3D Guide to Britain's Most Famous Warship (2/2)

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This is Epic History TV's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. In this episode we look at the composition of naval crews, and how they sailed, fought and lived aboard a warship like Victory.
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[@EpichistoryTv]

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[@anushisingh2105]

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[@cheechiajohri]

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[@fredbawden1468]

The Patrick O'Brian books are fantastic, also the Thomas Kydd series by Julian Stockwin is a similar series that I'd always recommend to enjoyers of O'Brian's novels.

[@emmanuelfernandez04]

I wonder what video you’ll do next...

[@schlechtgut8349]

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[@derrickstorm6976]

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[@NoMoreBsPlease]

​@@derrickstorm6976 It's actually the ratings. Before Pawn Stars, History Channel made a bunch of high quality Historical Documentaries. Unfortunately, Pawn Stars blew them out of the water in ratings and they hardly make good ones, there's been a few in recent years but History Channel has been mostly crap. Well, except The History Channel Vault App.

[@BeKindToBirds]

We need more accurate productions like this. Misinformation has spread wide because of the proliferation of amateur enthusiasts armed only with wikipedia and pride.

[@BlueZirnitra]

​@@BeKindToBirds misinformation and ignorance is hardly a new thing.

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What does that even mean? This is KZbin, you want there to be some sort of standard for KZbin videos? Lol

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[@dynamo1796]

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[@tubuskan4348]

Plus the dudes voice is enjoying nothing I hate more then when someone does a good job on a video I’m interested in but then the narrator is annoying af this dude he talks like a cat purrs

[@johnhammond5467]

I absolutely agree!

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

There is a video on KZbin showing Victory firing a broadside, you will not be disappointed even though the cannons have only 1/4 -- 1/2 powder , purley for the preservation of the cannons and ship of course .

[@stevesculptor1]

@@tubuskan4348 The narrator is called Charles Nove, a BBC announcer, shameful there is no acknowledgement to him

[@ephemeraldawn]

This channel is truly a gold standard in historical documentary. I adore HMS Victory and the Napoleonic Wars, and nowhere else do I get the sense that my intense passion is so equally shared than I do here. Even though I knew much about HMS Victory owing to reading on the subject, this miniseries was a profound joy to watch, interesting and awe-inspiring all-through. Your series on Napoleon's Marshals introduced me to a series of inspirational and deeply interesting characters, many of whom I've come to admire profoundly since learning of. Romanticising the Napoleonic Wars is something I may be very guilty of, but I am filled with emotion at the exploration of these times and the people that forged them. Such pride, inspiration, courage and glory the world so seldom seems to see these days, and yet this era has it in abundance. I do so adore these videos and hope they may long continue. Thank you to all involved. Your work is so deeply appreciated. :)

[@ewjiml]

I too kind of romanticize the Nap Wars as well. The great thing about this video is it literally explains EVERYTHING in Master and Commander than I had no clue what they were talking about. I now know exactly in detail what the Wind/Weather Gauge was and why it was so important to Aubrey.

[@edward1676]

I ALSO. PLUS CIVIL WAR..

[@ephemeraldawn]

@@ewjiml Haha, yes! It was Hornblower that started my journey into understanding sailing ships and their terminology, but I'm in deep now. I love it all, from the actual knowledge to the language used to communicate it at sea. Their vocabulary sounds so good! Far superioir to the bland words we use on land. Even something as simple as "on your left" as we'd say, sounds so much better as "portside". One thing I have learned, as I've understood more about sailing a square-rigged tall ship, is that many of the phrases we now use on land are from the Royal Navy. There are loads of examples but for example, if we change the subject of a conversation we might introduce it by saying, "changing tack" - exactly as a ship does. Once you start to learn the etymology of our words and phrases it will surprise you how many come from the sea. P.S. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, had intended we answer calls not with "hello", but "ahoy". :)

[@ephemeraldawn]

@@edward1676 The American Civil War, you mean? If so, yes. Me too, haha.

[@ryosuaitisi]

What are the books that you read abt Victory?

[@anzaca1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="291">4:51</a> It's great that we know the names of all of Victory's crew. None of them have been forgotten.

[@markmark63]

We also have records showing the ages, place of birth, etc. Interesting that there were many Americans, and even French and Spanish fighting for the British at Trafalgar. Some of the ships had women on board.

[@inigobantok1579]

@@markmark63 many of those Americans are loyalists who fled the newly independent United States to British North America (Canada)

[@danielstirling88]

I wonder how so many Americans ended up on the ship. Were they pressed? In which case, where were they pressed? Or did some join willingly, being Loyalists perhaps?

