HMS Victory

Ship of the line1765BritainRoyal Navy

TypeShip of the line

OriginBritain

Era1765

UsersRoyal Navy

About HMS Victory

Admiral Nelsons flagship at Trafalgar in 1805, where he was killed. Carried 104 guns and 850 men. Still exists as a museum ship in Portsmouth, the oldest commissioned warship in the world. Nelsons body was preserved in a barrel of brandy for the voyage home.