HMS Nelson (1814)

HMS Nelson (1814)

HMS "Nelson" was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 July 1814 at Woolwich.

She was converted into a screw ship in 1860, and eventually broken up in 1928.

References


*Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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