For 800 years the city of Portsmouth built the ships of the English (and later, British) fleets. Today it is the home to, among other things, the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Ships representing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A British warship that sunk near the English Channel on Oct. 5, 1744 was discovered by a deep-sea ...

England’s Royal Navy has a long tradition and an even longer memory. Long ago sea battles fought and the men who led them are all a part of English folklore. When I used to visit my grandfather ...

American salvagers say they have discovered the long-sought wreck of HMS Victory, the mightiest and most technologically advanced warship of its time, which sank during a violent storm in the English ...

One of the most celebrated warships in British history is being repaired using wood from France. Horatio Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory, has been undergoing restoration by the National Museum of the ...

09:57, Mon, Oct 14, 2024 Updated: 10:01, Mon, Oct 14, 2024 Lord Nelson will be "spinning in his grave" after it was announced that his ship HMS Victory is being restored with oak from his old enemy ...

HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's historic flagship from which he led the Royal Navy to a famous victory over Napoleon's fleet at Trafalgar is being rebuilt - using wood from France. More than two centuries ...

To say that the HMS Victory is a ship with history is akin to saying that the Dali Lama is a man with faith. Launched in 1765, she is the only remaining 18th Century ship left in the world, as well as ...