HMS VICTORY IN DOCK 44

HMS VICTORY A BRITISH 104 GUN FIRST RATE SHIP OF THE LINE 1765

FWD PORT QTR VEIW -------- AFT PORT QTR VEIW

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Name: HMS Victory
Ordered: 14 July 1758
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Laid down: 23 July 1759
Launched: 7 May 1765
Commissioned: 1778

Homeport:

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England
50°48'06.52?N 1°06'34.5?WCoordinates: 50°48'06.52?N 1°06'34.5?W

Honours and
awards:

Participated in:
First Battle of Ushant (1778)
Second Battle of Ushant (1781)
Battle of Cape Spartel (1782)
Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)
Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

Status:

Active
Flagship of the First Sea Lord and museum ship

General characteristics

Class and type: 104-gun first-rate ship of the line
Displacement: 3,500 tons
Tons burthen: 2,142 tons bm
Length:

186 ft (57 m) (gundeck),
227 ft 6 in (69.34 m) (overall)

Beam: 51 ft 10 in (15.80 m)
Draught: 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)
Depth of hold: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion: Sails—6,510 sq yd (5,440 m²)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Speed: up to 11 knots (20 km/h) maximum
Complement: Approximately 850

Armament:

Trafalgar:
Gundeck: 30 × 2.75 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 (0.6 m)
Notes: Height from waterline to top of mainmast: 205 ft (62.5 m)

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