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Santisima Trinidad as a hypothetical British flagship

A captured Spanish flagship might have served Collingwood and advertised the Royal Navy's victory.

Question

If Santisima Trinidad had become a British ship, whose flagship might she have been?

Short answer

Possibly Collingwood's, as commander in the Mediterranean.

Notes

If Santisima Trinidad had entered British service, Collingwood is suggested as a possible recipient because he commanded in the Mediterranean. The suggestion is speculative. Cornwallis's HMS Ville de Paris provides a comparison: her name recalled a captured French ship and made a visible statement about British victories.