HMS Victory - Wikipedia
WEBHMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. With 246 years of service as of 2024, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission.
HMS Victory - National Historic Ships
WEBHMS VICTORY is a unique and extremely complex archaeological artefact whose fabric retains evidence of its construction, modification, repair and conservation between 1759 and the present day. Despite the high proportion of loss of historic fabric since 1922, its unique survival gives it exceptional significance.
HMS Victory's lower mast removed for first time since 1894
WEBMay 15, 2021 · The main lower mast of Lord Nelson's HMS Victory has been removed for the first time in nearly 130 years. The artefact was removed over the course of three days so experts can carry out...
HMS Victory: The World’s Oldest Warship Still In Commission
WEBJan 30, 2023 · Redoutable (1795) engaging the HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar, October 1805. (Photo Credit: Hulton Archive / Getty Images) Before the battle broke out, Lord Nelson had the HMS Victory use flag signals to display his most famous line, “England expects that every man will do his duty.”
HMS Victory's lower mast removed for first time since 1894 - BBC
WEBMay 15, 2021 · The 26-tonne mast structure was lifted by a crane from its anchor point, where it had been secured since 1894. It's part of a 20-year conservation project for the warship, which is based at ...
HMS Victory: the full story so far - Rescue – The British ...
WEBMar 26, 2015 · HMS Victory: the full story so far. RESCUE, the British Archaeological Trust has been following the case of HMS Victory AD 1744 since Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME) announced in 2009 the identification of the ship’s wreck site in the English Channel.
HMS Victory: 'Good luck' farthing coin found under ship's mast - BBC
WEBThe coin dates to 1894, the year a set of masts were installed on HMS Victory. A 127-year-old farthing has been discovered under the mast of Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory. The Victorian-era...
HMS Victory - History and Facts | History Hit
WEBJun 1, 2021 · HMS Victory is one of the world’s oldest and most famous warships, and is the only ship to have served in the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary War, and the Napoleonic Wars. In fact, it was her role as the flagship of British hero Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson during his final battle of the Napoleonic Wars for which HMS Victory ...
Victory Live: The Big Repair - National Museum of the Royal Navy
WEBSee conservation in action as the National Museum of the Royal Navy fight to protect HMS Victory for future generations. Victory Live: The Big Repair gives you the chance to see HMS Victory from a completely different perspective.
HMS Victory - National Museum of the Royal Navy
WEBWith over 260 years of history and participating in six major battles over an unusually long service, the National Museum of the Royal Navy is committed to preserving Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory.
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