- Notes
- References
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption=[1] | Caledonia|ship of the line|3}} | Ship tons burthen=2694 bm | 205|ft|5.5|in|m|abbr=on}} (gundeck) | 54|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draught= | 23|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship sail plan=Full rigged ship | Ship propulsion=Sails | Ship complement= | Ship armament=*120 guns:- Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68-pdr carronades
- Middle gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 14 × 32 pdr carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
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}} | HMS Trafalgar was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 June 1841 at Woolwich Dockyard. HMS Trafalgar was the last ship to complete the successful Caledonia class.[1]The ship was named by Lady Bridport, niece of Lord Nelson at the request of Queen Victoria, who with Prince Albert also attended the launch. The wine used was some kept from {{HMS|Victory|}} after returning from Trafalgar. Five hundred people were on board the ship at the time of its launch, of whom 100 had been at Trafalgar. It was estimated 500,000 people came to watch the event and the Thames was covered for miles with all manner of boats.[2] The launch was the subject of the most notable work by Woolwich-based artist William Ranwell. Trafalgar was fitted with screw propulsion in 1859. As training ship at Portland, she was renamed HMS Boscawen in 1873, and finally sold out of the service in 1906.[1] Commander Lawrence de Wahl Satow was appointed in command 15 April 1902.[3]Notes1. ^1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p190.
2. ^{{cite book |title=The life and Times of Queen Victoria, Volume I|author=Robert Wilson |year=1891 |publisher=Cassell and company| place=London |pages=93–94}}
3. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval and Military intelligence |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=8 April 1902 |page_number=4 |issue=36736| }}
References{{refbegin}}- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.
- Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing, London. {{ISBN|1-86176-032-9}}.
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