HMS Victory
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
Replica 32-pound cannon on Victory's lower gundeck
The first battle of Ushant (1778) by Theodore Gudin. Admiral Keppel was later court martialled for allowing the French fleet to escape but was acquitted.
Contemporary painting by Richard Paton showing Victory (centre) at the relief of Gibraltar in 1782
The Battle of Cape Saint Vincent, Richard Brydges Beechey, 1881
Victory's 'new' figurehead fitted during her 1800-1803 repair.
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)
Painting by Edwin Williams of Vice-Admiral James Saumerez, who flew his flag aboard Victory during operations in the Baltic.
HMS Victory moored in Portsmouth Harbour in 1884
Victory in dry dock with her rounded 'Sepping's' bow
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Other websites
- HMS Victory Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine Royal Navy website
- Pictures of HMS Victory Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Restoration of HMS Victory Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Society for Nautical Research website
- HMS Victory Model Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Google Maps Image of HMS Victory in Portsmouth Harbour
- Local.Live.com Bird's Eye View of HMS Victory in Portsmouth Harbour
- Nelson's Victory Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Life onboard HMS Victory Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- HMS Victory datasheet Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Royal Naval Communications Association, Communications History - The First Signal Schools Archived 2003-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- MaritimeQuest HMS Victory Photo Gallery
- UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
