Trafalgar - Times Recorded in Log Books.
TIME RECORDED IN LOG BOOK
ROYAL SOVEREIGN VICTORY ENGAGED WITH ENEMY
Corrected Times
Fired Broke Fired Broke Fired Broke
at Reply Line at Reply Line at Reply Line
C
Mins.
Euryalus, frig 12.16 12.17 12.22 12.21 12.23 12.24 -2 - - - - - -
Victory ... 11.30 11.40 - - 11.50 12.4 12.30 +29 12.19 12.33 12.49
Royal Sovereign 11.50 - - - - - - - - +16 a - - 12.6 - -
Britannia ... ... 12.30 - - 12.50 - - 1.0 -23 12.27 - - ?2.37
Ditto (letter) 12.15 - - - - 12.45 - - -11 12.44 - - - -
Temeraire - - - - 12.18 12.25 - - + 7 12.32 - - - -
Prince ... .. .12.10 - - - - - - - - 12.20 +13 - - - - 12.33
Neptune ... ... - - - - Noon - - - - 12.30 +11 - - - - 12.41
Dreadnought 12.10 - - 12.25 12.45 12.55 - - +14 b - - 1.11 - -
Tonnant ... 11.40 - - - - - - - - - - +22 c - - ?12.40* - -
Belleisle ... 11.55 - - 12.5 - - - - - - +12 d12.7 12.20 12.25
Revenge ... 12.25 - - - - 12.40 - - -13 e - - 12.22 - -
Mars ... ... 11.45 - - - - - - - - - - +20 12.5 - - - -
Spartiate - - - - 12.0 - - 12.59 - - - 3 f - - 3.4 - -
Defiance - - - - 12.25 - - - - 1.0 -12 g - - 1.28 - -
Conqueror ... - - 12.0 - - - - 12.45 - - - 2 h - - ?1.33** - -
Defence ... 12.10 - - - - 12.40 - - - 6 - - 2.14 - -
Colossus ... 12.20 - - - - - - - - -14 i12.16 12.26 - -
Leviathan ... 11.55 - - - - - - - - +11 - - 12.31 - -
Achilles ... Noon. - - - - - - - - + 6 j - - 12.21 - -
Bellerophon - - 12.10 1220 - - - - - - - 2 k - - 12.18 12.33
Minotaur ... 12.9 - - - - 1.5 - - -17 - - - - - -
Orion ... ... - - - - 12.35 - - - - - - -16 - - - - - -
Swiftsure ... 12.15 12.30 - - - - - - -10 - - - - - -
Ajax ... ... 12.13 12.18 - - 12.32 - - - 3 - - 1.9 - -
Thunderer ... 12 15 - - - - - - - - -10 - - - - - -
Polyphemus .. 11.36 - - - - - - - - +29 l - - 12.48 - -
Africa ... .. 11.32 - - - - - - - - +34 m - - 12.14 - -
Agamemnon ... Noon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Naiad (frigate) 12.10 - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - -
Phoebe (frigate) 12.5 - - 12.17 - - - - - - + 1 - - - - - -
Sirius (frigate) 12.30 - - - - - - - - - - -25 - - - - - -
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Mean logged time,12.5 12.7 12.19 12.25 12.33 12.41
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C = corrections to be made * Twenty minutes late. ** One hour late.
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a St. Ana; b St. Juan; c Algeciras; d 2nd astern of St. Ana; e Rear vessels;
f Headmost ships; g 3rd from rear; h Bucentaur i Enemy`s rear j Berwick;
k L`Aigle; l Enemy`s rear; m Leading ships near St. Trinidad.
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