Victory, Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in No. 2 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, England: close-up of the fighting tops, showing masts and rigging before the removal of the topmasts for restoration in 2011. Black and white film photograph

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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. She additionally served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824, she was relegated to the role of harbour ship. In 1922, she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She has been the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012 and is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission, with 242 years' service as of 2020. HMS Victory attracts around 350,000 visitors per year in her role as a museum ship.

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Size: 3691px × 5608px
Location: Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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