HMS Bellerophon (1786)

The HMS Bellerophon was a 74 -gun warship of the Royal Navy, which was launched on October 6, 1786 from the stack and is named after the character Bellerophon from Greek mythology. The Bellerophon was part of the Arrogant class.

The warship was involved in the battles on 13 Glorious First, the Nile and the Battle of Trafalgar. She was one of the most famous ships of the Napoleonic Wars. Although it was a bad sailor, she called her team affectionately known as " The Billy Ruffian ".

In July 1815, the Bellerophon Napoleon I. brought from the Ile d' Aix to Plymouth. From there he was sent to HMS Northumberland in his exile on the island of St. Helena.

The Bellerophon was subsequently used as a prison ship in 1824 and renamed to the name of Captivity. On January 12, 1836, she was sold and scrapped by the British Navy.