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	Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England to the Reverend Edmund Nelson and Catherine Nelson.
		Nelson was one of those hit: a bullet entered his shoulder, pierced his lung, and came to rest at the base of his spine.
		Nelson's Monument was later constructed atop Calton Hill in Edinburgh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horatio_Nelson (3389 words)

	HMS Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Nelson was an ironclad battleship of the Royal Navy.
		HMS Nelson was a battleship of the Royal Navy, one of only two to mount 16 inch (406 mm) guns.
		HMS Nelson forms the main part of the naval base at Portsmouth.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/h/hm/hms_nelson.html (55 words)

	HMS Victory; Admiral Lord Nelson's Flagship HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar
		HMS Victory's firepower alone was superior to all of Wellingtons cannons used at the Battle of Waterloo.
		HMS Victory and No 4 Boathouse were the carving took place, alongside one of the ships original 32 lb cannon under repair, along with part of the original badly decayed oak carved scrollwork that had been removed from the starboard side entrance port.
		Vice Admiral Horatio, Lord Nelson, KB Lord Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk England on the 29th of September 1758 and was the fifth son of eleven children of the Reverend Edmond Nelson.
	www.sculptor-iangb.com /hms-victory.htm (7845 words)

	Nelson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nelson were a hair metal band formed by twin brothers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson.
		Nelson College is a secondary school in the city of the same name in New Zealand.
		HMS Nelson and HMS Lord Nelson are the names of several British warships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nelson (239 words)

	Royal Navy: Viscount Nelson 1758-1805
		Nelson first came to fame at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797 when his initiative in command of HMS Captain helped prevent the Spanish Fleet from escaping the clutches of Sir John Jervis.
		Nelson was only second in command of the fleet sent against Denmark in 1801, but after famously turning his blinded eye to the telescope ordering him to retreat, carried the assault on Copenhagen to a successful conclusion.
		Nelson’s genius was to recognise that at this time both the French and Spanish Navies were greatly inferior to the British in professional skills such as gunnery and ship handling and that risks could be taken to win crushing victories.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/3524.html (712 words)

	HMS Nelson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMS Nelson was an armoured cruiser launched in 1876.
		HMS Nelson was a battleship launched in 1925.
		HMS Nelson, a 'stone frigate', forms the main part of the naval base at Portsmouth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Nelson (122 words)

	Research Collections Information Service Sheets at the Royal Naval Museum
		Nelson was awarded many honours for his success during the battle: on the 6th November 1798 he was created Baron of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe, and on the 14th February 1799 he was promoted Rear-Admiral of the Red.
		During this period Nelson was instrumental in the hanging of the republican Commodore Franceso Caracciolo, who had been captured at the surrender of the Neopolitan republican forces, and shortly after this episode Nelson, whose presence in Italy was no longer needed, was recalled to England.
		Nelson won a decisive victory, but was fatally injured during the battle, by a French sniper shot, and died later that day at the age of forty-seven.
	www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_horatio_nelson.htm (1415 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Nelson's Favourite: HMS Agamemnon at War 1781-1809 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Neither is it a one-volume biography of Nelson for beginners, as it is nominally about the career of the ship, although the author dwells on Emma Hamilton and even her and Nelson's daughter which is a sidetrack.
		Nelson was about to prove to them that he deserved the military title they had given him in sarcasm and that he could mete out punishment to the enemy on land in the same measure that he could at sea.
		Nelson was soon to prove that he was as deserving of his military title as his naval one.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1557506205?v=glance (1443 words)

	NSMC - Nelson's Navy - HMS Agamamnon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		H.M.S. Agamemnon, a 64 gun ship of the line, was designed by the famous Naval Architect Sir Thomas Slade.
		Nelson, who referred to her as his favourite ship, commanded her between 1793 and 1796.
		It was in Agamemnon that Nelson lost the sight of his right eye during the siege of Calvi in 1794.
	www.webrighter.co.uk /modelkit/jotika/agamemnon.htm (183 words)

	Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre - Nelson and the H.M.S. Victory
		Horatio Nelson was born in Norfolk in 1758 and became England's greatest naval hero.
		Admiral Nelson was then at the peak of his career as a successful commander.
		It was here on the quarterdeck that Nelson was shot by a stray bullet that pierced his lung and broke his back.
	www.shipwreckcharlestown.com /pages/nelson.htm (438 words)

	HMS Nelson
		HMS Nelson, British battleship of the Nelson class, sister battleship HMS Rodney.
		Repairs were carried out in Philadelphia, HMS Nelson then saw service in the Indian Ocean in operations off the Malayan coast, returning home in November 1945 she was scrapped on 15 March 1949 at Inverkeithing.
		Passing Port Said, HMS Nelson is shown transversing the Suez Canal after her tour in the pacific at the end of World War Two.
	www.world-wartwo.co.uk /nelson.htm (768 words)

