HMS Neptune (1797)

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  • 60 × 18 -pounder
  • 10 × 12 -pounder

The built in Deptford in 1797 HMS Neptune was a British battleship second class with 98 guns on three decks. She was the lead ship of the Neptune class.

An important role was played by the Neptune at the Battle of Trafalgar, under the command of Captain Thomas Fremantle. She was the third ship in the passage quoted by Vice- Admiral Horatio Nelson on the Victory Luv - line and was involved in heavy fighting. After the battle, she dragged the badly damaged Victory with Nelson's corpse on board to Gibraltar.

In the battle of Trafalgar also fought a French ship named Neptune and a Spanish ship named Neptuno.

In 1809, she served as flagship of the fleet of Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, who conquered the French colony of Martinique.

  • Neptune - class
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