships served lieutenant events master commander novel series subject paintings british artist currently president mark planted woods named royal_navy ships fought battle ships line frigates smaller support craft wood planted november hampshire near birthplace hard wreck reused royal_navy ships gun second rate steam ship line class ironclad lord nelson class battleship royal_navy adopting class nuclear submarines currently construction channel region british_columbia mouth inlet named named lord nelson captain hms
HMS Agamemnon (1781)