HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain

E59727

Royal Navy warship first-rate ship of the line ship ship of the line

HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, refers to the British Royal Navy flagship on which Admiral Horatio Nelson was mortally wounded during the decisive Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Aliases (1)

HMS Victory ×46

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy warship → first-rate ship of the line → ship → ship of the line →
armament	104 guns →
associatedWith	Admiral Horatio Nelson → Battle of Trafalgar →
battleHonour	Cape St Vincent → The Saints → Trafalgar → Ushant →
beam	approximately 15.8 metres →
builtAt	Chatham Dockyard →
commandedBy	Admiral Horatio Nelson → Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood →
commissionedStatus	in commission as a warship of the Royal Navy →
constructionMaterial	wood →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
crewComplement	over 800 men at Trafalgar →
currentFunction	museum and memorial to Nelson →
deckCount	multiple gun decks plus upper decks →
displacement	around 3500 tons (burthen) →
era	Age of Sail →
flagshipOf	Royal Navy →
gunDecks	3 →
heritageStatus	historic ship preserved by the United Kingdom →
historicalSignificance	symbol of British naval power in the Age of Sail →
homePort	Portsmouth →
launched	1765 →
length	approximately 69 metres →
locationDuringEvent	off Cape Trafalgar, Spain →
managedBy	National Museum of the Royal Navy →
namedAfter	victory →
nationality	British →
notableEvent	Admiral Horatio Nelson mortally wounded on board →
notableFor	being one of the oldest commissioned warships afloat →
operator	Royal Navy →
ownedBy	United Kingdom Ministry of Defence →
participatedIn	Battle of Trafalgar →
preservedAt	Portsmouth Historic Dockyard →
propulsion	sail →
rigging	ship-rigged →
roleInBattle	flagship of the British fleet at Trafalgar →
serviceEntry	1778 →
status	museum ship →
type	line-of-battle ship →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Horatio Nelson →	deathPlace