HMS Queen | Robert Strickland Thomas | 1845 19th Century Blaeu’s c

Blaeu’s c

French and Russian warships

with Victor and Ceylon visible in the background

while the rest of the hull and surrounding water is darkened by the lashing rain

famously known for its role as Admiral Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

HMS Queen | Robert Strickland Thomas | 1845 19th Century Blaeu’s cH. M. S. Queen, Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Rich Owen, Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean fleet 1841 1845, leaving Malta. HMS Queen was a 110 gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 May 1839 at Portsmouth. She was the last purely sailing built battleship to be ordered. Subsequent ones were ordered with both sails and steam engines. All British battleships were constructed with sailing rig until the 1870s. HMS