Download or read book HMS Bellerophon, the Ship that Took Napoleon written by M.C. Kosian and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late eighteenth century was the apogee of the wooden sailing ship. Naval architecture had evolved from craft of science, with designs based on hydrodynamic research and hull shapes tested in modern towing tanks. Full hull models, both contemporary as newly built, provide insight into these developments and into the complexity of sails and rigging. They do not, however, show the intricate workings of the ship; designed as an integration of men, up to 650, and machine. Few ships remained, and no major ships of the line are built as sailing replicas. Building a furnished half model, equiped with both crew as fittings and furniture does offer a view into eighteenth century life on board, organisation as well as specific structural elements needed for such an elaborate machine. This report on HMS Bellerophon, the ship Napoleon capitulated on in 1815, gives and introductionary overview of this fascinating of Royal Navy history.