The Tenacious Belleisle by Ivan Berryman [Original Painting]

Few ships fought more bravely than HMS Belleisle at the Battle of Trafalgar. Having been second in the line of Collingwoods leeward division, the 74-gun Belleisle took on a number of opponents including the Monarca, Santa Ana and Indomitable, but soon found herself surrounded by enemy ships that poured weighty broadsides into her. By 2.30 in the afternoon, Belleisle was little more than a floating wreck, having lost all her masts and bowsprit, yet still she fought bravely on, her colours flying defiantly from the stump of her mizzen mast. Belleisle survived her ordeal and was towed to Gibraltar after the battle where temporary repairs were made, arriving in Plymouth for a refit on 5th December 1805. 

 Oil on Canvas -   Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm)