The Battle of Trafalgar, 2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima
Trinidad by Ivan Berryman
Dominating the centre foreground, the
wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the massive four decker Santisima
Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further attack from the British Neptune
(98 guns). All her masts have fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an
unmanageable hulk. Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and
Victory engaged with the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the
picture, the shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80
guns) is approached by the Mars (74 guns). Conqueror (74 guns), off
the Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to
assist the Neptune.
