Which British ship transported Napoleon to his final exile on Saint Helena?

HMS Northumberland transported Napoleon to his final exile on Saint Helena in 1815.

Napoleon first surrendered to Captain Frederick Maitland aboard HMS Bellerophon after the defeat of Waterloo and the collapse of his return to power. Bellerophon carried him to England, where he stayed aboard ship near Plymouth while the British government decided what to do with him. Because Britain rejected his request for asylum, Saint Helena was selected as the place of permanent exile.

For the long voyage, Napoleon was transferred from Bellerophon to HMS Northumberland at Tor Bay in Devon. Northumberland was a 74-gun third-rate ship commanded by Captain Charles Ross. It sailed in August 1815 and reached Saint Helena in October, carrying Napoleon into the isolation that lasted until his death in 1821.

The most common mistake is answering HMS Bellerophon, which did carry Napoleon after his surrender but not on the final journey to Saint Helena. HMS Victory was Nelson's famous flagship at Trafalgar, while HMS Royal Sovereign was another celebrated Royal Navy ship unrelated to this voyage.