THE H.M.S. VICTORY
the flagship of vice-admiral viscount horatio nelson, k.b. at the battle of trafalgar
h.m.s. victory, may 1998
the history of the h.m.s.victory
officers and men of the victory who fought at trafalgar
h.m.s. victory by tim thompson
specifications
Length of main gun deck 186 feet
overall length 227 feet
height of mainmast 220 feet above sea level
total sail area: 4 acres
2162 IMPERIAL TONS
850 OFFICERS AND MEN
armament (at trafalgar)
fore castle: two 68-pounder carronades
quarter deck: twelve 12-pounder cannon
upper gun deck: thirty 12-pounder cannon
middle gun deck: twenty eight 24-pounder cannon
lower gun deck: thirty 32-pounder cannon, two 12-pounder cannon
designed by sir thomas slade
THE FIVE VICTORY'S
FIRST: LAUNCHED 1559, ORIGINALLY A MERCHANTMAN, THE CHRISTOPHER, PURCHASED FOR THE NAVY IN 1561 AND RE-NAMED THE VICTORY. REBUILT 1586, 800 TONS, 34 GUNS, 300 MARINERS, 34 GUNNERS, 400 SOLDIERS, 1588 FLAG OF SIR JOHN HAWKINS, FOUGHT: THE ARMADA 1588
SECOND: LAUNCHED 1620, 875 TONS, 42 GUNS, 270 MEN, DESIGNED BY PHINEAS PETT, 1627 EXPEDITION TO LA ROCHELLE, 1635 SHIP MONEY FLEET, 1665 REBUILT, 1029 TONS, 82 GUNS, FOUGHT: DOVER 1652, PORTLAND 1653, CABBARD 1653, SCHEVENINGEN 1653, ORFORDNESS 1666, SOLEBAY 1672, SCHOONEVELD 1673, TEXEL 1673
THIRD: LAUNCHED 1675, 1486 TONS, 100 GUNS, 754 MEN, ORIGINALLY THE ROYAL JAMES RENAMED THE VICTORY IN 1691, FOUGHT: BARFLEUR 1692
FOURTH: LAUNCHED 1737,
1920 TONS, 110 GUNS, 900 MEN, BUILT AT
FIFTH: LAUNCHED IN 1765, THE PRESENT VICTORY WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN
LINKS:
(where the victory is located - information about visiting)
the official h.m.s. victory website