Bucentaure was the lead ship of her class and was the flagship of Vice–Admiral Latouche Tréville, died on board on 18 August 1804. Vice–Admiral Villeneuve hoisted his flag on 6…

The Bucentaure class ship Neptune was launched at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. After missions on the West Indies, she was used against the British in Mediterranean Sea. During…

The Tonnant class ship HMS Malta previously served with the French Navy as the “Guillaume Tell”, until she was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by the British Navy during the…

The Ardent class ships were designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade using as a reference the French ship Fougueux. These ships were armed with 26 24–Pounder guns…

The Intrepid–class ships were designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams. These ships were armed with 26 24–Pounder guns in the gundeck, 26 18–Pounder guns in the upperdeck,…

The Inflexible–class ships were designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade, based on his earlier design for the Albion class. These ships were armed with 26 24–Pounder guns…

The Santa Monica – aka Mahonesa – was the first of a series of 6 frigates of 34 guns, built in the Minorcan port of Mahón, and had as her…

The Diana was one of the six Mahonesas-class frigates built at the Mahón shipyard in Minorca, based on French and British construction techniques and improving upon them – She was…

The HMS Hamadryad, before her capture, was named “Ninfa” — a 36–gun Spanish frigate built at Mahon, on the island of Minorca. After her capture, Ninfa was taken to Gibraltar…