The HMS Victory in Portsmouth

7 August 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Tall ships, Museums, Exhibitions, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  6 minutes

HMS Victory © Ballista/cc-by-sa-3.0

HMS Victory © Ballista/cc-by-sa-3.0

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson‘s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She was also Keppel‘s flagship at Ushant, Howe‘s flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis‘s flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824 she served as a harbour ship.   read more…

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