| Supercilius Maximus | 07 May 2015 10:27 a.m. PST |
Launched this day (May 7th) 1765, and the oldest line-of-battle ship still in commissioned service. link Splice the mainbrace. |
Shagnasty  | 07 May 2015 11:33 a.m. PST |
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| Timmo uk | 07 May 2015 1:13 p.m. PST |
Hurrah! I wonder how much of the original is left and how much is 'new' timber. |
 Herkybird | 07 May 2015 1:17 p.m. PST |
Ships during their lives frequently recieved new timbers to repair wear and tear and battle damage, the Victory is today as valid a piece of wood as when she was built.
I do suspect there are some bits that Nelson walked on though! |
| JimDuncanUK | 07 May 2015 1:38 p.m. PST |
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| Tabletopndice | 07 May 2015 1:39 p.m. PST |
There is a metal plate on the deck saying "Nelson fell here"
I'm not surprised I slipped on the plate myself.
Yeah..I know..very corny..Sorry.!!
won't do it again. |
| Old Slow Trot | 08 May 2015 6:56 a.m. PST |
Humming "Hearts Of Oak" now. |
| Royal Marine | 08 May 2015 10:20 a.m. PST |
It's all still original, really, honest. The only thing new are the wooden bits |
| JimDuncanUK | 08 May 2015 11:07 a.m. PST |
Nope, that's not true, most of the guns are fibre glass! |
Ligniere  | 08 May 2015 2:59 p.m. PST |
Whether old or new – she's still a thing of real beauty and majesty |
| Mark Barker | 08 May 2015 3:01 p.m. PST |
Last survey I saw suggested 30-40% original timbers. Basically, the lower down the ship you go, the more likely it is to be original timber from the period. Mark Barker
The Inshore Squadron |
| devsdoc | 08 May 2015 3:52 p.m. PST |
It is what she is as a whole and what she represents. New bits where added to her after Trafalgar. She had a refit before 1805. She is a thing of beauty. I'm lucky to say I have been aboard her lots of times, frist time at the age of 7 (1963). She may not look her best now. No top masts or bow spit. No one seeing her as they walk along the road in the dockyard say's " Oh dear! she has new bits and looks wrong". I saw her 3 weeks ago (Alas not on board).
Be safe
Rory |
| Hampshire Hog | 11 May 2015 5:23 a.m. PST |
The amount of pubs in Hampshire that claim the timbers in them came from Victory would suggest there must have been about 15 of them ;) |
