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Elephant, HMS

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Name: Elephant, HMS
Class: Edgar-class, third rate
Type: ship of the line
Builder: Parsons, George
When launched (Date built): 1786
Place built: United Kingdom, England, Hampshire, Bursledon

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74-gun; broken up 1830; Lord Horatio Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Copenhagen 2 April 1801; broken up 1830

Reference: Threedecks.org

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Parsons, George

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Portraits of H.M. Ships Agamemnon, Captain, Vanguard, Elephant, & Victory.

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