Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815
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HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for receiving Napoleon Bonaparte’s surrender after the Battle of Waterloo, marking the end of his rule.
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| Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815 canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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ship of the line ⓘ |
| afterSurrender | transported Napoleon Bonaparte to England ⓘ |
| armament | 74 guns on two gun decks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
end of the Napoleonic Wars
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exile of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| beam | about 47 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Edward Greaves ⓘ |
| builtAt | Frindsbury, Kent ⓘ |
| captainDuringNapoleonSurrender | Frederick Lewis Maitland ⓘ |
| category |
Napoleonic Wars naval ships of the United Kingdom
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Ships of the line of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1786 ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 500–600 men ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 15 July 1815 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1815s (post-Napoleonic Wars) ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| event | Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| fate | broken up ⓘ |
| featuredIn | numerous historical paintings and engravings depicting Napoleon’s surrender ⓘ |
| flagCarried | White Ensign ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | various Royal Navy captains during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| gunCount | 74-gun ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of the final surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| homePort | various British naval bases including Plymouth ⓘ |
| launched | 1786 ⓘ |
| length | about 168 feet (gundeck) ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | off Rochefort, France ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bellerophon
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surface form:
Bellerophon (mythological hero)
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| nickname | Billy Ruffian ⓘ |
| notableFor | receiving the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte in July 1815 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| patrolledArea |
Atlantic Ocean
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English Channel ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | third-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| role | line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1836 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Bellerophon-class ship of the line ⓘ |
| subsequentTransferOfNapoleon | to HMS Northumberland for transport to Saint Helena ⓘ |
| tonnage | approximately 1,600 tons burthen ⓘ |
| tookNapoleonTo | Plymouth, England ⓘ |
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HMS Bellerophon