Trafalgar order of battle and casualties

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This is a listing of the fleets that participated in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, and the number of killed and wounded per ship.

Named officers marked '†', died during or shortly after the battle.

1 British fleet
2 Franco-Spanish fleet
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] British fleet

The table below shows the British vessels deployed during the battle. HMS Africa attacked the head of the Allied line (to the North of the Weather column), whilst the rest of the ships-of-the-line were divided into two columns, with the Weather column forming the northern flank and the Lee column the southern flank. They are listed in sailing order.

During the battle the frigates and smaller vessels acted in support, but did not engage the enemy.

Ship	Type	Guns	Fleet	Const- ruction	Commanded by	Complement	Casualties
Ship	Type	Guns	Fleet	Const- ruction	Commanded by	Complement	Killed	Wounded	Total	%
Attacking the Head of the Franco-Spanish Fleet
Africa ^[1]	2-decker	64			Capt Henry Digby	500	8	44	52	10%
Weather Column
Victory ^[2]	3-decker	100			Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson † Capt Thomas Masterman Hardy	821 nominal 850	57	102	159	19%
Téméraire ^[3]	3-decker	98			Capt Eliab Harvey	718 nominal 750	47	76	123	17%
Neptune ^[4]	3-decker	98			Capt Thomas Francis Fremantle	750	10	34	44	6%
Leviathan ^[5]	2-decker	74			Capt Henry William Bayntun	600-640	4	22	26	4%
Conqueror ^[6]	2-decker	74			Capt Israel Pellew	590	3	9	12	2%
Britannia ^[7]	3-decker	100			Rear-Admiral the Rt Hon Earl of Northesk Capt Charles Bullen	850	10	42	52	6%
Agamemnon ^[8]	2-decker	64			Capt Sir Edward Berry	500	2	8	10	2%
Ajax ^[9]	2-decker	74			Lieut John Pilford (acting captain)	690	2	10	12	2%
Orion ^[10]	2-decker	74			Capt Edward Codrington	550	1	23	24	4%
Minotaur ^[11]	2-decker	74			Capt Charles John Moore Mansfield	600-640	3	22	25	4%
Spartiate ^[12]	2-decker	74			Capt Sir Francis Laforey	640	3	22	25	4%
Lee Column
Royal Sovereign ^[13]	3-decker	100			Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood Capt Edward Rotheram	850	47	94	141	17%
Belleisle ^[14]	2-decker	74			Capt William Hargood	700	33	94	127	18%
Mars ^[15]	2-decker	74			Capt George Duff † Lieut William Hennah	640	27	71	98	15%
Tonnant ^[16]	2-decker	80			Capt Charles Tyler	700	26	50	76	11%
Bellerophon ^[17]	2-decker	74			Capt John Cooke † Lieut William Pryce Cumby	550	28	127	155	28%
Colossus ^[18]	2-decker	74			Capt James Nicoll Morris	590	40	160	200	34%
Achille ^[19]	2-decker	74			Capt Richard King	640	13	59	72	11%
Revenge ^[20]	2-decker	74			Capt Robert Moorsom	590	28	51	79	13%
Polyphemus ^[21]	2-decker	64			Capt Robert Redmill	500	2	4	6	1%
Swiftsure ^[22]	2-decker	74			Capt William Gordon Rutherfurd	590	9	8	17	3%
Dreadnought ^[23]	3-decker	98			Capt John Conn	750	7	26	33	4%
Defiance ^[24]	2-decker	74			Capt Philip Charles Durham	550-600	17	53	70	12%
Thunderer ^[25]	2-decker	74			Lieut John Stockham (acting captain)	550-600	4	12	16	3%
Defence ^[26]	2-decker	74			Capt George Hope	550	7	29	36	7%
Prince ^[27]	3-decker	98			Capt Richard Grindall	750	0	0	0	0%
Attached
Euryalus ^[28]	frigate	36			Capt Hon Henry Blackwood	264	0	0	0	0%
Naiad ^[29]	frigate	38			Capt Thomas Dundas	264	0	0	0	0%
Phoebe ^[30]	frigate	36			Capt Hon Thomas Bladen Capel	264	0	0	0	0%
Sirius ^[31]	frigate	36			Capt William Prowse	274	0	0	0	0%
Pickle ^[32]	schooner	12			Lieut John Richards La Penotière	127	0	0	0	0%
Entreprenante ^[33]	cutter	10			Lieut Robert Benjamin Young	123	0	0	0	0%

[edit] Franco-Spanish fleet

The following listing shows the French and Spanish ships of the line by order of sailing from north to south.