	Nelson Class
		Battleship website dedicated to the history of HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney.
		Nelson was mined off the Scottish coast in December of 1939 and was under repair until June of 1940.
		The flags in the east corner came from HMS Indomitable, and were flown at the Battle of Jutland.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /nelson_class.htm (1592 words)

	HMS Nelson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Nelson was an ironclad battleship of the (Click link for more info and facts about Royal Navy) Royal Navy.
		(Click link for more info and facts about HMS Nelson) HMS Nelson was a battleship of the (Click link for more info and facts about Royal Navy) Royal Navy, one of only two to mount 16 inch (406 mm) guns.
		HMS Nelson forms the main part of the naval base at (A port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base) Portsmouth.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hm/hms_nelson2.htm (94 words)

	HMS Victory Model ; scale model of Nelson's Flagship HMS Victory.
		The various stages of the sculpture of HMS Victory, 'Trafalgar Day 1805' which is being carved entirely from original Victory oak removed during the 18th century warships restoration.
		The 32 pounder cannon and mess tables on the lower gun deck on HMS Victory, when battle stations was announced the ropes holding the mess tables were removed from the hooks in the beams which enabled the mess tables to be quickly stored away.
		Perhaps another rather compelling reason not to apply any finish to the sculpture, if you ever had the opportunity to visit Nelson's Flagship the first thing you would have noticed on entering the ship is the strong smell of old rope, tar and oak which permutated throughout the 18 century warship.
	www.sculptor-iangb.com /victory-model.htm (1614 words)

	Nelson Class Battleship
		HMS Nelson is the lead ship of the class and was laid down in 2278 and came into service with the RSN in 2282.
		Nelson was acting as a reserve for the thin screen of frigates and privateers covering the system approaches and was first into action destroying a squadron of Kafer fighters.
		Nelson was present for the defining Battle of Beowulf and once again had a good battle, avoiding serious damage whilst being in the thick of the fighting.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/Equipment/SG/Nelson/Nelson.htm (5795 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Named after Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar, HMS Nelson was built to designs that evolved out of the negotiations at the Washington Naval Conference of 1921.
		Nelson and Rodney were the most heavily armed British capital ships, mounting 16-inch guns in three triple turrets forward of the bridge tower; 6-inch guns were mounted in double turrets aft.
		On September 27, 1941, Nelson was hit by an aerial torpedo while sailing in support of the Malta Convoy in Operation Halberd and was out of action for another eleven months.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_063700_hmsnelson.htm (347 words)

	lawndart's Web Pages: HMS Lord Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lord Nelson's searchlights were generally raised and relocated from their original positions.
		Lord Nelson's flying bridge was mounted lower than in Agamemnon and was a slightly differing design.
		The Lord Nelson had steam pipes forward on the fore funnel and fore and aft on on the aft funnel.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /lawndart/LordNelson.htm (299 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Hampshire \| Nelson's topsail goes on display
		The 3,618 sq ft fore topsail from Nelson's HMS Victory will be displayed at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, as part of this year's bicentenary event.
		Lieutenant Commander Frank Nowosielski, Commanding officer of HMS Victory, said: "It is a great honour to be able to display the only surviving sail from the Battle of Trafalgar to the public during this bicentennial year.
		It was many years later discovered in a sail loft at Victory barracks, now HMS Nelson, in 1960, covered by gym mats.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4331227.stm (325 words)

	WW2 Memories Project-HMS Nelson
		HMS Nelson was a Royal Navy battleship, built by Vickers-Armstrong at the Walkers Yard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
		On D-Day - 6th June 1944 - HMS Nelson provided covering fire for the landing parties and also anti-aircraft fire, so was not at the forefront of the battle, but they could see the carnage unfolding.
		My Dad was a gunner on the Nelson he joined the Royal Marines in 1936 and was on the Nelson in WWII his name was Thomas George Payne he lived in London (Vauxhall).
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /ships/nelson.html (974 words)

	Research guide N1: Horatio Nelson: NMM PORT
		Nelson's brother, Rev. William Nelson, became Baron Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe and was also created Viscount Merton and Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and Merton in his own right, the title later devolving upon his sister's family.
		In his will, Nelson left nothing to Frances, now the Dowager Viscountess Nelson and Duchess of Bronte, although she was granted £2,000 per year for life from the nation.
		HMS Victory - Nelson's flagship at the battle of Trafalgar is the oldest commissioned Royal Navy warship.
	www.port.nmm.ac.uk /research/n1.html (2407 words)

