HMS Bellerophon (1786)
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| Ship data | ||
| Surname: | Bellerophon | |
| Keel laying : | May 1782 | |
| Launching ( ship christening ): | October 17, 1786 | |
| Builder: | Greaves in Frindsbury | |
| Crew: | 550 men and officers | |
| Whereabouts: | 1816 Hulk , renamed Captivity in 1824, sold for scrapping January 12, 1836. | |
| Technical specifications | ||
| Type | Third tier ship of the line of the Arrogant class | |
| Length on gun deck | 168 feet (= 51 m) | |
| Width on frame | 46 feet , 9 inches (= 14.2 m) | |
| Depth in the load | 19 feet , 9 inches (= 6 m) | |
| tonnage | 1604 long tons | |
| Armament | ||
| Main battery deck | 28 × 32 pounder | |
| Upper battery deck | 28 × 18 pounder | |
| Foredeck | 4 × 9 pounders | |
| Aft deck | 14 × 9 pounder | |
| Weight of a broadside | 781 pounds (359 kg) | |
The HMS Bellerophon was a 74-gun warship of the British Royal Navy that was launched on October 6, 1786 and is named after the character Bellerophon from Greek mythology. The Bellerophon belonged to the Arrogant class .
history
The warship was involved in the naval battles on the 13th Prairial , Abukir and the Battle of Trafalgar . She was one of the most famous ships of the coalition wars . Despite being a bad sailor, she affectionately called her crew "The Billy Ruffian".
In July 1815, the Bellerophon brought Napoleon I from the Île d'Aix to Plymouth . From there he was sent into exile on the HMS Northumberland on the island of St. Helena .
The Bellerophon then served as a prison ship and was renamed Captivity in 1824 . On January 12, 1836, she was sold and scrapped by the British Navy.
literature
- David Lyon: The Sailing Navy List. All the Ships of the Royal Navy. Built, purchased and captured, 1688-1860. Conway Maritime Press, London 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5 .
- CA Pengelly: HMS Bellerophon. With a Preface by Professor Christopher Lloyd. Pen & Sword Maritime (ND): Barnsley 2014, ISBN 978-1-4738-3737-9 (first edition 1966).