ADMIRAL NELSON & HIS FLAGSHIPS

[Mervyn Mitton]

I realised the other day thet I had two medallions made from copper on two of Admiral Lord Nelson's flagships. I thought I would post them and also some information on his different ships.

Firstly, a medallion from the copper of HMS FOUDROYANT. She was wrecked off of Blackpool in 1897 on her way to be broken-up. She was an 80 gun ship of the line and served as flagship from June 1799 into the year 1800, when he returned to England. The actual flagship at that date was HMS CAPTAIN, but she was undergoing repairs.

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This next one is HMS VICTORY - his flagship until his death on board Her in 1805. This medallion was made for charity on the 100th. anniversary of his death.

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I hope that this post will be of interest to the Nelson 'fans' - certainly this was the period that the Royal Navy was at it's peak during the age of sail.

Refs. used : The Reader's Digest series on Naval Ships of the World. Published about 40 years ago and prob. not that exact name.