[@magnusbruce4051]

Any idea where one could find the full list, ideally with any additional information about where they were from, how long they served etc? I'm sure a few people doing genealogy research may find it useful.

[@markmark63]

To find those born in America write America as the birthplace - not USA. Although many were born when America was still British.

[@damnyankee656]

For all who have and for those who have not seen Master and Commander with Russell Crowe. This documentary on sea life as well as sailing terminology on a British sailing vessel or as they refer to as a ship of the line. Fascinating documentary on what made the HMS Victory and her crew a force to be reckoned with. According to her history, the Victory had seen many battles at sea and at home against the French Navy. She fought in 6 major battles and was 1 of 6, which were the most capable of inflicting severe damage to her opponent. These ships of the line had a complement of 800 plus men, from enlisted to Admiral. Great documentary

[@scottanno8861]

The doctor in that film was amazing. Really showed how much it mattered to have a knowledgeable physician as your surgeon on deck rather than just a cook/barber with sharp tools, as was his assistant.

[@neilfoster814]

@@scottanno8861 Played by Paul Bettany.

[@akernis3193]

This and the previous episode was absolutely phenomenal. This is the best series I have ever seen on such sailing warships of the Napoleonic period, by far. It is so so good to have video that is not only thoroughly researched, but also uses both numbers, examples, and illustrations to showcases the ship and life aboard it. Absolutely outstanding work with this one!

[@bertyjahoomb147]

Basically the only videos I watch that I wish were longer.

[@astroboirap]

shame about the shitty war thunder ad at the start tho

[@stadakazem]

@@astroboirap he must live of some thing have respect

[@CptDylster]

@@astroboirap I assume you'd rather have 15min of ads?

[@astroboirap]

@@CptDylster i would prefer yes because have ad blocker installed

[@CptDylster]

@@astroboirapyou can say whatever. My only point is we have moved away from 10 ads every 10min to one or two ads in the beginning by KZbin that don’t pay quite enough for the creator and usual one quick sponsor which helps pay for the content you are literally watching for free.

[@brianthesnail3815]

When I was a child I lived on a farm in the UK. The covered yards we kept the cattle in had a roof made up of wood and clay tiles. That roof was held up by massive wooden pillars that were about 30 feet high that were said to be the recycled masts from ships in Nelson's navy. The wood was so hard it was impossible to knock a steel nail in more than a half inch before it bent over. The buildings were certainly the right age and they were protected by law so they could not be demolished.

[@LeonLowered]

Thats awesome, my wifes farm here in sweden has a barn built in similar fashion, also with old ship timber a few centuries old. Guess old and bad ship material still was stellar material for other usages back then

[@brianthesnail3815]

@@LeonLowered I think it is the fact that a piece of timber that large was so valuable it simply had to be recycled for economic reasons. In fact, the timbers were so large and heavy I don't even know how they got to the farm. I guess some kind of articulated horse drawn wagons but getting them along narrow country roads then from horizontal to standing vertical in hand carved stone bases would have taken dozens of men.

[@julianwaugh8221]

Many half timbered houses in england were made from hulks and reused for houses.

[@daneelolivaw602]

The famous London Store called Liberty was built using around 24,000 cubic feet of ships timbers, from two RN ships, HMS Hindustan, and HMS Impregnable, both of three gun decks. And the wooden floors of the store are the decks of the two ships, the store is the same length and height as HMS Hindustan, it is a beautiful Building, look for pictures or videos on KZbin. How is that for recycling.

[@brianthesnail3815]

@@daneelolivaw602 What an interesting piece of history. I have been in the store quite often. There is a lot of wood and it is a somewhat unusual building to be sure. Now I know why.😁

[@rusticus6393]

Portuguese gun crews of the 15th-16th centuries invented cannon shot skipping as a way to maximize the use of the Caravel as a highly maneuverable sniping platform.

[@rockyblacksmith]

It's hard to say anyone "invented" this practice. Every navy with higher velocity guns will have noticed that effect sooner or later independently of one another. Not to mention that the same effect was also used in land battles.

[@rusticus6393]

@@rockyblacksmith By "invented" i meant the purposeful, sistematic use of a gunnery skill, not happy little accidents of ballistics occasionally observed. Also, gunnery engagements at sea are far from being the same as on land.

[@rockyblacksmith]

@@rusticus6393 Of course gunnery engagements on land and sea are different, but the effect of skipping the shot off the surface was used in both. My point was that it would have been a known effect at the time, just seenand used in a different context. Now, if we are talking about systematic use of the practice, then yes, that was the portugese from what we know.

