The Agamemnon
Was a Bucklers Hard ship. 64 guns and launched in April 1781 she was renowned as being one of Nelson's favourite ships. He served on her between 1792 and 1796 I recall and she took part in the siege of Calvin, on Corsica, where Nelson lost his eye. She had previously fought in the War of Independence as well and then, of course at Trafalgar. She ended her days aground in the river plate in Uruguay.
And here is a little fact, when Nelson sailed her into Naples in 1793, and introduced her to the British Envoy, one Sir William Hamilton, he was to meet his mistress, one love and later mother of his daughter Horatia, one Lady Emma Hamilton. Ah!
More can be found out about Agamemnon from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Agamemnon_(1781)
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