HMS Victory
Nelson's wooden warship
HMS Victory is a British warship, famous as Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The ship remains in commission in the Royal Navy—the world's oldest naval ship still in active service—and is preserved in dry dock at Portsmouth as a museum: We toured HMS Victory on our trip to England.
Quercus genus member
- mastVessel's sail support
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- keelHull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
figurehead · quarterdeck · gun deck · bowsprit · capstan · anchor · ballast · timber
Fierce written assault
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- gunportWarship's weapon opening
- powder magazineAmmunition storage facility
- shotQuick liquor serving
grape shot · chain shot · battle stations · gunnery · boarding · cutlass · musket · marines
1805 naval battle site
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- admiralSenior naval commander
- CopenhagenDenmark's capital city
- Napoleonic WarsBonaparte's military campaigns
signal flags · hero · duty · leadership · legend · amputation · death · cockpit
Vehicles under unified command
- admiraltyLaw of the seas
- ensignFlag or junior officer
- Union JackUnited Kingdom's national flag
- traditionCustom passed through generations
ceremonial · commissioned · flagship · ratings · officers · midshipman · bosun · lieutenant
Drained vessel repair enclosure
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
visitor centre · naval base · artifact · preservation · interpretation · interactive display · docent · relic
oak
Quercus genus member
hull · figurehead · quarterdeck · gun deck · bowsprit · capstan · anchor · ballast · timber · shipwright
broadside
Fierce written assault
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- gunportWarship's weapon opening
- powder magazineAmmunition storage facility
shot · grape shot · chain shot · battle stations · gunnery · boarding · cutlass · musket · marines · gun crew
Trafalgar
1805 naval battle site
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- admiralSenior naval commander
- CopenhagenDenmark's capital city
Napoleonic Wars · signal flags · hero · duty · leadership · legend · amputation · death · cockpit · musket ball
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
- admiraltyLaw of the seas
- ensignFlag or junior officer
- Union JackUnited Kingdom's national flag
tradition · ceremonial · commissioned · flagship · ratings · officers · midshipman · bosun · lieutenant · captain
dry dock
Drained vessel repair enclosure
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- tourismLeisure travel sector
exhibit · visitor centre · naval base · artifact · preservation · interpretation · interactive display · docent · relic · England
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- shipsship, vessel, freighter, tanker, cargo ship
- shipwrecksshipwreck, shipwrecks, sunken ships, capsized, derelict
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
- Royal NavyRoyal Navy, admiral, warship, battleship, boatswain
- 1810s-1820sNapoleonic Wars, Waterloo, Congress of Vienna, Regency, Monroe Doctrine
HMS Victoryreplica
Faithful scaled reproduction
reconstruction · reproduction · Orient · shipwreck · USS Arizona