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 ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815 → event → Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: HMS Bellerophon