#hms amphion

[ltwilliammowett]

A Night action off Cadiz, by Ivan Berryman, before 2022

Skirmishes between frigates were a common occurrence, such as here when the 32-gun HMS Amphion encountered a French opponent off Cadiz in 1806 the latter, to her great cost, straying among the British inshore squadron in the darkness of a moonless night. It is understood that the French vessel managed to escape being taken as a prize, although with much damage to her whales and rigging.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 8.5 (1860-1930)

1860 – Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim. 1861 – American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872). 1861 – The United States Army abolishes flogging. 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats. 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports. 1874 – Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom. 1882 – Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, today known as ExxonMobil, is established officially. The company would later grow to become the holder of all Standard Oil companies and the entity at the center of the breakup of Standard Oil. 1884 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor. 1888 – Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008. 1901 – Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years. 1906 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. 1914 – World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion. 1914 – World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War. 1914 – In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. 1916 – World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula. 1925 – Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out. 1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.

[alineuponthewind]

Captain Hoste of H.M.S. Amphion - Henry Edridge

[thisdayinwwi]

Sep 6 1914 in WWI

September 6 1914 issue of NY Sun publishes a picture of HMS Amphion sinking after hitting a German mine

[clove-pinks]

March 2nd 1813 - HMS Aeolus, a 32-gun Amphion class fifth rate frigate, commanded by Captain James Townshend; and HMS Sophie, a 16-gun Cruizer class unrated brig-sloop, commanded by Commander Nicholas Lockyer; capture the U.S. Lighthouse Service schooner Federal Jack, commanded by Captain Brigham, off Charleston, South Carolina.

[airmanisr]

HMS Ocelot [S17] by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: British cold-war era Oberon-class submarine HMS Ocelot was the last Royal Navy warship built at Chatham. One of 57 submarines produced there, she was launched on 5th May 1962 as one of 13 Oberon-class submarines built for the Royal Navy between 1959 and 1964, with a further 14 Oberons being built for Australia, Brazil, Canada and Chile. She was powered by two Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators and two 3,000 shaft hp electric motors. She had eight torpedo tubes and could carry a maximum of 24 torpedoes. Although the Ministry of Defence have not yet released the submarines full active history for security reasons, it is known that she served in the Arctic, Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea. She was also involved in the salvage of HMS Artemis, an Amphion-class submarine which sank while refuelling in Gosport on 1st July 1971. HMS Ocelot was decommissioned on August 1991 and has been preserved as a museum ship since 1992. At the time of our visit full interior tours were available and I can thoroughly recommend getting on one! Chatham Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent, UK 27th July 2021

[hms-exeter]

Modernised Amphion-class submarine HMS Anchorite (S64), C-class destroyer HMS Caesar (D07), Audacious-class aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09) and Centaur-class aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (R12) seen during Exercise Jet '63 off Langkawi Island in the Malacca Straits, 7th July 1963.

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[jaimeariansencespedes]

001 – BARCOS FAMOSOS - EL VICTORY –

El HMS Victory es un navío británico que participó en la batalla de Trafalgar como buque insignia del almirante Horatio Nelson, donde éste falleció por un tiro de mosquete que entró por su hombro izquierdo y bajó directamente hasta sus costillas, rompiendo dos de ellas, que perforaron su pulmón izquierdo y cortaron la arteria pulmonar, provocando una lenta muerte al entrar sangre al pulmón con cada latido del corazón del almirante.

Este buque está fondeado permanentemente en la ciudad de Portsmouth como museo. Actualmente posee tripulación e incluso capitán, siendo una de las piezas más simbólicas de la Royal Navy por su importancia en su última batalla, que daría a Inglaterra soberanía marina por casi un siglo.

El Victory es un navío de línea que en la batalla de Trafalgar disponía de 104 cañones. Cubierta inferior 30 cañones de 32 libras. Cubierta media 28 cañones de 24 libras. Cubierta Superior 30 cañones de 12 libras (largos). 4ª Cubierta 12 cañones de 12 libras (cortos). Castillo 2 cañones de 12 libras (medios). Castillo 2 Carronadas de 68 libras.

