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brad kaste
Charter Member
...Unless I'm confused,...which could be the case,...I always thought the HMS Victory was tied up at dry dock in Portsmouth England. The one that Lord Nelson fought on at the Battle of Trafalgar. (Just like the Constitution is tied up in Boston Harbor.) Or is this another ship that's called the Victory?
I agree also with Brad
Craig Taylor
SOH-CM-2025
According to the article, this one was lost in 1744, so it's obviously an earlier ship. It's not unusual for names to be carried forward to subsequent vessels. Case in point being the Constellation in Baltimore, MD. It was long thought to be the frigate built under the same naval appropriations act that funded the Constitution, but extensive research uncovered that it had been constructed as a sloop of war in 1840. The same research did show that some of the original frigate's tiimbers were used in the subsequent ship's hull, which may have lent to some of the confusion. This Constellation was the last sail-only warship built for the US Navy.
Sorry for getting carried away. :focus:
Sorry for getting carried away. :focus:
Roger
Senior Administrator
I visited the Victory when I was a youngster and was told that it wasn't the real Victory. After a google it seems it is Nelson's Victory...you live and learn.
I was going to say that I've stood on the decks of HMS Victory in Portsmouth and distinctly remember being told that it is the ship that carried Lord Nelson and the oldest warship still in commision in the world. The US Navy's USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") is the old commisioned warship still afloat.
If you ever get the chance to visit HMS Victory, also check out HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose also on the Portsmouth naval base.
If you ever get the chance to visit HMS Victory, also check out HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose also on the Portsmouth naval base.
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Nausicaa
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Read the article guys.
The oldest Royal Navy ship still afloat is berthed near to where I live. Unlike the Victory, it has had very little restoration work done to it over the years.
http://www.frigateunicorn.org/
Best wishes
Steve P
http://www.frigateunicorn.org/
Best wishes
Steve P
brad kaste
Charter Member
Nuasicaa is right. Read the whole article. I didn't read it all the way through. I'm posting the very last part.
These shortcomings were only overcome in the next generation of ships. One of these was the HMS Victory, the next British warship to bear the name, which is one of the most storied warships of all times. In 1805, it was the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar. Today it can be found in dry dock in Portsmouth as a perfectly restored museum ship.
These shortcomings were only overcome in the next generation of ships. One of these was the HMS Victory, the next British warship to bear the name, which is one of the most storied warships of all times. In 1805, it was the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar. Today it can be found in dry dock in Portsmouth as a perfectly restored museum ship.
Donnybrooke
Charter Member
Yes, different HMS Victory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Victory_(1737)
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In "Treasure Quest", the episode refered to a 100 gun ship, wrecked in a storm. Although they refered to it as "The Legend" (code name), anybody with some nautical knowledge could figure out that it was the first "HMS Victory", England's first 100 gun ship of the line.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Victory_(1737)
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In "Treasure Quest", the episode refered to a 100 gun ship, wrecked in a storm. Although they refered to it as "The Legend" (code name), anybody with some nautical knowledge could figure out that it was the first "HMS Victory", England's first 100 gun ship of the line.
Also, if your in Blighty on the south coast and have time, why not check out Sir Francis Drake's ship - The Golden Hind at Brixham.
Now, this is a replica but its full size and the little fishing harbour town of Brixham is really quaint IMHO