	Lord Horatio Nelson @ Nelson.y2u.co.uk
		In 1796, the command-in-chief of the fleet in the Mediterranean passed to Sir John Jervis, who tapped Nelson to be commodore of his flagship the HMS Captain.
		Most military historians believe Nelson's ability to inspire officers of the highest rank and seamen of the lowest was central to his many victories, as was his unequalled ability to both strategically plan his campaigns and tactically shift his forces in the midst of battle.
		In Scotland, Nelson's Monument was constructed atop Calton Hill in Edinburgh.
	nelson.y2u.co.uk (3211 words)

	Nelson History
		Jan 1934 - As Nelson steamed slowly out of Portsmouth, she drifted to starboard away from the narrow channel and went aground on the shoal known as Hamilton Bank.
		The convoy was escorted by the old Battle-ship HMS Ramillies, however, and in accordance with his orders Lutjens broke off contact, despite the fact that the captain of Scharnhorst had offered to draw off the escort and thus give Gneisenau the opportunity to annihilate the convoy.
		The Nelson crew member on watch shouted out a few unsavoury comments about the abilities of the 383 and was subsequently court martialled for directing such comments at a more senior officer (the captain of the 383).
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /nelsonhistory.htm (3816 words)

	HMS Nelson
		HMS Nelson was built by Armstrong and launched in September 1925.
		She was struck by an Italian aerial torpedo on 27th September 1941 under repair until April 1942.
		HMS Nelson saw service in he Mediterranean up to 1943, she again saw service off Normandy where she was again mined on 18th June 1944.
	www.military-art.com /dhm1006.htm (725 words)

	HMS Nelson Crew Noticeboard
		Photographs and information on historical events about HMS Nelson requested for a new website www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk which will be on the web by June 2001.
		I am trying to trace my granddad's naval history, he was on HMS Nelson as a crew member, he then joined the royal marines and was transported on HMS Nelson.
		He also was on board HMS Eagle which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, he also was n a colony class cruiser HMS Mauritius.
	www.naval-art.com /c17.htm (792 words)

	HMS Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Victory is the only 18th Century ship of the line still to be found anywhere in the world.
		She is the world's oldest surviving warship still in use and is the flagship of the Second Sea Lord, Commander in Chief Naval Home Command.
		HMS Victory is a unique experience of life in the 18th century navy.
	www.stvincent.ac.uk /1797/Victory (143 words)

	Learn more about Royal Navy in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Napoleonic campaigns of the navy have been the subject of many novels including Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey, C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower, Alexander Kent's Richard Bolitho.
		HMS Beagle - carried Charles Darwin on his voyage.
		HMS Resolution - first submarine of the Resolution Class
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /r/ro/royal_navy.html (707 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Nelson's "Victory": 101 Questions and Answers About HMS "Victory", Nelson's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Much has been written about HMS Victory but it is often simplistic and romanticised or clearly aimed at the technical requirements of the naval historian.
		In Nelson's Victory: 101 Questions & Answers about HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar 1805, Peter Goodwin adopts a fresh approach to explain the workings of the only surviving 'line of battle' ship of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
		As Victory was engaged in battle during only two per cent of her active service, Peter Goodwin also provides a glimpse into life and work at sea during the other ninety-eight per cent of the time.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0851779883 (468 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - HMS Dainty to HMS Nelson - A4057896
		I left England behind at the age of 18 in January 1939 to join HMS Dainty, a destroyer in the China fleet.
		The Dainty was dive bombed and sunk at Tobruk, 1941 when she was blown in two.
		In 1943, the surrender of the Italian fleet was taken on board the Nelson by General Eisenhower and Admiral, Lord Cunningham.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A4057896 (320 words)

	Battle of Cape St. Vincent - HMS Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HMS Victory is the only remaining 18th century ship of the line anywhere in the world.
		She remains the oldest serving warship still to be in commission - she retains her own Captain, officers and crew - and flies the flag of the Second Sea Lord, Commander in Chief Naval Home Command.
		HMS Victory appears today in the form in which she fought her most famous battle, the Battle of Trafalgar (21st October 1805) at which Admiral Lord Nelson was shot by a French marine from the fighting top of the Redoutable.
	www.stvincent.ac.uk /Heritage/1797/Victory/index2.html (179 words)

	HMS Horatio Nelson modified Kurganov class Missile Cruiser
		HMS Horatio Nelson modified Kurganov class Missile Cruiser
		The Kurganov class cruiser has been serving since before the formation of the Consortium of Civilized worlds and although it can be expected to be in service for a long time to come, the design has simply become dated.
		The first ship of the modified class is named after Admiral Horatio Nelson who defeated the Spanish in the battle of Trafalgar.
	www.kitsune.addr.com /Rifts/Rifts-PW-Vehicles/Coventry_Nelson.htm (1861 words)

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