HMS Victory

Portsmouth, UK

Flagship of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805; still in commission in the Royal Navy as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command; the world´s last remaining Ship-of-the-Line;

Built at Chatham, launched 1765; extreme length 226´-6´´, extreme beam 52´-6´´, length of gun deck 186´, length of keel 151´-3´´, depth of hold 21´-6´´, tonnage 2,162 tons, displacement tonnage 3,500 tons, 104 guns, 850 men

Photos: Susanne Höfner

hoefner@astro.uu.se