![]() ![]() In 1759, the Seven Years' War was going well for Britain land victories had been won at Quebec and Minden and naval battles had been won at Lagos and Quiberon Bay. 2 Dock and now Victory Dock), and a name, Victory, was chosen in October 1760. The keel was laid on 23 July 1759 in the Old Single Dock (since renamed No. The Master Shipwright in charge of construction was Edward Allin, son of Sir Joseph Allin, former Surveyor of the Navy. The commissioner of Chatham Dockyard was instructed to prepare a dry dock for the construction. She was designed to carry at least 100 guns. The outline plans were based on HMS Royal George which had been launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1756, and the naval architect chosen to design the ship was Sir Thomas Slade who, at the time, was the Surveyor of the Navy. During the 18th century, Victory was one of ten first-rate ships to be constructed. In December 1758, William Pitt the Elder, in his role as head of the British government, placed an order for the building of 12 ships, including a first-rate ship that would become Victory. She has been the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012. In 1922, she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. After 1824, she was relegated to the role of harbour ship. She additionally served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. Victory is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. With 245 years of service as of 2023, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Height from waterline to top of mainmast: 205 ft (62.5 m)
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