Mid century Vintage HMS Victory The First Rate Ship 1765 model decor

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.

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HMS Victory in Portsmouth, 1900
History
United Kingdom
Name
HMS Victory
Ordered
14 July 1758
Builder
Chatham Dockyard
Laid down
23 July 1759
Launched
7 May 1765; 257 years ago
Commissioned
1778
In service
245 years
Homeport
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England
50°48′07″N 1°06′35″W
Honours and
awards
Participated in:
First Battle of Ushant (1778)
Second Battle of Ushant (1781)
Battle of Cape Spartel (1782)
Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)
Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
Status
Active
Flagship of the First Sea Lord and museum ship
General characteristics [1]
Class and type
104-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen
2,142 bm
Length
186 ft (57 m) (gundeck),
227 ft 6 in (69.34 m) (overall)
Beam
51 ft 10 in (15.80 m)
Draught
28 f