HMS Victory

The HMS Victory flagship

HMS Victory is the oldest ship still in use. It is in Portsmouth, England with the HMS Warrior and the remains of the Mary Rose, a ship belonging to Henry VIII of England.

Her most famous captains are Horatio Nelson, who died on the ship during the Battle of Trafalgar, and Samuel Hood.

HMS Victory Media

An aerial shot of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard with HMS Victory in the centre during Trafalgar 200 celebrations.
The first battle of Ushant (1778) by Theodore Gudin. Admiral Keppel was later court martialed for allowing the French fleet to escape but was acquitted.
Victory flying the Blue Ensign (with the pre-1801 Union Jack), from The Fleet Offshore, 1780–90, an anonymous piece of folk art now at Compton Verney Art Gallery in Warwickshire.
The Battle of Cape Saint Vincent, Richard Brydges Beechey, 1881
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson flew his flag twice on Victory
The opening engagement at the Battle of Trafalgar, by J.W. Carmichael (oil on canvas, 1856)
First Lieutenant John Quilliam had devised an emergency steering system for Victory which he was able to bring to good effect at Trafalgar
Bird's-eye view of Victory in 2004.
Victory's bow and figurehead c. 2007
HMS Victory moored in Portsmouth Harbour in 1884

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