Career
Built	Toulon, 1804
Fate	Sunk, 23 October 1805
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1,630 tons
Length:	51 m
Width:	14 m
Beam:	6 m
Draught:
Class:	3rd rate
Speed:
Complement:	840
Armament:	80 guns: 30 x 36 pounder (16 kg) 32 x 24 pounder (11 kg) 18 x 12 pounder (5 kg) 6 x 36 pounder (16 kg) carronades

The French sail battleship Bucentaure was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Latouche Tréville, who died on board on 18 August 1804. Image File history File links French-Ensign. ... Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, and ultimately from the Old French tonne, and referred originally to a large cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, which holds approximately 2100 pounds of water. ... The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the... This is one of six ratings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th) in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... The carronade was a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, similar to a mortar, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville Letter by Latouche-Tréville Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville (Rochefort-sur-mer, 3rd of June 1745 - Toulon, aboard vessel Bucentaure, 19th of August 1804) was a French admiral and a hero of the American Revolutionary War and of the Napoleonic... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Vice-Admiral Villeneuve hoisted his flag on November 6, 1804. At the Battle of Trafalgar, on October 21, 1805, she was commanded by Captain Magendie. Admiral Nelson's HMS Victory, leading the weather column of the British fleet, broke the French line just astern of Bucentaure and just ahead of Redoutable. The broadside fired by Victory raked her in the less protected stern and she lost 197 killed and 85 wounded; Admiral Villeneuve was lucky to survive, but this effectively put Bucentaure out of most of the fight. After three hours of fighting, she surrendered to the Captain of Marines from HMS Conqueror. Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve (31 December 1763 – 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland First French Empire, Spain Commanders The Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 2 others France: 18 ships of the line, 8 others Spain: 15 ships of the line Casualties 449 killed; 1,214... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Lord Nelson Vice Admiral The Right Honourable Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte, KB, RN (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) - British admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he lost his life. ... This article is about the late 18th century ship of the line HMS Victory. ... Built after plans by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané, the Redoutable was launched as Suffren on May 31, 1791. ... USS Iowa Broadside (1984) A broadside is the side of a ship; the battery of cannon on one side of a warship; or their simultaneous (or near simultaneous) fire in naval warfare. ... French frigate Poursuivante firing raking fire on a British ship of line In naval warfare, raking fire is fire along the long axis of an enemy ship. ... Her Majestys Royal Marines, usually just known as the Royal Marines (RM) or sometimes colloquially as the Green Berets[1], is the United Kingdoms amphibious force and a core component of the countrys Rapid Deployment Force. ... HMS Conqueror a 74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line which fought at Trafalgar. ...

In the following days, her crew rose up against the British prize crew, and recaptured the ship. However, Bucentaure was wrecked in the storm of October 23, 1805. October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...