HMS Neptune

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HMS Neptune was a 98-gun British ship of the line that fought in the Napoleonic Wars, notably taking part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

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HMS Neptune canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
armament 98 guns ⓘ
associatedWith Admiral Horatio Nelson ⓘ
linked to: Horatio Nelson
battle Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
class 98-gun second-rate ship of the line ⓘ
commandedBy Captain Thomas Fremantle ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crewType sailors and marines ⓘ
dateOfBattleParticipation 21 October 1805 ⓘ
engagementType fleet battle ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
flag White Ensign ⓘ
historicalSignificance participant in decisive British victory at Trafalgar ⓘ
material wooden hull ⓘ
militaryBranchRole ship of the line in battle fleet ⓘ
namedAfter Neptune ⓘ
Roman god of the sea ⓘ
navalTactic line of battle ⓘ
numberOfGuns 98 ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
partOf British fleet at Trafalgar ⓘ
Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Fleet
periodOfService early 19th century ⓘ
propulsion sail ⓘ
rate second-rate ship of the line ⓘ
roleAtTrafalgar ship of the weather column ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
shipType sailing ship ⓘ
technology broadside cannon armament ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
usedFor fleet actions ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ

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Bucentaure → engagedBy → HMS Neptune ⓘ
HMS Leander → sisterShip → HMS Neptune ⓘ