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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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| + | == Ship Data == | ||
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| + | {| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Ship builder:''' | ||
| + | |Chatham Dockyard | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Laid down:''' | ||
| + | |23 July [[1759]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Launched:''' | ||
| + | |7 May [[1765]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Commissioned:''' | ||
| + | |[[1778]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Tons burthen:''' | ||
| + | |2142 tons (2176.4 tonnes) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Length:''' | ||
| + | |186 ft (57 m) (gundeck) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Beam:''' | ||
| + | |51 ft 10 in (15.8 m) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Hold depth:''' | ||
| + | |21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Sail plan:''' | ||
| + | |Full rigged ship | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |align="right" valign="top"|'''Complement:''' | ||
| + | |Approximately 850 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |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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Revision as of 19:20, 20 June 2008
Ship History
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)
Ship Data
| 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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