The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner, painted 1822. Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 &ndash 19 December 1851 was an English Romantic landscape painter, Watercolourist and
Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Victory
Ordered:	14 July 1758
Builder:	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down:	23 July 1759
Launched:	7 May 1765
Commissioned:	1778
Honours and awards:	Participated in: First Battle of Ushant (1778) Second Battle of Ushant (1781) Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1796) Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
Status:	Active, preserved
General characteristics
Displacement:	3,500 tons (3,556 tonnes)
Tons burthen:	2142 tons (2176. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Origins The British had 30 ships of the line commanded by Admiral the Honourable Augustus Keppel in HMS ''Victory''. In the Battle of Cape St Vincent ( 14 February, 1797) a British fleet under John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 4 tonnes)
Length:	186 ft (57 m) (gundeck), 227 ft 6 in (69. 3 m)(overall)
Beam:	51 ft 10 in (15. 8 m)
Draught:	28 ft 9 in (8. 8 m)
Depth of hold:	21 ft 6 in (6. 6 m)
Propulsion:	Sails—6,510 sq yd (5440 m²)
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Speed:	8 to 9 knots (15 to 17 km/h) maximum
Complement:	Approximately 850
Armament:	Trafalgar: Gundeck: 30 × 2. A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with three or more masts all of them Square rigged A full rigged ship is said to have a ship 75 ton long pattern Blomefield 32 pounders (15 kg) Middle gundeck: 28 × 2. 5 ton long 24 pounders (11 kg) Upper gundeck: 30 × 1. 7 ton short 12 pounders (5 kg) Quarterdeck: 12 × 1. 7 ton short 12 pounder (5 kg) Forecastle: 2 × medium 12 pounder (5 kg), 2 × 68 pounder (31 kg) carronade Marines armed with muskets
Armour:	None, although oak hull thickness at waterline 2 ft (0. A musket is a muzzle -loaded Smoothbore Long gun, which is intended to be fired from the shoulder 6 m)
Notes:	Height from waterline to top of mainmast: 205 ft (62. 5 m)

HMS Victory is a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765. First-rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for its largest ships of the line, those mounting 100 guns or more on three gundecks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) She is the oldest naval ship still in commission. She sits in dry dock in Portsmouth as a museum ship. A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which For ships that are not original see Ship replica. For preserved incomplete ships see Ships preserved in museums.

Contents 1 Construction 2 In service 2.1 First Battle of Ushant 2.2 Second Battle of Ushant 2.3 Battle of Cape St. Vincent 3 Reconstruction 4 Nelson 5 After Trafalgar 6 Admirals who have hoisted flags in Victory 7 Gallery 8 References 9 External links

Construction

In December 1758, the commissioner of Chatham Dockyard was instructed to prepare a dry dock for the construction of a new first-rate ship. Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform First-rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for its largest ships of the line, those mounting 100 guns or more on three gundecks This was an unusual occurrence at the time; during the whole of the 18th century only ten were constructed—the Royal Navy preferred smaller and more manoeuvrable ships and it was unusual for more than two to be in commission simultaneously.

The outline plans arrived in June 1759 and were based on HMS Royal George which had been launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1756. Sinking of Royal George On 28 August 1782, whilst under the command of Richard Kempenfelt, Royal George was preparing to sail Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his Flagship Henri Grace a Dieu The Naval Architect to design the ship was Sir Thomas Slade who, at the time, was the appointed Surveyor of the Navy. Sir Thomas Slade (1703/4 - 1771 was an English naval architect most famous for designing HMS ''Victory'', Lord Nelson 's flagship at the Battle of She was nominally designed to carry at least 100 guns, but in practice her armament varied from 104 to 106 guns and carronades.

The keel was laid on 23 July 1759 in the Old Single Dock (since renamed No. In boats and ships keel can refer to either of two parts a structural element or a hydrodynamic element Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2 Dock and now Victory Dock), and the name was finally chosen in October 1760. It was to commemorate the Annus Mirabilis or Year of Victories, of 1759. In that year of the Seven Years' War, land victories had been won at Quebec, Minden and naval battles had been won at Lagos and Quiberon Bay. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths In the Battle of Minden, a Prussian - Hanoverian - British army under Prince Ferdinand defeated a French army under the Marquis A naval battle is a Battle fought using Ships or other waterborne vessels The naval Battle of Lagos took place on August 19 1759 during the Seven Years' War off the coasts of Spain and Portugal, and is named The naval Battle of Quiberon Bay took place on 20 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War in Quiberon Bay off the coast of France near There were some doubts whether this was a suitable name since the previous first-rate Victory had been lost with all on board in 1744. Construction A small number of the Timbers used in the construction of Victory were taken from the remains of the previous, which had caught fire and been burnt

Once the frame had been constructed it was normal to cover the ship up and leave it for several months to season. The term structural system or frame in Structural engineering refers to load -resisting Sub-system of a structure However, the end of the Seven Years' War meant that she remained in this condition for nearly three years, which helped her subsequent longevity. Work restarted in autumn 1763 and she was finally launched on 7 May 1765 having cost £63,176 and 3 shillings (present day £50 million) and used around 6000 trees, 90% of which were oak and the remainder elm, pine and fir. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The shilling is a unit of Currency used in current and former Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin Elms are Deciduous and Semi-deciduous Trees comprising the genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae, found This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae.

Because there was no immediate use for her she was placed in ordinary—in reserve having been roofed over, demasted and placed under general maintenance—moored in the River Medway for 13 years until France joined the American War of Independence. The River Medway, which is almost entirely in Kent, England, flows for from just inside the West Sussex border to the point where it enters This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"

In March 1778 John Lindsay was appointed her first captain, but he was transferred to captain HMS Prince George in May 1778 when Admiral the Honorable Augustus Keppel decided to raise his flag in Victory. Citations and notes Admiral Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel PC ( 25 April 1725 &ndash 2 October 1786) was an officer of the British Royal Navy She was commissioned in May 1778 under the command of Rear Admiral John Campbell (1st Captain) and Captain Jonathan Faulknor (2nd Captain), with the flag of Admiral Keppel. Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service Captain Jonathan Faulknor was one of a five-generation dynasty of Northamptonshire -born men who became Royal Navy officers in the 18th century She was armed with smooth bore, cast iron cannon 30 × 32 and 42 pounders (15 and 19 kg), 30 × 24 pounders (11 kg), and 40 × 12 pounders (5 kg). Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of Ferrous Alloys which solidify with a Eutectic. | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural Later she also carried two carronade guns, firing 68 lb (31 kg) round shot. The carronade was a short Smoothbore, Cast iron Cannon, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an Ironworks

In service

First Battle of Ushant

Keppel put to sea from Spithead on July 9, 1778, with a force of thirty ships of the line and, on July 23, sighted a French fleet of twenty-nine ships 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant. Spithead is an area of the Solent and a roadstead off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Ushant (Enez Eusa Ouessant is an Island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. The French Admiral, Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers, who had orders to avoid battle, was cut off from Brest but retained the weather gage. Louis Guillouet comte d'Orvilliers (1708 &ndash 1792 was a French Admiral. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. The weather gage is a Nautical term used to describe the advantageous position of a fighting Sailing vessel, relative to another Two of his ships escaped into port leaving him with twenty-seven. The two fleets manoeuvred during shifting winds and a heavy rain squall until a battle became inevitable with the British more or less in column and the French in some confusion. Origins The British had 30 ships of the line commanded by Admiral the Honourable Augustus Keppel in HMS ''Victory''. However, the French managed to pass along the British line with their most advanced ships. At about a quarter to twelve Victory opened fire on the Bretagne of 110 guns, which was being followed by the Ville de Paris of 90 guns. The British van escaped with little loss but Sir Hugh Palliser's rear division suffered considerably. Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser 1st Bart ( 22 February 1722 &ndash 19 March 1796) was an officer of the British Royal Keppel made the signal to follow the French but Palliser did not conform and the action was not resumed. Keppel was court martialled and cleared and Palliser criticised by an inquiry before the affair turned into a party political squabble.

Second Battle of Ushant

In March 1780, the hull below Victory's waterline was sheathed with 3,923 sheets of copper to protect it against shipworm, and on December 2, 1781, the ship, now commanded by Captain Henry Cromwell and bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, sailed with eleven other ships of the line, a 50-gun fourth-rate, and five frigates, to intercept a French convoy that sailed from Brest on December 10. Copper sheathing was the practise of protecting the under-water hull of a ship or boat through the use of Copper plates affixed to the outside of the hull Shipworms are not worms at all but rather a group of unusual saltwater clams with very reduced shells notorious for boring into (and eventually destroying wooden structures which Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Kempenfelt ( 1718 - 29 August[[ 782]] was a British Rear-admiral. In the British Royal Navy, a fourth-rate was during the first half of the 18th century a Ship of the line mounting from 46 up to 60 guns For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship A convoy is a group of Vehicles (of any type but usually motor vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Ignorant of the fact that the convoy was protected by twenty-one ships of the line under the command of Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, Kempenfelt ordered a chase when they were sighted on December 12 and began the Second Battle of Ushant. Luc Urbain de Bouëxic comte de Guichen ( June 21 1712 - January 13 1790) - French Admiral; entered the navy in 1730 as Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian When he noted the French superiority he contented himself with capturing fifteen sail of the convoy. The French were dispersed in a gale and forced to return home.

Battle of Cape St. Vincent

In 1796 Captain Robert Calder (First Captain) and Captain George Grey (Second Captain) commanded Victory under Admiral Sir John Jervis's flag. Admiral Sir Robert Calder 4th Baronet, KCB ( 13 July 1745 &ndash 1 September 1818) was a British naval officer who served Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB PC RN ( 9 January 1735 &ndash 14 March 1823 Sir John Jervis sailed from the Tagus on January 18, 1797, and after being reinforced on February 6 by five ships from England, his fleet consisted of fifteen sail of the line and six frigates. The Tagus ( Latin Tagus, Spanish Tajo, Portuguese Tejo, pron. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio On February 14, the Portuguese frigate Carlotta, commanded by a Scotsman named Campbell with a Portuguese commission, brought news that a Spanish fleet was close. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Jervis manoeuvred to intercept, and the Battle of Cape St Vincent was joined. In the Battle of Cape St Vincent ( 14 February, 1797) a British fleet under John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under Principe de Asturias, leading the Spanish leeward division, tried to break through the British line ahead or astern of Victory but that ship poured such a tremendous fire into her, followed by several raking broadsides, that the whole Spanish division wore round and bore up. Horatio Nelson, in HMS Captain (primarily), also played a decisive role in this action. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British

Reconstruction

In February 1798, Victory was stationed at Chatham under the command of Lieutenant J. Rickman. On 8 December, unfit for service as a warship, she was ordered to be converted to a hospital ship to hold wounded French and Spanish prisoners of war. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. A hospital ship is a Ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or Hospital; most are operated by the Military In 1799, Rickman was relieved by Lieutenant J. Busbridge.

