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QuoteReplyTopic: HMS Victory Posted: 18-Mar-2012 at 16:28
Nelson's flagship already had a long and distinguished career before Trafalgar. Built in 1765, she saw action with Keppel at Ushant, Howe at Cape Spartel, and Jervis at the battle of Cape St Vincent. Preserved in drydock at Portsmouth since 1922, she is the oldest battleship in the Royal Navy and serves as the flagship of the Second Sea Lord.
Thomas Hardy was captain of the Victory when Nelson was shot at Trafalgar. Years later as First Sea Lord he ordered Victory to be broken up, but his wife convinced him to rescind the order
Obsolete by the mid-19th century, Victory was hulked and turned into a naval school. She also spent time as a hospital ship before her restoration in the 1920s
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