HMS Trafalgar

This lithograph shows 120-gun HMS ‘Trafalgar’ (launched 1841) after she had been cut down from a three-decker to a two-decker in 1859. HMS ‘Trafalgar’ appears to have had a bust of Nelson wearing a hat when first launched as a three decker (cf. PAH0913) that may have been changed to a bust without a hat when she was cut down, as shown in this lithograph. As training ship at Portland, she was renamed HMS 'Boscawen' in 1873, and finally sold out of the service in 1906 [with thanks to David Pulvertaft for his assistance].

Object Details

ID: PAI7597
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mitchell, William Frederick
Vessels: Trafalgar 1820 [HMS]
Date made: 1860s
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 122 mm x 179 mm; Mount: 237 mm x 171 mm