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| − | Admiral [[Horatio Nelson]]'s flagship at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. The Victory was a first-rate [[ship of the line]] with 104 guns on three decks, and carried approximately 1800 men. | + | == Ship History == |
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| + | Admiral [[Horatio Nelson]]'s flagship at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. The ''Victory'' was a first-rate [[ship of the line]] with 104 guns on three decks, and carried approximately 1800 men. | ||
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| + | She also participated in the following major fleet actions: | ||
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| + | *First Battle of Ushant (1778) | ||
| + | *Second Battle of Ushant (1781) | ||
| + | *Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1796) | ||
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| + | She was lost in March of 1808 during the [[Battle of Shoeburyness]], when the dragon [[Lung Tien Lien|Lien]] sunk her (with the majority of the British Fleet) with a [[Divine Wind]] induced wave. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Victory.jpg|center|300 px]] | ||
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| + | <center>''The HMS Victory''</center> | ||
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| + | == Ship Data == | ||
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| + | {| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Ship builder:''' | ||
| + | |Chatham Dockyard | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Laid down:''' | ||
| + | |23 July [[1759]] | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Launched:''' | ||
| + | |7 May [[1765]] | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Commissioned:''' | ||
| + | |[[1778]] | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Tons burthen:''' | ||
| + | |2142 tons (2176.4 tonnes) | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Length:''' | ||
| + | |186 ft (57 m) (gundeck) | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Beam:''' | ||
| + | |51 ft 10 in (15.8 m) | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Hold depth:''' | ||
| + | |21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Sail plan:''' | ||
| + | |Full rigged ship | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Complement:''' | ||
| + | |Approximately 850 | ||
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| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''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 pounders (5 kg) | ||
| + | *Forecastle: 2 × medium 12 pounders (5 kg), 2 × 68 pounders (31 kg) carronade | ||
| + | *Marines armed with muskets | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| − | [[Category:A-Z]] | + | [[Category:A-Z|Victory, HMS]] |
| − | [[Category:British Military]] | + | [[Category:British Military|Victory, HMS]] |
| − | [[Category:Royal Navy]] | + | [[Category:Royal Navy|Victory, HMS]] |
| − | [[Category:Ships]] | + | [[Category:Ships|Victory, HMS]] |
Latest revision as of 21:19, 11 October 2008
Ship History[edit]
Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. The Victory was a first-rate ship of the line with 104 guns on three decks, and carried approximately 1800 men.
She also participated in the following major fleet actions:
- First Battle of Ushant (1778)
- Second Battle of Ushant (1781)
- Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1796)
She was lost in March of 1808 during the Battle of Shoeburyness, when the dragon Lien sunk her (with the majority of the British Fleet) with a Divine Wind induced wave.
Ship Data[edit]
| Ship builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 23 July 1759 |
| Launched: | 7 May 1765 |
| Commissioned: | 1778 |
| Tons burthen: | 2142 tons (2176.4 tonnes) |
| Length: | 186 ft (57 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 51 ft 10 in (15.8 m) |
| Hold depth: | 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | Approximately 850 |
| Armament: | Trafalgar:
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