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HMS Agamemnon (1781) - Definition and Overview

HMS Agamemnon was a Royal Navy third-rate ship of the line with an armament of 64 guns. She was built at Buckler’s Hard on the Beaulieu River in the New Forest, was launched in 1781, and served until 1809 when she was lost after running aground on a shoal in the mouth of the River Plate.

In 1793 Nelson was appointed Captain of Agamemnon, then based out of the Kingdom of Naples. It was during this command that Nelson lost the sight of his right eye at the siege of Calvi, Corsica, in 1794.

In 1805 Agamemnon, by then under the command of Sir Edward Berry, took part in the Battle of Trafalgar.

In 1807 she took part in an Action.

See HMS Agamemnon for other ships of this name.


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