Vintage 1922 print entitled “The First Journey of Victory, 1778” depicting the famous Royal Navy ship HMS Victory at sea. Victory, best known for her role as Vice-Admiral Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, was launched from Chatham Dockyard in 1765 but did not enter active service until 1778 after France joined the American War of Independence. Artist William Lionel Wyllie and his son Harold were heavily involved in the ship’s restoration and preservation in the early 20th century and Victory is today a museum vessel in dry dock in Portsmouth.

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Size: 4007px × 4798px
Photo credit: © Archive Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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