However on 8 October 1799 HMS Impregnable was lost off Chichester, having run aground on her way back to Portsmouth after escorting a convoy to Lisbon. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, England. It has a long history as a settlement its Roman past and its subsequent importance History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. She could not be refloated and so was stripped and dismantled. Consequently, now short of a first rate, the Admiralty decided to recondition Victory. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Work started in 1800 but as it proceeded an increasing number of defects were found and the repairs developed into a very extensive reconstruction. The original estimate was £23,500 but the final cost was £70,933.

Extra gun ports were added, taking her from 100 guns to 104, and her magazine lined with copper. See also firearms magazine for an explanation of the magazines used to load man-portable weapons Her figurehead was replaced along with her masts and the paint scheme changed from red to the black and yellow seen today. In politics a figurehead, by Metaphor with the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship is a person who holds an important title or office yet executes little The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical or near vertical Spar, or arrangement of Spars which supports the Sails Large ships have several masts Her gun ports were originally yellow to match the hull but later repainted black, giving a pattern later called the "Nelson chequer" and which was subsequently adopted by all Royal Navy ships after the Battle of Trafalgar. The work was completed on 11 April 1803 and the ship left for Portsmouth on 14 May under her new captain, Samuel Sutton. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the

Nelson

Lord Nelson hoisted his flag in Victory on 16 May 1803 with Samuel Sutton as his flag captain and sailed to assume command in the Mediterranean on May 20. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In the Royal Navy, a flag captain was the captain of an admiral 's Flagship. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Nelson transferred to the faster frigate Amphion on 23 May. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne

On May 28 Captain Sutton captured the French Embuscade of 32 guns, bound for Rochefort from San Domingo. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Saint-Domingue was a French Colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804 when it became the independent nation of Victory rejoined Lord Nelson off Toulon on July 30 when Captain Sutton exchanged commands with the captain of the Amphion, Thomas Masterman Hardy. Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy 1st Baronet GCB ( 5 April 1769 &ndash 20 September 1839) was a British

Victory was passing the island of Toro on April 4, 1805, when HMS Phoebe brought the news that the French fleet under Pierre-Charles Villeneuve had escaped from Toulon. Bocas del Toro is the capital of the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or HMS Phoebe was a 36-gun Fifth-rate 18-pounder Frigate of the British Royal Navy. Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve ( 31 December 1763 &ndash 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large While Nelson made for Sicily to see if the French were heading for Egypt, Villeneuve was entering Cádiz to link up with the Spanish fleet. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight On 7 May Nelson reached Gibraltar and received his first definite news. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar The British fleet completed their stores in Lagos Bay, Portugal, on May 10 and two days later sailed westward with ten ships and three frigates in pursuit of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet of 17 ships. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. They arrived in the West Indies to find that the enemy was sailing back to Europe where Napoleon Bonaparte was waiting for them with his invasion forces at Boulogne. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France.

The Franco-Spanish fleet was involved in the indecisive Battle of Cape Finisterre in fog off Ferrol with Admiral Sir Robert Calder's squadron on 22 July before taking refuge in Vigo and Ferrol to land wounded and abandon three damaged ships. In the Battle of Cape Finisterre ( 22 July 1805) off Galicia (Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Calder prevented the This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. Admiral Sir Robert Calder 4th Baronet, KCB ( 13 July 1745 &ndash 1 September 1818) was a British naval officer who served Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population Calder on 14 August and Nelson on 15 August joined Admiral Cornwallis's Channel Fleet off Ushant. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Nelson continued to England in Victory leaving his Mediterranean fleet with Cornwallis who detached twenty of his thirty-three ships of the line and sent them under Calder to find the combined fleet at Ferrol. On 19 August came the worrying news that the enemy had sailed from there, followed by relief when they arrived in Cádiz two days later. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight On the evening of Saturday, 28 September, Lord Nelson joined Lord Collingwood's fleet off Cádiz, quietly, so that his presence would not be known. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.

When Admiral Villeneuve learned that he was to be removed from command he took his ships to sea on the morning of October 19, first sailing south towards the Mediterranean but then turning north towards the British fleet, beginning the Battle of Trafalgar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Nelson had already made his plans: to break the enemy line some two or three ships ahead of their Commander in Chief in the centre and achieve victory before the van could come to their aid. In the event fitful winds made it a slow business. For five hours after Nelson's last manoeuvring signal the two columns of British ships slowly approached the French line before Royal Sovereign, leading the lee column, was able to open fire on Fougueux. Hanzo missed identifierpdr]](16 kg)*30x24pdr(11kg*16x8pdr(36kg*4x36pdr(16kg Carronades shiparmourTimber --> Twenty five minutes later Victory broke the line between Bucentaure and Redoutable firing a treble shotted broadside into the stern of the former from a range of a few yards. For the Venetian vessel see Bucentaur. At 25 minutes past one Nelson was shot, the fatal musket ball entering his left shoulder and lodging in his spine. He died at half past four. Such killing had taken place on Victory's quarter deck that Redoutable attempted to board her, but the marines and small arms men repelled them. Nelson's last order was for the fleet to anchor but this was rejected by Vice Admiral Collingwood. Victory lost 57 killed and 102 wounded.

