HMS Majestic — 74-gun Third Rate
Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A British 74-gun two-decker. Not a named portrait of the ship.
Overview
Majestic is already implied on the Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview as one of Nelson’s thirteen 74s. Captain Westcott George — British Captain was killed in her on 1 August 1798.1
Specifications
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Guns | 74 (Nile note) |
| Type | British two-decker |
| This vault | Nile, 1 August 1798 |
Same rate as HMS Goliath — 74-gun Third Rate and HMS Vanguard — Nelson’s Nile Flagship.
Service
This note covers that evening only. Launch and later commissions stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.
No British ships were lost. British casualties were 218 killed and 677 wounded.2
Sources
- @knight2005pursuit — pp. 281–320
- @white2005nelson
- @adkin2005trafalgar
- Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview
Related
Navigation
Same Battle
- Westcott George — British Captain
- Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview
- HMS Vanguard — Nelson’s Nile Flagship
- HMS Goliath — 74-gun Third Rate
- HMS Culloden — 74-gun Third Rate
- Aboukir Bay — Egypt
- L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship
Cross-Domain
Footnotes
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Thirteen 74s; Westcott killed: Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview. ↩
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No ships lost; 218 killed, 677 wounded: same battle note. Do not add a launch year until a page is licensed. ↩