French ship Bucentaure (1804)
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| Career | 
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| Built | Toulon, 1804 |
| Fate | Sunk, 23 October 1805 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,630 tons |
| Length: | 51 m |
| Width: | 14 m |
| Beam: | 6 m |
| Draught: | |
| Class: | 3rd rate |
| Speed: | |
| Complement: | 840 |
| Armament: | 80 guns:
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The Bucentaure was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Latouche Tréville, who died on board on 18 August 1804.
Vice-Admiral Villeneuve hoisted his flag on her on November 6 1804. At the Battle of Trafalgar, on October 21, 1805, she was commanded by Captain Magendie. Admiral Nelson's HMS Victory, leading the weather column of the British fleet, broke the French line just astern of Bucentaure and just ahead of Redoutable. The broadside fired by the Victory raked her in the less protected stern and she lost 197 killed and 85 wounded; Admiral Villeneuve was lucky to survive, but this effectively put the Bucentaure out of most of the fight. She surrendered to HMS Conqueror but was subsequently wrecked in the storm of October 23, 1805.
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