After Trafalgar

Victory took Nelson's body to England where, after lying in state at Greenwich, he was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral on January 6, 1806. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Greenwich ( ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ GREN-itch /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge is a district in south-east London, St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Victory bore many Admirals' flags after Trafalgar, and sailed on numerous expeditions, including two Baltic campaigns under Admiral Sir James Saumarez. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. James Saumarez 1st Baron de Saumarez or Sausmarez GCB ( 11 March 1757 &ndash 9 October 1836) was an Admiral of the British Her active career ended on November 7, 1812, when she was moored in Portsmouth Harbour off Gosport and used as a depot ship. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which History The Rowner area of the peninsula was known to have been settled in Saxon times mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles as Rughenor (Rough bank or slope

It is said that when Thomas Hardy was First Sea Lord, he told his wife on returning home, that he had just signed an order for Victory to be broken up. The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service. She burst into tears and sent him straight back to his office to rescind the order. Though this story may be apocryphal, the page of the duty log containing the orders for that day is missing, having been torn out.

In 1889, Victory was fitted up as a Naval School of Telegraphy. It soon became a proper Signal School, and signal ratings from ships paying off were sent to Victory instead of the barracks, for a two-month training course. The School remained on Victory until 1904, when training was transferred temporarily to HMS Hercules, and in 1906 the whole School was moved to a permanent establishment at the Royal Naval Barracks. Armament She was the first warship to carry the new muzzle-loading rifle which were ranged four on either side in a Box battery.

As the years passed by, Victory slowly deteriorated at her moorings. A campaign to save her was started in 1921 with the Save the Victory Fund under the aegis of the Society for Nautical Research, by which time she was in very poor condition. The Society for Nautical Research was founded in 1910 to promote the academic field of Maritime history in the United Kingdom The outcome of the campaign was that the British Government agreed to restore and preserve her to commemorate Nelson, the Battle of Trafalgar and the Royal Navy's supremacy that existed for some time before during and after the Napoleonic period. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at

On 12 January 1922 she was moved into the oldest drydock in the world: No. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2 dock at Portsmouth for restoration. In 1928 King George V was able to unveil a tablet celebrating the completion of the work, although restoration and maintenance still continued under the supervision of the Society for Nautical Research. In 1941, Victory sustained some damage from a bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe that impacted into her dry dock causing damage to the hull. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. On one occasion German Radio Propaganda claimed that the ship had been destroyed by a bomb, and the Admiralty had to issue a denial. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy.

Over the last few years the ship has undergone another very extensive restoration to bring her appearance to as close as possible to that which she had at Trafalgar for the bicentenary of the battle in October 2005. An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c. Replicas of items including mess bowls, beakers and tankards in the 'Marine's Mess', and a toothbrush, shaving brush and wash bowl in 'Hardy's Cabin' are on display.

HMS Victory is still in commission as the flagship of the Second Sea Lord in his role as Commander in Chief of the Royal Navy's Home Command (CINCNAVHOME). The Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command ( 2SL/CNH) commonly just known as the Second Sea Lord ( 2SL) is one of the most senior The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) She is the oldest commissioned warship in the world, although the USS Constitution, launched 30 years later, is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat. Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy. Victory attracts around 350,000 visitors per year in her role as a museum ship.

The Victory's foretopsail was severely damaged during the battle of Trafalgar, perforated by upwards of 90 cannonballs and other projectiles. It was replaced after the battle but was preserved, and eventually came to be displayed in the Royal Naval Museum. The Royal Naval Museum is the Museum of the history of the Royal Navy in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard section of HMNB Portsmouth The sail is laid out across a large chamber, illuminated by alternating lowlight projectors.

The name is also used to refer to the westernmost entrance (Victory Gate) to the Royal Navy's facility in Portsmouth, HMS Nelson. The Siegestor ( en: Victory Gate in Munich, is a three-arched Triumphal arch crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Portsmouth ( HMS ''Nelson'') is one of three operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and

The current commanding officer is Lt. Cdr. John Scivier

The most senior Trafalgar descendant alive and HON Commanding officer is James Hardy.