En 1758, después de que el presupuesto y los planos de un nuevo navío de tres puentes fueran aprobados, la Marina Real británica dio orden a los astilleros de Chatham que empezaran la construcción del buque, comenzada al año siguiente, en 1759. Se debatió durante un tiempo acerca de si se debía o no bautizar al buque con el nombre de "Victory", puesto que el precedente Victory había zozobrado en 1744 con toda su tripulación a bordo, pero el HMS Victory fue finalmente botado y bautizado en 1765. El resto de obras (arboladura, velamen, armamento, etc.) fue progresivamente completado hasta que en 1778 el navío pudo ser atribuido al servicio activo.

El Victory conoció su bautismo de fuego en el año mismo en que entró en servicio, 1778, año en que participó en la primera batalla de Ushant, durante la guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. También participó en la segunda batalla de Ushant (1781, también durante la guerra de Independencia estadounidense) y en la batalla del Cabo de San Vicente (1797, durante las guerras revolucionarias francesas).

En febrero de 1798 el Almirantazgo Británico decidió anclar al Victoryen Chatham para que fuera reconvertido en un buque hospital destinado a prisioneros de guerra españoles y franceses. Sin embargo al año siguiente, en octubre de 1799, el HMS Impregnable encalló por accidente frente a las costas de Inglaterra. Escaseando cada vez más en primera línea de combate los buques de tres puentes, la pérdida de estos tres puentes hizo tomar al estado mayor británico la decisión de volver a poner al Victory en servicio activo en alta mar.

Las obras de reacondicionamiento para el combate naval, en Portsmouth, encontraron una serie de dificultades y tuvieron que durar tres años, de 1800 a 1803. El 11 de abril de ese año zarpó de Portsmouth al mando del capitán Samuel Sutton, quien a bordo del Victory recuperó la fragata Ambuscade el 28 de mayo (esta fragata británica había sido capturada por los franceses y rebautizada como Embuscade y sólo fue de vuelta a Inglaterra en 1803, cuando recuperó su nombre original inglés).

El 30 de mayo, frente a las costas de Tolón, el capitán Sutton intercambió el mando del Victory con el del Amphion, comandado hasta entonces por el vicealmirante Horatio Nelson, quien daría al Victory la fama que aún posee hoy en día.

Dos años después de ser asignado al mando del Victory, Nelson participó en la batalla de Trafalgar, la más decisiva de las guerras napoleónicas, pues fue la que puso término a las armadas francesa y española ofreciendo de este modo al Reino Unido una supremacía marítima que duraría hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Sin embargo, Nelson no tuvo ocasión de saber de su victoria pues falleció durante la batalla en el curso de un combate cerrado con el Redoutable, un gran navío francés de 74 cañones. Desde las cofas del Redoutable un tirador alcanzó entonces a Nelson. El tiro de mosquete entró por su hombro izquierdo y bajó directamente hasta sus costillas, rompiendo dos de ellas, que perforaron su pulmón izquierdo y cortaron la arteria pulmonar, y finalmente se alojó en su columna vertebral, provocando una lenta muerte al entrar sangre en el pulmón con cada latido del corazón del vicealmirante.

El HMS Victory continúa activo como buque insignia del Segundo Lord del Mar, ​ y sigue estando abierto al público como barco museo (recibe más de 350 000 visitantes al año).

El Victory es pues el buque de guerra más antiguo del mundo en servicio, ​ con treinta años de ventaja sobre la fragata USS Constitución. Esta última es sin embargo el buque más antiguo del mundo en estar en servicio activo además de encontrarse todavía en estado de navegar – Barcos Famosos – jaimeariansen@outlook.com

[sublimegentlemanalpaca]

Instruments the Eldritch Fellows (and Alyss) play...