[@rusticus6393]

@@rockyblacksmith I must point out, however, the "portuguese gun crews" were made up of a considerable portion of "bombardeiros alemães" or "german gunners" (mostly germans and dutch) who would pas on their knowledge to actual portuguese. They were higly valued at the time.

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

they did not the brought us periperi chicken and its delicious imho.

[@kcwliew]

About halfway through and I had to drop a comment to say how impressed I am with the amount of research and effort that must have gone into this. There's knowledge being dropped with every sentence. Whoever you are - you deserve to get commissioned by the BBC or history channel. Your work is as good if not better than many mainstream studio's that I've seen. Keep it up! Very appreciative.

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

I absolutely second that.

[@flint8597]

Absolutely insane I was literally on HMS Victory when this video was uploaded! I stood in the spot where Nelson fell, goosebumps guys

[@dbz9393]

Master and commander is one of my all time favourite films so this documentary has really helped me understand how things worked, exemplary work! This channel is so underrated

[@gryph01]

It is one of my all time favourite movies. I wish they made the movie more like that book though.

[@jhaik2008]

Even better was the Hornblower series

[@beorik]

The books are excellent too, worth a read for sure.

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

@@gryph01 The charming musical concluding scene still ripples through my mind when I least expect it.

[@BeKindToBirds]

Most historically accurate portrayal we've ever gotten if I'm not mistaken.

[@sniper21223]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1620">27:00</a> the good old days "The British navy, well manned, well resourced, and backed by a powerful economy"

[@Wanderer628]

*Britian's currency value drops slightly. Internet: So they're basically a third world country now right?

[@mrbritannia3833]

@@Wanderer628 We will be if our economy continues in it’s current trajectory

[@mrbritannia3833]

God bless the British isle and it’s armed forces

[@trockenerkakau6585]

cant belive that you have such detailed sorces to show the names of admirals down to sailors with there role on the ship its just mind blowing there no words to decribe the joy i fell when you upload a video!

[@thespyk]

The British navy was fastidious at keeping records. Midshipman were required to keep records in order to pass officer exams. There are hundreds of ship's logs available to read that show these records.

[@nicholasarmstrong2676]

This has been an incredibly interesting and factual documentary concerning one of the most remarkable vessels still in existence. I greatly enjoyed watching the two videos that made up this discussion of VICTORY. However, I noted a few relatively unimportant inaccuracies in some of the information that you might want to correct, should you ever make more videos, or revise this one: 1. On board ships there are no "pullies". They are called "blocks". 2. In battle not all officers would be on the quarterdeck. Several officers, usually including the First Lieutenant, would be supervising the guns below decks. 3. The reason the gun captain would stop the touch-hole or vent of the gun when it is being swabbed out isn't so much to prevent sparks being shot out as to create a vacuum as the swab was removed, to extinguish any remaining sparks still inside the bore. 4. Keeping the ball and charge inside the cannon was one purpose of the wad. However, another was to increase the pressure on the inside for the detonation. 5. The image shown when discussing how the "sextant" was used for the noon sightings was in fact an older "octant". 6. Ship's bells are rung in pairs. This makes it easy to count them and keep track of how many were rung. Especially for eight bells at the end of a watch, if they were rung in the way demonstrated in the video (but which would never have been done on board ship) many would lose track and thus not know how far into the watch they were. 7. In the Royal Navy there is no "Second Dog Watch". It is in stead called the "Last Dog Watch". It's only in the United States Navy that is is called the Second Dog. Incidentally, the First Watch started at 2000 (8 p.m.) rather than midnight because that was the time for pipe down or bed, and was thus considered the start of the Naval day. Having pointed these out, I do observe that wealth of accurate information vastly outweighs the few mistakes I've listed above.

[@EpichistoryTv]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Some useful corrections and elaboration - some of this was obviously left out for brevity / simplicity, though on dog watch, for example, I followed Lavery. If I err, I err in his illustrious wake.

[@daneelolivaw602]

If you ever visit the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth and are lucky, you might get to see the Fore topsail that Victory was using during the Battle of Trafalgar, all the holes, and rips you can see are the result of battle damage. It is very rarely on display these days, only for a few days at a time, and on special occasions.

[@Luboman411]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1094">18:14</a>. Oooh, love the foreshadowing here for the Battle of Trafalgar. LOL. The maneuver that allowed the British to come out victorious at Trafalgar is the fact that Admiral Nelson ordered his line of ships to smash perpendicular to the Franco-Spanish line of ships. I wasn't aware of raking being the most destructive maneuver for a battleship. But at Trafalgar practically all the British ships raked the French and Spanish ships. Now I get why that was a very deadly and potent maneuver.

