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21.10.1805 Sea Battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Nelson and his fleet of 27 line ships could beat the French Admiral Villeneuve and his French/Spanish fleet of 33 line ships - only 11 ships escaped - close to Cape Trafalgar south of Cádiz Spain. Immortal became his address to his seamen prior to the encounter: "England expects that every man will do his duty." The sentence was flagged to his fleet. The overwhelming victory secured the British global maritime predominance for one century. During the sea battle Nelson, standing close to Captain Smith on the Victory rear deck, was shot by a Tyrolean sniper sitting in the mast of a French vessel.

Admiral Villeneuve retired from the French Navy soon after the battle and was later found stabbed to death in his house. His grave is unknown.

Lady Emma Hamilton suffered deeply from Nelson's death and led an adventurous life until she died in poverty in Calais 1815.

Nelson's flagship "Victory" had been built in the sea arsenal of Cotham in 1765 as a line ship of first class with a total length of 101,4 m, a hull length of 64,74 m, a width on deck of 19,5 m and a height of 71,76 m, the length/width ratio was 3,3.

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