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HMS Agamemnon (1781) (1st)
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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Agamemnon was a third
rate, 64-gun ship of the line.
Built by Adams of Bucklers Hard, launched 10-Apr-1781, 160ft long, 45ft wide and of 1,384 tons builders measurement. Fought at the battle of Trafalgar where she suffered light damage with 2 killed and seven wounded of her crew. (see: Fleets after the Battle). Wrecked at the River Plate 16-Jun-1809. Won the Battle Honours: Ushant 1781, The Saints 1782, Genoa 1785, Copenhagen 1801, Trafalgar 1805 and San Domingo 1806.
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