Admirals who have hoisted flags in Victory

Admiral The Hon. Augustus Keppel	May 16, 1778	October 28, 1778
Admiral Sir Charles Hardy	March 19, 1779	May 14, 1780
Admiral Geary	May 24, 1780	August 28, 1780
Rear Admiral Francis Samuel Drake	September 26, 1780	December 29, 1780
Vice Admiral Sir Hyde Parker	March 20, 1781	May 31, 1781
Commodore John Elliott	June 1781	August 1781
Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt	September 10, 1781	March 11, 1782
Admiral The Earl Howe	April 20, 1782	November 14, 1782
Admiral The Earl Howe	July 1790	August 1790
Admiral The Lord Hood	August 1790	August 1791
Rear Admiral Sir Hyde Parker	February 6, 1793	May 1793
Admiral The Lord Hood	May 6, 1793	December 15, 1794
Rear Admiral John Man	July 8, 1795	September 27, 1795
Vice Admiral Robert Linzee	October 1795	November 1795
Admiral Sir John Jervis	December 3, 1795	March 30, 1797
Vice Admiral The Viscount Nelson	May 8, 1803	October 21, 1805
Admiral Sir James Saumarez	March 18, 1808	December 9, 1808
Admiral Sir Graham Moore	December 1808	January 23, 1809
Admiral Sir James Saumarez	April 8, 1809	December 1809
Admiral Sir James Saumarez	March 11, 1810	December 3, 1810
Rear Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke	December 1810	March 1811
Admiral Sir James Saumarez	April 2, 1811	December 25, 1811,
Admiral Sir James Saumarez	April 14, 1812	October 15, 1812
In Ordinary	December 18, 1812	January 31, 1824
Commissioner Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet	1824
Paid off	April 30, 1827	October 21, 1831
became Flagship of Port Admiral
Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland	1832
Rear Admiral Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie	1837
Rear Admiral Hyde Parker	1842
Rear Admiral W H Shiffeff	1847
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet	March 20, 1848	December 19, 1848
Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel	December 20, 1848	December 19, 1851
Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs	December 20, 1851	March 19, 1853
Vice Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane	March 20, 1854	March 19, 1856
Vice Admiral Sir George Frederick Seymour	March 20, 1856	March 19, 1859
Admiral William Bowles	March 20, 1859	March 19, 1860
Vice Admiral Henry Bruce	March 20, 1860	December 19, 1864
Vice Admiral Sir Michael Seymour	December 20, 1864	March 19, 1866
Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley	March 20, 1866	March 20, 1869
Tender to HMS Duke of Wellington	December 20, 1869	September 1, 1891
Admiral The Earl of Clanwilliam	August 1, 1891	September 17, 1894
Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon VC	September 18, 1894	August 31, 1897
Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour	September 1, 1897	November 17, 1900
Admiral Sir Charles F Hotham	November 18, 1900	September 30, 1903
Admiral Sir John Fisher	October 1, 1903	March 18, 1904
The Port Admiral's flag moved to Hercules and on February 1, 1905, to Firequeen
Admiral Sir Archibald L Douglas	March 18, 1905	March 1, 1907
Admiral Sir Day H Bosanquet	March 2, 1907	March 17, 1908
Admiral Sir Arthur D. Admiral Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel PC ( 25 April 1725 &ndash 2 October 1786) was an officer of the British Royal Navy Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Sir Charles Hardy ( c 1714 &ndash May 18, 1780) born Portsmouth, England, was a British Naval officer Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For others of the same name see Hyde Parker Vice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker 5th Baronet ( February 25, 1714 Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Elliot (died September 20, 1808) was a Scottish naval officer and colonial governor Richard Kempenfelt ( 1718 - 29 August[[ 782]] was a British Rear-admiral. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe KG ( 8 March, 1726 &ndash 5 August, 1799) was a British Admiral, notable in particular Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe KG ( 8 March, 1726 &ndash 5 August, 1799) was a British Admiral, notable in particular For other related uses see Admiral Hood Samuel Hood 1st Viscount Hood ( 12 December 1724 &ndash 27 January For others of the same name see Hyde Parker Admiral Sir Hyde Parker (1739-1807 second son of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker 5th Baronet Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For other related uses see Admiral Hood Samuel Hood 1st Viscount Hood ( 12 December 1724 &ndash 27 January Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB PC RN ( 9 January 1735 &ndash 14 March 1823 Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or James Saumarez 1st Baron de Saumarez or Sausmarez GCB ( 11 March 1757 &ndash 9 October 1836) was an Admiral of the British Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Moore (1764-1843 was a British sailor and a career officer in the Royal Navy. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Saumarez 1st Baron de Saumarez or Sausmarez GCB ( 11 March 1757 &ndash 9 October 1836) was an Admiral of the British Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Saumarez 1st Baron de Saumarez or Sausmarez GCB ( 11 March 1757 &ndash 9 October 1836) was an Admiral of the British Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Saumarez 1st Baron de Saumarez or Sausmarez GCB ( 11 March 1757 &ndash 9 October 1836) was an Admiral of the British Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Saumarez 1st Baron de Saumarez or Sausmarez GCB ( 11 March 1757 &ndash 9 October 1836) was an Admiral of the British Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Port Admiral was a positional rank now apparently defunct in the British Royal Navy. Rear admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland KCB ( 7 September 1777 &ndash 30 November 1839) was an officer in the For others of the same name see Hyde Parker Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker CB (1786 – 26 May 1854 Sir Charles Ogle 2nd Baronet ( May 24 1775 – June 16 1858) was Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel GCB, RN ( 25 August 1776 - 4 March 1853) was an officer in the British Royal Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Thomas Briggs was the third head College football coachfor the Eastern Illinois University Panthers located in Charleston Illinois,and he held that position Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir Thomas John Cochrane ( 5 February 1789 &ndash 1872 naval officer and colonial governor born in London, England and died in England Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Bowles may refer to Sir William Bowles (1780-1869British Admiral William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850 English poet and critic Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Admiral Sir Michael Seymour GCB RN ( 3 December 1802 &ndash 23 February 1887 near Horndean) was a Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley 1st Baronet ( 2 March, 1734 &ndash 29 November, 1808) was a senior and highly-experienced British Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A ship's tender, usually referred to as a tender, is a Boat, or a larger ship used to service a Ship, generally by transporting people and/or supplies History She was the first of a class of four that represented the ultimate development of the wooden three-decker ship of the line which had been the mainstay Capital ship Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Admiral of the Fleet Sir Nowell Salmon VC, GCB ( 20 February 1835 - 14 February 1912) was an English See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jackie" Fisher 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, GCB, OM, GCVO ( 25 January 1841 Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Armament She was the first warship to carry the new muzzle-loading rifle which were ranged four on either side in a Box battery. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet GCVO, KCB (1843&ndash1923 was the Governor of South Australia from 18 February 1909 until Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Fanshawe	March 18, 1908	April 30, 1910
Admiral Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe	May 1, 1910	March 17, 1911
Admiral Sir Arthur W. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe KCB CVO CMG ( British]] naval officer who served as [[Mediterranean Fleet (United Kingdom|Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet]] from 1908 Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Moore	March 18, 1911	July 31, 1912
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Hedworth Meux	August 1, 1912	February 17, 1916
Admiral The Hon Sir Stanley Colville	February 18, 1916	April 17, 1919
Admiral Sir Cecil Burney	April 18, 1919	June 17, 1920
Admiral Hon Sir Arthur Gough-Calthorpe	June 18, 1920	May 31, 1923
Admiral Sir Sidney Robert Fremantle	June 1, 1923	April 1, 1926
Admiral Sir Osmond de Beauvior Brock	May 18, 1926	April 30, 1929
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes	May 1, 1929	June 17, 1931
Admiral Sir Arthur Waistell	June 18, 1931	February 17, 1934
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Kelly	February 18, 1931	August 31, 1936
Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of Cork and Orrery	August 18, 1937	June 30, 1939
Admiral Sir William M. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Sir Hedworth Meux GCB KCVO, formerly Hedworth Lambton ( 5 July 1856 - 20 September 1929) was an English naval Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Admiral Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville GCB GCMG GCVO ( 21 February 1861 &ndash 9 April 1939) was a British Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney 1st Baronet GCB GCMG ( 15 May 1858 &ndash 5 June 1929) was a British Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Osmond de Beauvoir Brock KCB, KCMG, KCVO (1869 -1947 was a Royal Navy officer Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes 1st Baron Keyes, Bt GCB KCVO CMG DSO RN ( 4 October Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Kelly GCB, KCVO (1871–1936 was a Royal Navy officer known for his leadership during the Invergordon Mutiny Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet William Henry Dudley Boyle 12th Earl of Cork and 12th Earl of Orrery GCB, GCVO, RN ( November 30, 1873 Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James	July 1, 1939	September 30, 1942
Admiral Sir Charles Little	October 1, 1942	September 28, 1945
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton	September 29, 1945	June 29, 1947
Admiral The Lord Fraser of North Cape	June 30, 1947	April 18, 1949
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon Willis	April 19, 1949	October 17, 1950
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur J. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton GBE, KCB, KCMG, DSO ( 20 April 1884 &ndash 4 September 1964 Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Austin Fraser 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape GCB, KBE ( 5 February 1888 &ndash 12 February Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon Usborne Willis KCB DSO (1889-1976 was a British Royal Navy officer Willis joined the Royal Navy in 1904 Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Power	October 18, 1950	October 17, 1952
Admiral Sir John Edelsten	October 18, 1952	October 17, 1954
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George E Creasy	October 18, 1954	July 17, 1957
Admiral Sir Guy Grantham	July 18, 1957	July 17, 1959
Admiral Sir Manley Laurence Power	July 18, 1959	January 17, 1962
Admiral Sir Alexander N C Bingley	January 18, 1962	January 17, 1963
Admiral Sir Wilfrid J. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral Sir Manley Laurence Power KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar ( January 10, 1904 – May 1981 was a Royal Navy Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. W. Woods	January 18, 1963	September 9, 1965
Admiral Sir Varyl Begg	September 10, 1965	June 9, 1966
Admiral Sir Frank E. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Cargill Begg GCB, DSO, DSC ( 1 October 1908 - 13 July 1995) was Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Hopkins	June 10, 1966	October 30, 1967
Admiral Sir John B. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Frewen	October 31, 1967	February 27, 1970
Admiral Sir Horace R. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Law	February 28, 1970	February 28, 1972
Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis	February 29, 1972	June 29, 1974
Admiral Sir Derek Empson	June 30, 1974	October 30, 1975
Admiral Sir Terence Lewin	October 31, 1975	October 30, 1976
Admiral Sir David Williams	October 31, 1976	October 30, 1978
Admiral Sir Richard Clayton	October 31, 1978	June 30, 1981
Admiral Sir James Eberle	July 1, 1981	December 31, 1983
Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi	January 1, 1983	October 30, 1984
Admiral Sir Peter Stanford	October 31, 1984	October 30, 1987
Admiral Sir John "Sandy" Woodward	October 31, 1987	October 30, 1989
Admiral Sir Jeremy Black	October 31, 1989	March 30, 1991
Admiral Sir John Kerr	March 31, 1991	March 30, 1993
Admiral Sir Michael Layard	March 31, 1993	March 30, 1994
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce	March 31, 1994	March 30, 1997
Admiral Sir John Brigstocke	March 31, 1997	January 18, 2000
Vice Admiral Sir Peter Spencer	January 19, 2000	January 28, 2003
Vice-Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent	29 January 2003	25 October 2005
Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns	25 October 2005	Present

