H.M.S. Victory
The Flagship of the Royal Navy
The boatswain's mates stand ready to pipe you
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The H.M.S. Victory is in No. 2 Dock at Portsmouth Harbour, England. (Click on the picture to see a larger view.) |
Nelson's death scene as rendered in a contemporary painting. (Click on the picture to learn and see more.) |
Plaque which marks where Nelson fell on the Quarterdeck. Click to see a larger view in JPG format. (Photo credit: Unknown.) |
Signal to the fleet before Battle. |
Some of Victory's Specifications
| Designed by Sir Thomas Slade. Keel laid on 23 July 1759. Launched on 7 May 1765 |
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| Length of Gun Deck: Length of Keel: Moulded Breadth: Extreme Breadth: Depth in Hold: Displacement: Burthen: |
186' 151' 5/8" 50' 6" 51' 10" 21' 6" 3,500 tons (approx.) 2,162 tons |
| Lower Gun Deck: Middle Gun Deck: Upper Gun Deck Quarterdeck: Forecastle: |
thirty 32-pounders, two 12-pounders twenty-eight 24-pounders thirty 12-pounders twelve 12-pounders two 68-pounder carronades |
Other sites on the Internet about HMS Victory and Lord Nelson.
Read the Articles
of War which were the foundation of shipboard discipline.
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