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Welcome to the official website for Nelson’s flagship - HMS Victory. Best known for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar, the Victory currently has a dual role as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and as a living museum to the Georgian navy.
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The Historic Dockyard opens at 10am everyday throughout the year, except when closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. From April to October the last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.30pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 6.00pm. From November to March the last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.00pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 5.30pm. Our Visiting pages will give you more details about Victory’s opening hours.
So, step aboard and explore the wooden world of the Georgian Navy…
HMS VICTORY MARKS TRAFALGAR DAY 2011
Naval tradition continues onboard HMS Victory as one of the most important anniversaries in the Royal Navy calendar, Trafalgar Day, was marked this year for the 206th time. A private ceremony onboard HMS Victory took place on Friday 21st October 2011 and the ship was dressed for the occasion with Nelson’s famous signal, despite extensive restoration work to the masts and rigging.
October 21st is the anniversary of the most decisive naval battle under sail in British history - Admiral Lord Nelson's triumph at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The anniversary also marks the death of the Royal Navy's most revered leader when he was fatally wounded during the action, which ultimately defeated a Franco-Spanish Fleet.
The hoisting of the Colours (Union Jack and White Ensign) and Nelson's signal ''England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty'' marked the start of the commemoration onboard HMS Victory. Following in this tradition, a team of ratings and staff from HMS Victory then hoisted the 32 flags in sequence on Victory's three masts.
Visitors to HMS Victory are to have the opportunity to see how the great sailing warships of the 18th century were built and maintained at battle readiness.
The first major task already underway is to dismantle the ship’s three masts, bowsprit and rigging. The last time HMS Victory was seen without her top masts was back in 1944, so this really is a once in a life time opportunity to see HMS Victory under-going such extreme maintenance.
HMS VICTORY shown in approximately 1944 with all topmasts removed.
The Commanding Officer of HMS Victory Lt Cdr DJ ‘Oscar’ Whild RN said: “The removal of the masts during the summer months is an exciting time in the ship’s maintenance programme, this will give the visitors a great opportunity to see the ship in a very different light. We aim to keep the ship open to the public during this process and although there will inevitably be some disruption, we will do our best to minimise any inconvenience to visitors.”
Time travelling historian Andrew Baines has sailed back through time from working on HMS Warrior 1860 to being newly appointed by the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) as the curator for HMS Victory. Andrew will lead on the conservation, restoration and interpretation of the world’s greatest surviving warship, which stands as a proud memorial to Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, Britain's greatest naval hero.
Working as part of the Curatorial Team at the NMRN, Andrew will be the principal advisor on matters relating to the history, structure, general appearance and public presentation of HMS Victory.