Gallery

HMS Victory's mast and rigging	HMS Victory's Transom	HMS Victory's prow	HMS Victory in 1884. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. More than one notable individual is named or has been named Andrew Lewis: Andrew Lewis (composer, British composer of acousmatic music Andrew Lewis Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral of the Fleet Terence Thornton Lewin Baron Lewin, KG, GCB, LVO, DSC ( 19 November 1920 - 23 January Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Williams may refer to Musicians David Williams (didgeridoo (born 1983 Aboriginal musician and artist David Williams (bassist Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Admiral Sir John Forster "Sandy" Woodward GBE, KCB (born May 1, 1932) is a British Admiral who joined Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Admiral Sir John Jeremy Black GBE KCB DSO (born 17 November 1936) known as Sir Jeremy Black, is a British Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Admiral Sir John Kerr GCB, DL, (born 27 Oct 1937 is a retired Admiral in the Royal Navy. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Admiral Michael Cecil Boyce Baron Boyce, GCB, OBE, DL (born 2 April 1943) is a Cross bench member of the British Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Peter Spencer (1782 - 1843 was born a slave in Kent County, Maryland, in 1782 and grew up to be the founder of the first independent black Christian Church the Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral Sir James Michael Burnell-Nugent KCB, CBE, ADC was the Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vice Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns KCB, CBE, ADC, is a senior officer in the Royal Navy and was until recently the Second Sea Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
68 pdr Carronade on Victory's Forecastle	Cat o'Nine Tails on display on Victory	Victory's Upper Gun Deck	Victory from the starboard side

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References

• MacDougall, Philip (1987). The Chatham Dockyard Story. Meresborough Books. ISBN 0-948193-30-1.  
• Longridge, Charles. N. The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-077-7.  