[@gryph01]

Nelson was very aggressive. He knew that by splitting the French/Spanish line would disrupt the formation. The two British lines not only had the advantage of raking, they also had the weather gauge after the passed through the opposing line.

[@nigelliam153]

@@gryph01 but they were under fire for 8 hours before they got to fire a shot. I bought a book on Nelson from the gift shop at The Victory in Portsmouth. There is a very graphic first hand account of the raking of a French ship. They blew the back out with heavy shot, then they fired shrapnel through to kill the men , then chains to take down the masts and sails. It's a gruesome account.

[@USAR8888]

I've been waiting on the edge of my seat for this second video after being blown away by the first one on HMS Victory. Absolutely incredible content and I'm so glad I found this channel! I've been fascinated by the Napoleonic Wars and naval warfare of that period ever since watching Master and Commander years ago. Just binge watched the 4 hours of so of the complete Napoleonic Wars and could not stop watching. Thank you so much for these top notch history videos. Should be shown in every high school history classroom.

[@compositestechbb9087]

As a boat builder, I'm stunned by the level of craftsmanship I know goes into such ships. I'm also horrified to know they constantly kept trying to destroy each other lol.

[@alexfx7500]

I can only imagine how highly respected the carpenters would be after a serious battle victory and of course keeping the ship a float through it all.

[@jerkchickenblog]

hear hear

[@cameronnewton7053]

"You're telling me you spend 6 years to build a highly intricate marvel of engineering, just to go and shred it to pieces!?" Naval officer: _yes_

[@claywebb8199]

The weather and navigational errors claimed many more than were ever lost in battle.

[@compositestechbb9087]

@@claywebb8199 no doubt, each one is like a massive piece of art. Whenever I see one come through Newport I'm always amazed.

[@Happy5Carrot]

I'm always amazed at the quality of epicHistoryTV's videos. While I think all of your videos are terrific, I think this series on Victory might be some of your best work to date. Keep up the great work and hats off to the entire team.

[@marvinc9994]

Hear, hear !!!!

[@dzpower189]

I was waiting for a series like that on KZbin exactly, the first and second episode was absolutely amazing!

[@crisramirezes]

The quality of this video kept me watching the screen and listen carefully the entire video. Top tier excellence in video documentary.

[@sayedhusson3876]

I went to the National Maritime Museum a few weeks ago and it was a true treat. Galleries upon galleries of excellent historical value and interesting objects with themes and a coherent structure, and pleasing aesthetic. The fact that the museum is free and come with a free audio guide only adds to its excellence. Highly recommend a visit.

[@Michael-wn3rh]

I could watch this for hours! I'm about halfway through the Aubrey/Maturin series and am absolutely enamored. As a citizen of the US, I've always respected the British armed forces, and learning the history of the Royal Navy has only added to that respect and admiration. Incredible stuff, amazing times.

[@mexicomax77]

As a French, can i take this opportunity to share my upmost respect for Great Britain and it’s navy. Vive la France et la Grande Bretagne !

[@rexvalentine32]

The Royal Navy had to be good, because the French were a worthy adversary. Also; British Naval gunnery was superior because they were given extra gunpowder to practice with, the French field artillery was superior for the same reason.

[@Ahmed.737]

Britain is a sea animal, France is a land animal

[@britishpatriot7386]

Try policing your shore's and stop criminals from crossing the channel with French aid.

[@paulleigh7792]

Maxine bourzeix: Thanks for the magnanimous sentiment. Politicians cause wars. Citizens fight and die in them. Soldiers, sailors and airmen of all opposing sides have much in common. Pity our politicians don’t.

[@paulleigh7792]

@@britishpatriot7386: I agree with your sentiment entirely but, Priti Patel tasked the Royal Navy to stop the never ending tsunami of illegal, economic migrants reaching our shores. The RN refused. Going back in history, we were able to stop invasions of Armada’s from wherever they might come. Today, Border Farce and the RNLI are sent out to “rescue” and shepherd the flotillas of small boats from Calais! Such are the woke times and weak kneed politicians that we are saddled with. They feel more comfortable taking the knee than enforcing the measures necessary for the prevention/removal of these unwanted criminals to our shores. Hotel accommodation/spending money and complete lack of will sends absolutely the wrong message to these boat people.

[@mdmiloy5897]

Love Admiral Nelson and HMS victory. .

[@hannibalb3]

These documentaries are of unbelievably high quality. The attention to detail in narration and visuals is stunning - the History Channel would be lucky to have content like this. Even as an avid enthusiast of this period and topic, I found myself learning lots of new things - and was kept very well engaged!

