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HMS Téméraire was a 98-gun 2nd rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1798 at Chatham, which fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. Next astern to Victory, Téméraire was badly damaged as she fought to relieve Nelson's flagship. During the battle, Téméraire helped force the surrender of the French ship Redoutable (74) and captured the French ship Fougueux (74). The fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up by J. M. W. Turner, 1838. ...
The fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up by J. M. W. Turner, 1838. ...
J. M. W. Turner, English landscape painter Joseph Mallord William Turner (born in Covent Garden, London on April 23, 1775 (exact date disputed), died December 19, 1851) was an English Romantic landscape artist, whose style can be said to lay the foundations for Impressionism. ...
1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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. ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...
The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, was the most significant naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars and the pivotal naval battle of the 19th century. ...
This article is about the late 18th century ship of the line HMS Victory. ...
Lord Nelson The Right Honourable Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (September 29, 1758 â October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...
Built after plans by engineer Sané, the Redoutable was launched as Suffren on May 31, 1791. ...
Temeraire served as a prison ship from 1812–1815 and as a receiving ship until 1836 when she was briefly recomissioned. She was broken up in 1838. See HMS Téméraire for other ships of this name in the Royal Navy. The fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up by J. M. W. Turner, 1838. ...
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