External links

• HMS Victory Royal Navy website
• The home of HMS Victory Official website
• Pictures of HMS Victory
• Restoration of HMS Victory Society for Nautical Research website
• HMS Victory Model - A historically accurate wooden scaled model ship of HMS Victory.
• Google Maps Image of HMS Victory in drydock in Portsmouth Harbour
• Local.Live.com Bird's Eye View of HMS Victory in drydock in Portsmouth Harbour
• Nelson's Victory
• Life onboard HMS Victory
• HMS Victory datasheet
• Royal Naval Communications Association, Communications History - The First Signal Schools
• MaritimeQuest HMS Victory Photo Gallery
• HMS Victory-Website by Heinrich Siemers with many historical and technical details
• HNSA Ship Page: HMS Victory

Commissioned Royal Navy Ships

Aircraft carriers Invincible-class HMS Illustrious | HMS Ark Royal Submarines Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine HMS Vanguard | HMS Victorious | HMS Vigilant | HMS Vengeance Swiftsure-class fleet submarine HMS Superb | HMS Sceptre Trafalgar-class fleet submarine HMS Trafalgar | HMS Turbulent | HMS Tireless | HMS Torbay | HMS Trenchant | HMS Talent | HMS Triumph Destroyers Type 42 (Sheffield/Manchester-class) HMS Exeter | HMS Southampton | HMS Nottingham | HMS Liverpool | HMS Manchester | HMS Gloucester | HMS Edinburgh | HMS York Frigates Type 22 (Broadsword-class) HMS Cornwall | HMS Cumberland | HMS Campbeltown | HMS Chatham Type 23 (Duke-class) HMS Argyll | HMS Lancaster | HMS Iron Duke | HMS Monmouth | HMS Montrose | HMS Westminster | HMS Northumberland | HMS Richmond | HMS Somerset | HMS Sutherland | HMS Kent | HMS Portland | HMS St Albans Landing vessels Albion-class Landing Platform, Docks HMS Albion | HMS Bulwark Landing Platform, Helicopter HMS Ocean Mine countermeasures vessels Sandown-class HMS Walney | HMS Penzance | HMS Pembroke | HMS Grimsby | HMS Bangor | HMS Ramsey | HMS Blyth | HMS Shoreham Hunt-class HMS Ledbury | HMS Cattistock | HMS Brocklesby | HMS Middleton | HMS Chiddingfold | HMS Atherstone | HMS Hurworth | HMS Quorn Patrol vessels Antarctic ice-patrol ship HMS Endurance River-class HMS Mersey | HMS Severn | HMS Tyne | HMS Clyde Archer-class HMS Archer | HMS Biter | HMS Smiter | HMS Blazer | HMS Puncher | HMS Charger | HMS Ranger | HMS Trumpeter | HMS Express | HMS Example | HMS Explorer | HMS Exploit | HMS Tracker | HMS Raider | HMS Pursuer | HMS Dasher Scimitar-class HMS Scimitar | HMS Sabre Survey vessels Ocean-going survey vessel HMS Scott Coastal survey vessel HMS Roebuck Echo-class multi-role survey vessel HMS Echo | HMS Enterprise Survey launch HMS Gleaner Miscellaneous vessels Type 82 destroyer HMS Bristol (Static training vessel) C class cruiser HMS Caroline (Shore establishment) First-rate ship of the line HMS Victory (Flagship of the Second Sea Lord)

