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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship
ship of the line
afterSurrender transported Napoleon Bonaparte to England
armament 74 guns on two gun decks
associatedWith end of the Napoleonic Wars
exile of Napoleon Bonaparte
battle Battle of Trafalgar
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
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
commissioned 1786
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
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
surface form: Bellerophon (mythological hero)
nickname Billy Ruffian
notableFor receiving the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte in July 1815
operator Royal Navy
patrolledArea Atlantic Ocean
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 notableEvent Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815
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subject surface form: HMS Bellerophon