H.M.S. Victory (1765)
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| H.M.S. Victory (1765) | |
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| Launched: | 1765 |
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H.M.S. Victory was Nelson's fabled flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. By the late 1800's, her role was as a land-bound ceremonial and administrative centre in Portsmouth Harbour.
Service in the Dreadnought Era
Captains in the Dreadnought Era
- Captain Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 10 August, 1897[1]
- Captain Richard F. Phillimore, 20 May, 1905[2]
- Captain Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair, 28 March, 1911[3]
- Captain Francis A. Marten, 9 September, 1916[4][5] – 21 August, 1917[6]
- Captain William K. D. Dowding, 27 September, 1934[7]
- Captain William E. C. Tait, 11 August, 1937 – 26 September, 1939 (and in command of R.N.B., Portsmouth)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 393.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 393.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398u.
- ↑ Marten Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/85. f. 85.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 286.
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