Just like having characters play cool instruments...so here’s some characters and the cool instruments they play. Alvis: probably doesn’t play one? Maybe the Anglo Saxon Lyre if he played anything. Or the Norse one I forget the name of. Albus: Flute, Concertina, and Voice (for Shanties and stuff). Alan: Violin/Fiddle Alaire: Hurdy Gurdy all the way. Alwin: Normally has Rosemary play music for him, but Alwin does enjoy playing all manner of Pipes along with his Piper/Corruptor of Words. Aldread: Lute (suited for Alchemists). Alfr: hm...Probably the Celtic Harp or Mandola? Alastor: nothing. Alpheas: no clue. Algernon: Trying to learn how to play the Kantele. Is upset that Algimantas won’t help him. Employs Louhi in his circus teaching her the magic he knows in exchange for Kantele lessons. Algimantas: This bastard is a damn Show off. Given his business and concerns any Instrument which holds mythical precedence or told to display magical capabilities Algimantas has tried to get his hands on to make, sell, trade, and play. His favorites are the stringed sort that are plucked or strummed. His favorites and the ones he plays most often when he sits down to do so are the Lyre (all sorts) going by the exploits of Orpheus and Amphion (Telekinetic Lyres you guys?) and the Kantele of Väinämöinen. The Kantele being the particular favorite for its sound and seeming simplicity. Passed his Lyre knowledge to both Alyss and Runa Ring Maker. Alyss: From the influence of her Uncle Algimantas Alyss has taken a liking for Lyres. The Barbiton (which I’m going to say she learned from Sappho probably?) and the Anglo Saxon Lyre especially. Though she collects any and all sorts of Lyre she comes across. Every office of hers (having one in each FoE Academy) has a wall dedicated to Lyres. The others are weapons and Bookshelves.... Make of this what you will. Al, the Chronographing Cottager and Prince of Naming

[ltwilliammowett]

A terrible scene of devastation

The HMS Amphion a 32-gun frigate, had just completed repairs in Plymouth dockyard, Devon, and as she was due to sail the next day, she had more then 100 visitors and relatives on board in addition to her crew, making a total of 400 persons.

Captain Israel Pellew was dining in his cabin with his first lieutenant and Captain Swaffield of a Dutch man-o’-war. At about 4 p.m. in the afternoon on 22 September 1796 a violent shock was felt in the town and the sky lit up bright red as a massive explosion blew the ship apart. People ran to the dockyard and witnessed a terrible scene of devastation. Strewn in all directions were splintered timbers, broken rigging and blackened, mangled bodies.

Dreadful explosion of HMS Amphion under the command of Captain Israel Pellew, 1796, printed for Thomas Tegg

Pellew and his guests were thrown violently pff their chairs, by the violent explosion and were dashed against the deckhead above. Pellew got up, his face badly cut and bruised, and made his way to the stern windows before throwing himself out towards a hawser hanging close to the stern gallery. Pellew managed to grab the thick rope before dropping into the sea. The explosion had attracted all the small boats plying to and from the warships in the harbour so Pellew was soon plucked from the water. Shocked, battered, cut about and largely insensible, the soaking wet Pellew was carried to Commissioner Linshaw’s house in the dockyard where his wounds could be treated. The first lieutenant  followed Pellew out of the stern windows but he had the advantage of being a remarkably good swimmer so managed to save himself. Unfortunately the visiting Captain Swaffield did not manage to escape, it was thought that he had been more severely injured when he was thrown against the ceiling as his body was found a month later with fractures to the skull.

There were many lucky escapes. The marine sentry outside the door where the dinner was going on was looking at his watch when the ship blew up, he survived but had no idea how he managed to escape as the last thing he remembered was his watch being knocked out of his hand. The sentry on the gangway was blown straight over to the hulk that was tied up alongside and arrived completely undamaged. At that time, Mr Montandon the Amphion’s boatswain was standing on the cathead supervising repairs; the bowsprit had recently been stepped and the gammoning had been put on so he was directing the men rigging out the jib-boom. The boatswain was thrown upwards by the explosion that had happened right under his feet and was thrown into the sea in a mass of rigging. Montandon struggled to get free but was soon picked up by a ship’s boat whereupon they found that he had his arm broken in the fall. Apart from Pellew, the only survivors were two lieutenants, the boatswain, three or four sailor, the marine a woman and a child.

Plan of HMS Amphion

Cause of Loss :

Eyewitnesses said that they saw the foremast blown into the air when the ship exploded so it is thought that the explosion happened in the foreward magazine. The ship was about to sail the next morning so the magazine at the time would have been fiull, holding 32 rounds of ammunition for each of the 38 guns she carried. The first lieutenant was responsible for the security of the magazines and it was initially thought that the explosion happened due to his negligence. But the court martial found that the gunner had drawn the keys to the magazines that morning without the knowledge or permission of the first lieutenant, the gunner had been cleaning the guns that day so would need to stow any loose powder he collected in the magazine. However, Capt. Pellew had previously complained that the magazine was unsafe and questioned the decision of the court martial.