Ship	Type	Guns	Fleet	Const- ruction	Commanded by	Complement	Casualties				Fate
Ship	Type	Guns	Fleet	Const- ruction	Commanded by	Complement	Killed	Wounded	Total	%	Fate
Neptuno ^[34]	2-decker	80			Capt Don H Cayetano Valdés y Flores	715	37	47	84	12%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, recaptured 23 Oct 1805, foundered 23 Oct 1805
Scipion ^[35]	2-decker	74			Capt Charles Bellanger	640	0	0	0	0%	Escaped, captured 4 Nov 1805
Rayo ^[36]	3-decker	100			Capt Don Enrique MacDonnell	830	4	14	18	2%	Escaped, but surrendered to HMS Donegal, 23 Oct 1805, foundered 26 Oct 1805
Formidable ^[37]	2-decker	80			Rear-Admiral Pierre-Etienne-René-Marie Dumanoir Le Pelley Capt Jean-Marie Lettelier	690	22	45	67	10%	Escaped, captured 4 Nov 1805
Duguay Trouin ^[38]	2-decker	74			Capt Claude Toufflet	670	20	24	44	7%	Escaped, captured 4 Nov 1805
Mont Blanc ^[39]	2-decker	74			Capt Guillaume-Jean-Noël Lavillegris	650	0	0	0	0%	Escaped, captured 4 Nov 1805
San Francisco de Asis ^[40]	2-decker	74			Capt Don Luis de Florès	683	5	12	17	2%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, recaptured 23 Oct 1805, wrecked 23 Oct 1805
San Agustin ^[41]	2-decker	74			Capt Don Felipe Jado Cagigal	683	181	201	382	56%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, 28 Oct abandoned and burnt
Héros ^[42]	2-decker	74			Capt Jean-Baptiste-Joseph-René Poulain	640	12	24	36	6%	Escaped
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad ^[43]	4-decker	136			Rear Admiral Báltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros Capt Francisco Javier de Uriarte y Borja	1110	216	116	332	30%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, foundered 23 Oct 1805
Bucentaure ^[44]	2-decker	80			Capt Jean-Jacques Magendie	690 705	197	85	282	40%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, recaptured 23 Oct 1805, wrecked 23 Oct 1805
Neptune ^[45]	2-decker	80			Commodore Espirit Tranquille Maistral	690	15	39	54	8%	Escaped
Redoutable ^[46]	2-decker	74			Capt Jean Jacques Etienne Lucas	643 550-600 nominal	300	222	522	81%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, foundered 23 Oct 1805
San Leandro ^[47]	2-decker	64			Capt Don José Quevedo	606	8	22	30	5%	Escaped
San Justo ^[48]	2-decker	74			Capt Don Francisco Javier Garstón	694	0	7	7	1%	Escaped
Santa Ana ^[49]	3-decker	112			Vice-Admiral Vice-Admiral Ignacio María de Álava y Navarrete Capt Don José de Gardoqui	1118 1053 nominal	95	137	232	21%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, recaptured 23 Oct 1805
Indomptable ^[50]	2-decker	80			Capt Jean Joseph Hubert	690	?	?	few	1%	Escaped, wrecked 24 Oct 1805 (~1000 killed in wreck including survivors of Bucentaure who had been rescued by Indomptable)
Fougueux ^[51]	2-decker	74			Capt Louis Alexis Baudoin †	650	?	?	546	84%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, wrecked 22 Oct 1805
Intrépide ^[52]	2-decker	74			Capt Louis-Antoine-Cyprien Infernet	680 550-600 nominal	?	?	306	45%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, blown up deliberately after evacuating crew 24 Oct 1805
Monarcha ^[53]	2-decker	74			Capt Don Teodoro de Argumosa	715	101	154	255	36%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, foundered 25 Oct 1805 (170k)
Pluton ^[54]	2-decker	74			Commodore Julien-Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien	550-600	60	132	192	35%	Escaped
Bahama ^[55]	2-decker	74			Commodore Dionisio Alcalá Galiano †	690	75	66	141	20%	Captured 21 Oct 1805
L'Aigle ^[56]	2-decker	74			Capt Pierre-Paul Gourège	640	?	?	270	42%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, wrecked 23 Oct 1805
Montãnez ^[57]	2-decker	74			Capt Francisco Alcedo y Bustamente	715	20	29	49	7%	Escaped
Algésiras ^[58]	2-decker	74			Rear-Admiral Charles-René Magon de Médine † Capt Laurant Le Tourneur	670	77	142	219	33%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, recaptured 23 Oct 1805
Argonauta ^[59]	2-decker	80			Capt Don Antonio Parejo	683	100	203	303	44%	Captured and scuttled 21 Oct 1805
Swiftsure ^[60]	2-decker	74			Capt CE l'Hôpitalier-Villemadrin	550-600	68	123	191	35%	Captured 21 Oct 1805
Argonaute ^[61]	2-decker	74			Capt Jacques Epron	650	55	132	187	29%	Escaped
San Ildefonso ^[62]	2-decker	74			Capt Don Jose Ramón de Vargas y Varáez	669	34	148	182	27%	Captured 21 Oct 1805
Achille ^[63]	2-decker	74			Capt Louis Gabriel Deniéport	550-600	?	?	480	85%	Surrendered and blew up 21 October 1805
Principe de Asturias ^[64]	3-decker	112			Adm Admiral Don Federico Carlos Gravina †^[65] Rear-Admiral Don Antonio de Escãno Commodore Rafael de Hore	1113	54	109	163	15%	Escaped
Berwick ^[66]	2-decker	74			Capt Jean-Gilles Filhol-Carnas	550-600	>50	>200	250	45%	Captured 21 Oct 1805, foundered 22 Oct 1805 (virtually all killed)
San Juan Nepomuceno ^[67]	2-decker	74			Commodore Don Cosmé Damián Churruca y Elorza\| †	683	103	151	254	37%	Captured 21 Oct 1805
Attached
Cornélie ^[68]	frigate	40			Capt de Martinenq	?	0	0	0	0%	Escaped
Hermione ^[69]	frigate	40			Capt Mahé	?	0	0	0	0%	Escaped
Hortense ^[70]	frigate	40			Capt La Marre La Melilerie	?	0	0	0	0%	Escaped
Rhin ^[71]	frigate	40			Capt MJA Chesneau	?	0	0	0	0%	Escaped
Thémis ^[72]	frigate	40			Capt Jugan	?	0	0	0	0%	Escaped
Furet ^[73]	brig	18			Lieut Dumay	130	0	0	0	0%	Escaped
Argus ^[74]	brig	16			Lieut Tailliard	110	0	0	0	0%	Escaped

[edit] Notes

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^ Gravina died in 1806 due to wounds received in the battle from which he never recovered.
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