HMS Captain

At least six ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Captain.

HMS Captain, (74) was a 3rd rate ship of the line. She was Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on February 14, 1797.

A later HMS Captain was a masted turret ship of controversial design which was sunk in a gale on September 7, 1870 a few months after commissioning.

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