Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)
Line of battle

Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)

Section Title: Line of battle
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Admiral Sir John Jervis’ Fleet

Ship	Rate	Guns	Commander	Casualties	Notes

Killed	Wounded	Total

Culloden	Third rate	74	Captain Thomas Troubridge	10	47	57

Blenheim	Second rate	90	Captain Thomas L. Frederick	12	49	61

Prince George	Second rate	98	Rear-Admiral William Parker; Captain John Irwin	8	7	15

Orion	Third rate	74	Captain James Saumarez	0	9	9

Colossus	Third rate	74	Captain George Murray	0	5	5

Irresistible	Third rate	74	Captain George Martin	5	14	19

Victory	First rate	100	Admiral Sir John Jervis; Captain of the Fleet Robert Calder; Flag Captain George Grey	1	5	6

Egmont	Third rate	74	Captain John Sutton	0	0	0

Goliath	Third rate	74	Charles Henry Knowles	0	8	8

Barfleur	Second rate	98	Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave; Captain James Richard Dacres	0	7	7

Britannia	First rate	100	Vice-Admiral Charles Thompson; Captain Thomas Foley	0	1	1

Namur	Second rate	90	James Hawkins Whitshed	2	5	7

Captain	Third rate	74	Commodore Horatio Nelson; Captain Ralph Willett Miller	24	56	80	Nelson was wounded during the action.

Diadem	Third rate	64	Captain George Henry Towry	0	2	2

Excellent	Third rate	74	Captain Cuthbert Collingwood	11	12	23

Total recorded casualties: 73 killed, 227 wounded

Source:London Gazette

Sentence(s)

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent had cost the lives of 73 and wounded 227.

final_sentence: The Battle of Cape St. Vincent had cost the lives of 73 and wounded 227.