List of ship names of the Royal Navy

This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of July 2008 An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Development The Invincible class has its origins in a sketch design for a 6000  ton, guided-missile armed helicopter carrying escort cruiser intended as See HMS ''Illustrious'' for other ships of the same name Construction She was laid down at Swan Hunter on the River Tyne Construction Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7 December 1978 A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Design The Vanguard s were designed from the outset as an unlimited-range nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine unlike the previous ''Resolution'' class A ballistic missile submarine is a Submarine equipped to launch Ballistic missiles ( SLBMs) General characteristics Displacement 16000 tons submerged Propulsion Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor, two GEC turbines single shaft pump Affiliations The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland Affiliations The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys Incidents On 28 May 2008, HMS Superb of the Swiftsure class collided with a rock while submerged in the Red Sea. Operations She was the first British submarine to visit the Arctic Ocean and sail under the polar ice caps Affiliations Scots Guards Yorkshire University Royal Naval Unit (YURNU Description The Trafalgar is a refinement of the ''Swiftsure'' class and designed six years later than its predecessor See HMS Tireless for other ships of the same name March 2007 explosion On 21 March 2007 two Tireless crew members Leading Operator In Fiction Torbay was featured in the Tom Clancy novel Red Storm Rising, in which she helps to sink a Soviet ''Alfa'' -class MFV Antares On 22nd November 1990 the nets of the fishing vessel Antares were snagged by HMS Trenchant the Antares was pulled under with the loss of all four members of In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy History The class was designed in the late 1960s to provide fleet area air-defence Affiliations The Rifles Exeter College Oxford Worshipful Company of Plaisterers Affiliations The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires Old Southamptons (veterans of the previous HMS Southampton Affiliations The Mercian Regiment No 8 Squadron RAF No 56(R Squadron RAF 307 (South Nottinghamshire Affiliations The City of Liverpool The Worshipful Company of Pewterers Liverpool University Royal Naval Affiliations The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border Worshipful Company of World Traders Manchester Affiliations The Rifles City of Gloucester Worshipful Company of Grocers Gloucester R Operations In 1990 Edinburgh completed a refit which included the fitting of the Phalanx Close-in weapon system (CIWS Affiliations The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th 19th and 33rd/76th Foot For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Design The Type 22 was designed to be a specialist Anti-submarine warfare vessel as part of the Royal Navy's contribution to NATO. Service HMS Cornwall has battle honours from Barfleur in 1692 the Falkland Islands in 1914 and the Dardanelles in 1915 Service In 2003 HMS Cumberland (in partnership with RFA ''Wave Knight'') seized 3 Affiliations Welsh Guards J Battery 3 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery No Affiliations 3 Regiment Army Air Corps Medway Council Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors Design Origin The Type 23 was initially conceived as an Anti-submarine warfare platform with a Westland Lynx or EHI Merlin Helicopter Deployments In 2000 Argyll was part of the Royal Navy task force - Task Group 342 Affiliations HM The Queen The Duke of Lancaster The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border City Deployments In 2000 Iron Duke was part of the Royal Navy task force — comprising ''Illustrious'', ''Ocean'', ''Argyll'' Commanding Officers Commander T J Peacock (?-present Affiliations 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Service The ship was under the command of the husband of The Princess Royal, Captain Timothy Laurence from 27 August 1996. Affiliations Duke of Westminster City of Westminster Worshipful Company of Fanmakers Household Service history Construction She was built by Swan Hunter in 1992 at Wallsend, was launched by her sponsor Lady Kerr in April 1992 and was accepted Affiliations His Grace The Duke of Richmond and Gordon The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th 19th and 33rd/76th Foot Affiliations Duchy of Somerset The Rifles City of Wells Worshipful Company of Apothecaries Affiliations The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland No Deployments March 2002 saw HMS Kent return from the Gulf after a five-month record-breaking mission under Commander John Clink History The ship was accepted into service by the Royal Navy on 15 December 2000 and was commissioned on 3 May the following year History The ship was launched on the River Clyde on Saturday 6th May 2000 An amphibious assault ship (also referred to as an amphibious assault carrier or commando carrier) is a type of Helicopter carrier employed to land An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) is an Amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks transports and lands elements Affiliations Chester The Mercian Regiment Plymouth Albion RFC Service history HMS Bulwark departed the UK in January 2006 for a six-month East of Suez maiden deployment Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH is the US Navy Hull classification symbol for the Amphibious assault ships of the ''Iwo Jima'' class and three History An invitation to tender for a new Helicopter carrier was issued in February 1992 A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during Ships Ships A patrol boat is a small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties Gallery See also Red Sea rig Design The three ships HMS ''Tyne'' (P281 commissioned July 2003 HMS ''Mersey'' (P283 commissioned December 2003 and HMS ''Severn'' (P282 commissioned Affiliations HMS Eaglet &mdash The third largest Reserve Training Centre in the UK with approximately 300 reservists there Description The ships have large working decks to allow the vessels to cope in several roles such as disaster relief fire fighting rescue work and interception of other vessels History & operations Ten vessels were ordered as the P2000 class, based on a design of an Omani coastguard cutter from Watercraft Marine Early service URNU service Archer became the training ship of Aberdeen URNU in 1991 succeeding Chaser. Liverpool URNU Liverpool University Royal Naval Unit (Liverpool URNU is one of 14 URNUs in the country with the mission statement to 'educate a wide-spectrum of high calibre 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (1PBS HMS Example is part of the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron Affiliations HMS ''Daring'' HMS ''Superb'' TS Blackcap, Birkenhead Sea Cadets Oxford University Royal Naval Unit Oxford University Royal Naval Unit was founded in 1994 to educate high calibre undergraduates as to the role and function of the Cambridge URNU Students undergo shore-based training at weekly drill-nights held in Town Headquarters (THQ in Cambridge Vessels HMS ''Scimitar'' (P284 (ex-MV Grey Fox) HMS ''Sabre'' (P285 (ex-MV Grey Wolf) A research vessel (R/V is a Ship designed and equipped to carry out Research at Sea. Affiliations 42 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers The two ships of Echo class are the latest vessels to join the Royal Navy 's Hydrographic Squadron History The CVA-01 aircraft carrier project was cancelled in the 1966 Strategic Defence Review, eliminating the requirement for the Type 82 class Origin The CVA-01 Queen Elizabeth class Aircraft carrier was designed to replace the World War II vintage Aircraft carriers of The Caroline Class The Caroline -class were all ordered in July to August 1913 as the first six of eight "light armoured cruisers" under under Construction and service HMS Caroline was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. Stone frigate is a nickname for a naval establishment on land First-rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for its largest ships of the line, those mounting 100 guns or more on three gundecks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle Fictional Many novels about the Royal Navy feature fictional ships, but most use real names.

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