HMS Conqueror a 74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line which fought at Trafalgar under the command of Captain Israel Pellew, brother of Sir Edward Pellew. Pellew's captain of marines took the surrender of the overall commander of the French-Spanish fleet, Admiral Villeneuve's sword, aboard the French ship Bucentaure (80). However, he was not able to deliver the sword back to the Conqueror as she had passed on to engage another ship and it was received by the captain of Mars. Nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Conqueror. ... 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. ... Combatants United Kingdom First French Empire, Spain Commanders The 1st Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line 33 ships of the line Casualties 449 dead, 1,214 wounded 4,480 dead, 2,250 wounded, 7,000 captured, 21 ships captured, 1 ship blown up... Admiral Sir Israel Pellew, KCB, RN, was an English naval officer, (25 August 1758 - 19 July 1832) who spent his career under the shadow of his more successful older brother Edward Pellew. ... Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (April 9, 1757 – January 23, 1833) was a British naval officer. ... Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve (1763 in Valensole, 1806 in Rennes), French admiral, directed the French-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. ... The French sail battleship Bucentaure was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Latouche Tréville, who died on board on 18 August 1804. ... In this painting of the Battle of Trafalgar by Nicholas Pocock, Mars is in the right foreground, just behind the captured Spanish ship Bahama. ...

Villeneuve is supposed to have asked to whom he was surrendering. On being told it was Captain Pellew, he replied, "There is no shame in surrendering to the gallant Sir Edward Pellew." When he was informed that the Conqueror's captain was Sir Edward's brother, he said, "England is fortunate to have two such brothers."