Trtafalgar times recorded in Log Book

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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