HMS Victory Under Glass
€110.00
Dimension: Length 27 x Width 10 x Height 17cm.
Material use : hull molded with resin.
Model Painted and rigging are handmade.
With Casing made with Acajou wood.
Description
Name: HMS Victory
Type: Ship model Under glass.
HMS Victory Under Glass 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 on 21 October 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.
HMS Victory Under Glass:
Has been the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012. Despite the world’s oldest naval ship still in commission, with 244 years’ service as of 2022.
During the 18th century, Victory was one of ten first-rate ships to be constructed. The outline plans were based on HMS Royal George which had been launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1756.
However, the naval architect chosen to design the ship was Sir Thomas Slade who, at the time, was the Surveyor of the Navy. The Master Shipwright in charge of construction was Edward Allin, son of Sir Joseph Allin.
Additional information
| Weight | 2 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 32 × 15 × 22 cm |