What really happened will never be known as the gunner was one of the crew who lost his life in the accident. It was later reported that a sack had been dredged up from near the wreck that contained gunpowder covered over at the top with ships biscuit, suggesting that the gunner had been stealing powder to sell. It is also alleged that the gunner had been seen in town that morning much the worse for drink so perhaps he was less careful than usual when handling powder in the magazine which resulted in the fatal explosion.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 8.5 (after 1900)

1901 – Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years. 1906 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. 1914 – World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion. 1914 – World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War. 1914 – In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. 1916 – World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula. 1925 – Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out. 1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. 1939 – The Thirteen Roses: Thirteen female members of the Unified Socialist Youth are executed by Francoist forces in Madrid, Spain. 1940 – World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia. 1944 – World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured. 1944 – World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners. 1944 – World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland. 1949 – In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000. 1957 – American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network. 1960 – Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France. 1962 – Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. 1962 – American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose. 1963 – Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. 1964 – Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. 1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. 1969 – The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front. 1974 – Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam. 1974 – Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.[ 1979 – In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government. 1981 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. 1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day. 2010 – The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.

[militaryleak]

Royal Navy HMS Astute (S119)

Royal Navy HMS Astute (S119)

Royal Navy HMS Astute (S119)

HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. Astute is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to be named after the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment—the first was the World War II-era Amphion-class Astute. She was the largest attack submarine in Royal Navy history when commissioned.

[thisdayinwwi]

The Evening World Oct 16 1914

The Evening World OTD Oct 16 1914 publishes these 6 British Royal Navy ships sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boats.

Four of the ships were sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-9, 3 of these on one day in less than an hour  (HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue, and HMS Cressy, sardonically nicknamed the "Live Bait Squadron") 1,459 British sailors died, one of the most notable submarine actions of all time.

HMS Pathfinder (1904) sunk by U-21, 5 September 1914

HMS Amphion (1911) sunk by mine, 6 August 1914

HMS Aboukir (1900) sunk by U-9, 22 September 1914

HMS Hogue (1900) sunk by U-9, 22 September 1914

HMS Cressy (1899) sunk by SM U-9, 22 September 1914

HMS Hawke (1891) sunk by U-9, 15 October 1914

[foroelgrancapitan]

FULL STORY=> https://ift.tt/2NQ9taK Primera sangre: SMS Konigin Luise y HMS Amphion. Breve y conciso hilo sobre los dos primeros buques perdidos por la Kaiserliche Marine y la Royal Navy durante la Gran Guerra, no te lo pierdas. https://ift.tt/2NQ9taK

[airmanisr]

Accommodation area on HMS Ocelot by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: HMS Ocelot was the last Royal Navy warship built at Chatham. One of 57 submarines produced there, she was launched on 5th May 1962 as one of 13 Oberon-class submarines built for the Royal Navy between 1959 and 1964, with a further 14 Oberons being built for Australia, Brazil, Canada and Chile. She was powered by two Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators and two 3,000 shaft hp electric motors. She had eight torpedo tubes and could carry a maximum of 24 torpedoes. Although the Ministry of Defence have not yet released the submarines full active history for security reasons, it is known that she served in the Arctic, Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea. She was also involved in the salvage of HMS Artemis, an Amphion-class submarine which sank while refuelling in Gosport on 1st July 1971. HMS Ocelot was decommissioned on August 1991 and has been preserved as a museum ship since 1992. At the time of our visit full interior tours were available and I can thoroughly recommend getting on one! Chatham Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent, UK 27th July 2021

[jaimeariansencespedes]

001 – BARCOS FAMOSOS - EL VICTORY –

El HMS Victory es un navío británico que participó en la batalla de Trafalgar como buque insignia del almirante Horatio Nelson, donde éste falleció por un tiro de mosquete que entró por su hombro izquierdo y bajó directamente hasta sus costillas, rompiendo dos de ellas, que perforaron su pulmón izquierdo y cortaron la arteria pulmonar, provocando una lenta muerte al entrar sangre al pulmón con cada latido del corazón del almirante.

