![]() ![]() ![]() Badly battered in the action, Victory was sent home at the end of 1797 and converted into a hospital ship. Under him, the ship was present at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797, and played a key role in the opening stages of the battle. It also took part in the siege of Calvi in 1794, as part of the British fleet that ousted the French from Corsica.Īfter another refit during the winter of 1794–95 Victory returned to the Mediterranean and became the flagship of the new commander-in-chief, Sir John Jervis. The ship was involved in the Siege of Toulon in 1793, as part of an Anglo-Spanish fleet that was eventually forced to surrender the French port to Napoleon’s forces. 1793–97: A mighty ship of the lineįollowing a refit and a period of peace, Victory was recommissioned in 1793 as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Lord Hood in the Mediterranean. Quickly proving successful, Victory could sail faster than many of its smaller consorts, thanks to the excellent design of the underwater hull. The ship had 104 guns, 27 miles of rigging and four acres of sail. Victory was launched on, but was only commissioned for active service in March 1778 to take part in the War of American Independence (1775–83). ![]() HMS Victory model ship (SLR0516), National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London 1765: HMS Victory is launched ![]()
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