The government rewarded Collingwood but treated him financially as Trafalgar's deputy rather than its surviving commander. He objected that his new barony could not descend through his daughters, while his third naval gold medal placed him in a very small group of decorated officers. He then moved his flag from the damaged Royal Sovereign to HMS Queen and later HMS Ocean to sustain Mediterranean blockades and deterrence. The mix of honors, disputed compensation, and continuing duty shows how public acclaim did not end the administrative burdens of command.
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Post-Trafalgar honors and Mediterranean command
Collingwood receives a barony, pension, and third gold medal before beginning more than four years as Mediterranean commander-in-chief.