HMS Achille (1798)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Achille
- Launch Year
- 1798
- Type
- Ship of the Line
- Class
- Third-rate ship of the line
- Rate
- Third-rate
- Launched
- 1798
- Commissioned
- 1798
- Armament
- 74 guns
- Propulsion
- Sail
- Role
- Ship of the Line
- Notable for
- Battle of Trafalgar
- Fate
- See battle outcome
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Achille (1798) was a Royal Navy ship of the line present in the Trafalgar order of battle.
Service History
HMS Achille formed part of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
Historical Significance
HMS Achille helps document the full order of battle at Trafalgar and the composition of the opposing fleets.