HMS Victory

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

She additionally served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824, she was relegated to the role of harbour ship.

In 1922, she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She has been the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012 and is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission.

United Kingdom
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
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  50°48′07″N 1°06′35″WCoordinates:
  
  50°48′07″N 1°06′35″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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Victory