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HMS Victory was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions of the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, and launched on 23 February 1737.
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. With 246 years of service as of 2024, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. Victory is best known for her role as Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
World’s first virtual shipwreck dive trail. Explore the Victory shipwreck site without leaving dry land. Armed with up to 110 bronze cannon, this ship was the greatest warship of the age of sail. Explore Victory’s history, its importance and what archaeologists have learned about the site so far.
Its sinking in 1744, which claimed the lives of 1,100 sailors, is considered the worst single British naval disaster in the English Channel. Why have efforts to raise the ship become the focus of...
Launched in 1737, the Victory became the flagship of the Channel Fleet under Sir John Norris in 1741, later serving in 1744 under Sir John Balchin, one of the most respected and longest-serving fighting officers in Royal Navy history.
Explore the Royal Navy’s relationship with Britain. HMS Victory was Lord Nelson's flagship in his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Discover more about the history of the famous ship.
The date, size, calibre and decoration of the 41 guns surveyed and two recovered examples were key pieces of evidence that conclusively identified the shipwreck as Britain's First Rate warship, HMS Victory — the last Royal Navy warship lost at sea with a complete complement of bronze cannon.
