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HMS Victory

1765 first-rate ship of the line
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HMS Victory
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Summary

HMS Victory is a first-rate[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of first rate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,877 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Portsmouth[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Instance of: museum ship[6], preserved watercraft[7]
  • Operator: Royal Navy[8]
  • Manufacturer: Chatham Dockyard[9]
  • Location: Portsmouth[10]
  • Part of: National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth[11]
  • Has use: museum ship[12]
  • Commons category: HMS Victory (ship, 1765)[13]
  • Country of origin: Kingdom of Great Britain[14]
  • Shipping port: Portsmouth[15]
  • Armament: 32 pounder 56 cwt gun[16], 24-pounder long gun[17], 12-pounder gun[18], carronade[19]
  • Participated in conflict: Battle of Ushant[20], Battle of Cape Spartel[21], Battle of Cape St. Vincent[22], Battle of Trafalgar[23]
  • Service entry: 1778[24]
  • Significant event: order[25], keel laying[26], ship launching[27], ship commissioning[28]
  • Official website: https://www.nmrn.org.uk/hms-victory[29], https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/portsmouth-historic-dockyard/hms-victory[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:HMS Victory (ship, 1765)[31]
  • Commons gallery: HMS Victory[32]
  • Crew members: Horatio Nelson[33], George Ryan[34]
  • Described by source: Drachinifel[35], The Victorian Royal Navy[36]
  • Short name: Victory[37]
  • Different from: HMS Victory[38]
  • Length: 69.34 m[39]
  • Height: 62.5 m[40], 8.8 m[41], 21.5 feet[42]

Why It Matters

HMS Victory has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did HMS Victory receive?

Honors received include World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[3].

Related Entities

Horatio Nelson Kingdom of Great Britain Portsmouth United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] ↑ . fdocuments.net. fdocuments.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 15w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Participated in conflict → Battle of Ushant, Battle of Ushant, Battle of Cape Spartel +2
    Beam → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15.80'}
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