HMS Victory in 3D: Total Guide (1/2)

Summary by Krater

This video details the history, structure, rigging, deck layout, weaponry, provisions, and crew arrangement of HMS Victory, the world's oldest commissioned warship.

From the video

Answers: What was the anatomy and history of HMS Victory during the Napoleonic Wars?

• HMS Victory history and design
• Naval warfare in the Napoleonic Wars
• Anatomy of a first-rate ship of the line
• Rigging and sails of a Napoleonic warship
• Deck layout and armament of HMS Victory
• Crew hierarchy and living conditions on a warship

What it concludes

• HMS Victory was the world's largest naval power with 136 ships of the line and 110,000 men at sea during the Napoleonic Wars.
• A single broadside from HMS Victory packed more weight of iron than every gun in Wellington's army at Waterloo.
• Copper-sheathing added in 1780 protected Victory's timbers from shipworm, barnacles, and weeds while keeping her solid and streamlined.
• At the Battle of Trafalgar, HMS Victory inflicted a crushing defeat on the combined fleet of France and Spain, securing British naval supremacy for the rest of the war.