⚓ Victory After Trafalgar Tattered. Weathered. Yet unstoppable. After Trafalgar, HMS Victory had every right to rest, but history had other plans. Reclassified as a second-rate ship, she was back in action by 1808, leading a fleet to the Baltic under Admiral Sir James Saumarez. A Franco-Russian alliance was choking off Britain’s access to vital naval supplies such as hemp, flax and timber. Sweden, resisting Napoleon’s blockade, became a crucial ally, and Victory answered the call, keeping northe

HMS Victory is 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.She was ordered for the Royal Navy in 1758, during the Seven Years' War and laid down in 1759. That year saw British victories at Quebec, Minden, Lagos and Quiberon Bay and these may have influenced the choice of name when it was selected in October the following year. In particular, the action in Quiberon Bay had a profound effect

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