HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. A 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 247 years of service as of 2025, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. When Admiral Horatio Nelson was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1803, he hoisted his flag aboard Victory and in 1805 took her into action at the Battle of Trafalgar
Picture No
14150023
Media ID
46839271
Size
3429px x 5457px
(1.9MB)
Credit
The Roseries Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Postcard published by Mills & Co. Ltd., Portsmouth
Date
1937
