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HMS Victory
Preserved ashore · Portsmouth
HMS Victory is a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line, most famous as Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She is the last surviving warship of the 18th-century Royal Navy and the oldest commissioned warship in the world, though she now sits permanently in dry dock rather than afloat.
Kits of this ship
+ Add a kit| HMS Victory (1:225) | Revell | 1:225 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
No image | HMS Victory | Constructo | 1:94 | Plank-on-Bulkhead | — |
| HMS Victory Anatomy Modeling Kit (22900-OP) | Artesania Latina | 1:84 | — | Available | |
| HMS Victory (Billing Boats B498) | Billing Boats | — | — | Available | |
No image | HMS Victory | Artesania Latina | — | Plank-on-Bulkhead | — |
| HMS Victory (Corel SM23) | Corel | 1:98 | — | Available | |
| HMS Victory Premium Limited Edition (PR001) | OcCre | 1:87 (HO) | — | Discontinued | |
No image | HMS Victory Bow Section (Panart/Mantua 746) | Mantua Model | 1:78 | — | Available |
| HMS Victory (80897) | Heller | 1:100 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| HMS Victory | Caldercraft | 1:72 | Plank-on-Bulkhead | Available | |
| HMS Victory A09252V | Airfix | 1:180 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
No image | HMS Victory 1:78 (Sergal/Mantua 782) | Mantua Model | 1:78 | — | Available |
No image | HMS Victory (Panart/Mantua 738) | Mantua Model | 1:78 | — | Available |
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Resources
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- Wikipedia: HMS VictoryWebsite
Comprehensive overview of the ship's design, construction, service history, and current preservation status, useful for verifying dimensions and historical timeline.
Photos
- Wikimedia Commons: HMS Victory Stern View PhotographPhoto
Free-to-use photograph of HMS Victory's stern at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, useful as a reference image for hull and stern gallery detailing.
History
Service history
Commissioned in 1778, Victory served over 20 years in active duty, including the Siege of Toulon in 1793 and fleet actions during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars, most notably as flagship under Admiral Augustus Keppel at the First Battle of Ushant in 1778 and under Richard Kempenfelt in 1781. Her most famous role came at Trafalgar in 1805, where Nelson was mortally wounded aboard her during the decisive victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets.
Notable facts
In 1922 she was moved into No. 2 Dock at Portsmouth after falling into poor condition and risking sinking at her moorings, and has remained there ever since as a museum ship while still serving as flagship of the First Sea Lord. She is currently undergoing an extensive multi-year conservation project to preserve her hull and rigging for future generations. Her fore topsail from Trafalgar survives and is preserved under controlled conditions at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, a rare surviving artifact prized by modelers researching authentic sail detailing.