The H.M.S. Victory
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known 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.
In 1922 she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She is the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012 and is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission
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.
In 1922 she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She is the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012 and is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission
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| Name: | HMS Victory |
| Ordered: | 14 July 1758 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 23 July 1759 |
| Launched: | 7 May 1765 |
| Commissioned: | 1778 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: First Battle of Ushant (1778) Second Battle of Ushant (1781) Battle of Cape Spartel (1782) Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) Battle of Trafalgar (1805) |
| Status: | Active, Flagship of the First Sea Lord Preserved at Portsmouth, England50°48′06.52″N 1°06′34.5″W |
| Class & type: | 104-gun first-rate ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 3,500 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 2,142 tons bm |
| Length: | 186 ft (57 m) (gundeck), 227 ft 6 in (69.34 m)(overall) |
| Beam: | 51 ft 10 in (15.80 m) |
| Draught: | 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails—6,510 sq yd (5,440 m²) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed: | 8 to 9 knots (15 to 17 km/h) maximum |
| Complement: | Approximately 850 |
| Armament: | Trafalgar: Gundeck: 30 × 2.75 ton long pattern Blomefield 32 pounders (15 kg) Middle gundeck: 28 × 2.5 ton long 24 pounders (11 kg) Upper gundeck: 30 × 1.7 ton short 12 pounders (5 kg) Quarterdeck: 12 × 1.7 ton short 12 pounder (5 kg) Forecastle: 2 × medium 12 pounder (5 kg), 2 × 68 pounder (31 kg) carronade Marines armed with muskets |
| Armour: | None, although oak hull thickness at waterline 2 ft (0.6 m) |
| Notes: | Height from waterline to top of mainmast: 205 ft (62.5 m) |
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