HMS Victory is one of the most legendary warships in history, serving as the flagship of Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. But what was life really like aboard this mighty vessel?
In the early 1980s, John McKay wanted to build a model of the HMS Victory, Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of ...
It was a decisive Japanese victory, and HMS Exeter was attempting ... during World War 2 and was a Midshipman onboard HMS Exeter during the Battle of the Java Sea. He had mixed feelings when ...
Six weeks later, on December 14 1914, that force – led by battle-cruisers Inflexible and Invincible – avenged Coronel by sinking most of the German ships off the Falklands. As for 2024 ...