Este buque está fondeado permanentemente en la ciudad de Portsmouth como museo. Actualmente posee tripulación e incluso capitán, siendo una de las piezas más simbólicas del la Royal Navy por su importancia en su última batalla, que daría a Inglaterra soberanía marina por casi un siglo.

El Victory es un navío de línea que en la batalla de Trafalgar disponía de 104 cañones. Cubierta inferior 30 cañones de 32 libras. Cubierta media 28 cañones de 24 libras. Cubierta Superior 30 cañones de 12 libras (largos). 4ª Cubierta 12 cañones de 12 libras (cortos). Castillo 2 cañones de 12 libras (medios). Castillo 2 Carronadas de 68 libras.

En 1758, después de que el presupuesto y los planos de un nuevo navío de tres puentes fueran aprobados, la Marina Real británica dio orden a los astilleros de Chatham que empezaran la construcción del buque, comenzada al año siguiente, en 1759. Se debatió durante un tiempo acerca de si se debía o no bautizar al buque con el nombre de "Victory", puesto que el precedente Victory había zozobrado en 1744 con toda su tripulación a bordo, pero el HMS Victory fue finalmente botado y bautizado en 1765. El resto de obras (arboladura, velamen, armamento, etc.) fue progresivamente completado hasta que en 1778 el navío pudo ser atribuido al servicio activo.

El Victory conoció su bautismo de fuego en el año mismo en que entró en servicio, 1778, año en que participó en la primera batalla de Ushant, durante la guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. También participó en la segunda batalla de Ushant (1781, también durante la guerra de Independencia estadounidense) y en la batalla del Cabo de San Vicente (1797, durante las guerras revolucionarias francesas).

En febrero de 1798 el Almirantazgo Británico decidió anclar al Victoryen Chatham para que fuera reconvertido en un buque hospital destinado a prisioneros de guerra españoles y franceses. Sin embargo al año siguiente, en octubre de 1799, el HMS Impregnable encalló por accidente frente a las costas de Inglaterra. Escaseando cada vez más en primera línea de combate los buques de tres puentes, la pérdida de este tres puentes hizo tomar al estado mayor británico la decisión de volver a poner al Victory en servicio activo en alta mar. Las obras de reacondicionamiento para el combate naval, en Portsmouth, encontraron una serie de dificultades y tuvieron que durar tres años, de 1800 a 1803. El 11 de abril de ese año zarpó de Portsmouth al mando del capitán Samuel Sutton, quien a bordo del Victory recuperó la fragata Ambuscade el 28 de mayo (esta fragata británica había sido capturada por los franceses y rebautizada como Embuscade y sólo fue de vuelta a Inglaterra en 1803, cuando recuperó su nombre original inglés).

El 30 de mayo, frente a las costas de Tolón, el capitán Sutton intercambió el mando del Victorycon el del Amphion, comandado hasta entonces por el vicealmirante Horatio Nelson, quien daría al Victory la fama que aún posee hoy en día. Dos años después de ser asignado al mando del Victory, Nelson participó en la batalla de Trafalgar, la más decisiva de las guerras napoleónicas, pues fue la que puso término a las armadas francesa y española ofreciendo de este modo al Reino Unido una supremacía marítima que duraría hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Sin embargo, Nelson no tuvo ocasión de saber de su victoria pues falleció durante la batalla en el curso de un combate cerrado con el Redoutable, un gran navío francés de 74 cañones. Desde las cofas del Redoutable un tirador alcanzó entonces a Nelson. El tiro de mosquete entró por su hombro izquierdo y bajó directamente hasta sus costillas, rompiendo dos de ellas, que perforaron su pulmón izquierdo y cortaron la arteria pulmonar, y finalmente se alojó en su columna vertebral, provocando una lenta muerte al entrar sangre en el pulmón con cada latido del corazón del vicealmirante.

El HMS Victory continúa activo como buque insignia del Segundo Lord del Mar, ​ y sigue estando abierto al público como barco museo (recibe más de 350 000 visitantes al año).

El Victory es pues el buque de guerra más antiguo del mundo en servicio, ​ con treinta años de ventaja sobre la fragata USS Constitución. Esta última es sin embargo el buque más antiguo del mundo en estar en servicio activo además de encontrarse todavía en estado de navegar – Barcos Famosos – jaimeariansen@outlook.com