Mont-Blanc was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the French Navy. The Redoutable being fired upon by the Temeraire at Trafalgar, on the 21th of October 1805, after having fought for more than two hours against Nelsons Victory The Seventy-four was a two-decked sailing ship of the line nominally carrying 74 guns. ... This is one of six ratings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th) in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ...

She was one of the ships of Vice Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Dumanoir commanded the six ship vanguard of the French fleet, with Formidable, Scipion, Duguay-Trouin, Mont-Blanc, Intrépide and Neptune. Nelson's attacks left these ships downwind of the main confrontation and Dumanoir did not immediately obey Villeneuve's orders to return to the battle. When the ships did turn back, most of them only exchanged a few shots before retiring. Vice-Amiral count Pierre-Etienne-René-Marie Dumanoir Le Pelley (1770-1829) was a French Navy officer, best known for commanding the vanguard of the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. ... The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. ... 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). ... The Formidable was a 80-gun French ship of the line built at Toulon in 1795. ... The Scipion was a 74-gun French ship of the line. ... HMS Implacable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. ... Intrépide was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the French navy. ... The Neptune was a 2nd rate 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, built by Jacques-Noël Sané in Toulon from 1801 to 1803. ... Lord Nelson Vice Admiral of the White, The Right Honourable Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KCB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an Englishman, and a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ... 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. ...

On 3 November 1805, British Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, with Caesar, Hero, Courageux, Namur and four frigates, defeated and captured what remained of the squadron. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Mont-Blanc was taken and commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Mont Blanc. She was used as a gunpowder hulk from 1811, and was sold in 1819. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Gunpowder whether black powder or smokeless powder, is a substance which burns very rapidly and is used as a propellant in firearms. ... Hulk can have the following alternate meanings: The Hulk is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...