HMS Victory

HMS Victory is a historic British warship launched in 1765, best known for serving as Admiral Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It is a large, three-masted sailing ship made of wood, with elaborate rigging and heavy cannons for combat. Designed for battle, it could carry hundreds of crew members and fire powerful broadsides. Today, HMS Victory is preserved as a museum ship in Portsmouth, England, representing a significant period in naval history and maritime engineering. It exemplifies the technological and strategic advancements of the 18th and early 19th centuries in naval warfare.