I work at the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth, where HMS Victory “lives”. Simple answer - NO. HMS Victory has been in dry dock since 1922, and has dried out significantly in the last 95 years. The topmasts are currently removed as the weight of th... read more
No HMS victory is far from sea worthy, for starters her copper plating has been entirely removed even though she didn't need this back in the old days now it would damage the wood the second it hits the water (different woods with different ages contracting and expanding at will). read more
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. read more