Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, was where HMS Victory repaired her damage after Trafalgar, before bearing Nelson's body home to Britain.


Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, is the site of the Royal Navy's original dockyard on the Rock. HMS Victory came here for repairs and refit after the Battle of Trafalgar, to make her seaworthy enough to carry Lord Nelson's body home to Britain.


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