This narrative recounts the 28-year career of the HMS Agamemnon, a 64-gun ship which became one of the most famous vessels of the Royal Navy.

The ship is born -- The wooden world -- First engagements 1781-1782 -- Nelson -- Toulon, San Fiorenza and Bastia 1793-1794 -- Calvi, Genoa and Hyeres 1794-1796 -- The naval mutinies of 1797 -- The Battle of Copenhagen 1801 -- Trafalgar 21 October 1805 -- Santo Domingo, La Dame Ernouf and La Lutine 1806 -- The siege of Copenhagen -- From Portugal to Brazil -- Agamemnon in South America 1808-1809 -- The last voyage : Maldonado Bay 1809 -- The wreck 16 June 1809 -- The aftermath.