HMS Culloden — 74-gun Third Rate
Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A British 74 on a shoal. Not a named portrait of the ship.
Overview
Culloden is already on the Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview. She was a British 74 under Captain Troubridge. She ran aground entering Aboukir Bay — Egypt on 1 August 1798 and never engaged.1
Specifications
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Guns | 74 (Nile note) |
| Type | British two-decker |
| This vault | Nile grounding, 1 August 1798 |
Same rate as HMS Goliath — 74-gun Third Rate and HMS Vanguard — Nelson’s Nile Flagship.
Service
This note covers that grounding only. Launch and later commissions stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE. Troubridge is now a filled person note for 14 February 1797 only. The Cape St Vincent “leading the line” fact stays on the CSV and Troubridge notes, not here.
Nelson signalled the attack at 3pm. Foley led five ships inside. Action opened at 6:30pm. L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship exploded around 10pm with Brueys d’Aigalliers François-Paul — French Admiral aboard. Culloden was not in that fight.2
Sources
- @knight2005pursuit — pp. 281–320
- @white2005nelson
- @adkin2005trafalgar
- Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview
Related
Navigation
Same Battle
- Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview
- Troubridge Thomas — British Captain
- HMS Vanguard — Nelson’s Nile Flagship
- HMS Goliath — 74-gun Third Rate
- Foley Thomas — British Captain
- Aboukir Bay — Egypt
- L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship
- Brueys d’Aigalliers François-Paul — French Admiral
Cross-Domain
Footnotes
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British 74; Troubridge; aground entering the bay; never engaged: Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview. ↩
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3pm, Foley, 6:30pm, L’Orient ~10pm: same battle note. Do not add a launch year or a St Vincent career until a page is licensed for those as this ship’s. ↩