[@oneworld9071]

JUST got this rollin'........ whoever's behind that 3D work deserves serious awards. I might tune some camera motion a bit but otherwise, it's as good as it can get. I've been aboard only one of that type of ship..... a tall ship of the Mexican Navy; my maternal grandparents/great-grandparents came from Sicily aboard the USS Constellation, I need to get up to Baltimore's Inner Harbor for a tour of her. The modeling of the HMS Victory here is a spectacular achievement. The SAILS segment alone is incredible...... I've lived in Annapolis 6 decades---one of the two sailing capitals of the Western hemisphere (I consider Newport the sister in that class)---but know far more about powered craft than sailboats, despite significant time repairing decks and wiring masts. GREAT job, gurus :)

[@TheOriginalCFA1979]

LMAO, more like one two of the sailing babies of the world.

[@redfernexpeditions]

So so fantastic - thank you so much! Your narrator is simply incredible - such a perfect voice for these videos! Bravo Epic History TV - thanks so much for all your incredible work.

[@mikkeln4913]

'Master and Commander' is one of my favourite movies. And this video gave me even more apreciation for the level of detail they put in to make the movie more realistic

[@copferthat]

Over many years I've been to see the Victory three times and every time it was stripped substantially in some way for repairs and rebuilding. Amazing ship amazing crew but just give a thought to those incredible craftsmen who built such a technological monster out of a most unforgiving material, oak.

[@david9783]

For sure! I'm a carpenter, and can say first hand how tough oak is. It was the steel of their times.

[@w.patterson4413]

I was in England last Jyme and made a special trip to Portsmouth to see the ship. ...and would make the trip again in a minute. The only problem I had! My height. At 6'3", I'll bring a hard hat next time!

[@david9783]

@@w.patterson4413Hey, just remember a hard hat ADDS another 1 1/2" to 2" to your height, so you'll have to duck a bit lower than you're used to! ( But at least you won't bonk your head!)

[@copferthat]

@@david9783 I built a model of the Victory, it's 4ft wide and three foot high, which took me three years. When I was planking the hull I used 3mm mahogany and bending that wood up to the captain's cabin was a lot of trouble due to the sharp angle. I steamed them first and when doing that I thought to myself, how the hell did those old shipbuilders bend that oak at such an angle? On my first visit I shot straight to the stern to see if that angle was as sharp as my drawings and sure enough it was. Absolutely incredible.

[@david9783]

@@copferthat Yes, old world craftmanship astonishes me, too. I imagine the model you built is nothing short of a masterpiece. I'm sure you wondered about the lives of the seamen who were on her. So many jobs, and such harsh conditions and discipline. Every single piece of your model represents its equivalent on the real ship, which those sailors used to sail and fight that masterful piece of maritime construction. You must be very proud of your work! I hope that you protect her from dust and abuse of any kind. Congratulations on a painstaking piece of work!

[@jamiengo2343]

Brilliant video. Something to mention is the bravery of officers, who were expected to stand practically in the open in visible uniform with sharpshooters aiming for them, splinters flying everywhere. Very brave

[@d3adriz3r]

Master and Commander is gonna make A LOT more sense now!!!

[@coltoncrain4261]

You can only imagine how horrifying and chaotic a battle on these ships would be. At any second you could be hit by a cannonball or debris. Or in some cases, part of a sudden and huge explosion.

[@diamondminer3122]

It would be cool to see a series detailing napoleonic regiments or units, similar to the Napoleons marshals series. Good content otherwise! 👌

[@shichilaofa]

Agree

[@neilcrombie4100]

Still the flagship of the first sea lord to this day, shows the significants of a stunning warship.

[@gummybear2253]

Love the video as always also you can absolutely tell the Britain(UK) took pride in there ships and that’s why a-lot of people joined the Navy cause they would have a better life (besides the punishments)

[@mrbritannia3833]

Life in Britain was shit much worse than what people think a bad and utter shit and terrible life is like nowadays and that’s if you survived your first 3 years of life

[@BrokenIET]

I knew that modern anchors worked like that, but I was never sure if it was the same in the age of sail! Really nice video by the way :)

[@rouslant]

Extremely interesting insight into the life of former sailors. It's really hard to imagine what they had to go through... life on the seas was simply hell on Earth.

[@guntherbgunnerson8989]

To many poor people of the time they most likely found it more suitable. A fitting quote would be: "It may not sound like heaven, but at least it isn't hell"

[@keithwilliams1243]

I can remember on excercises on HMS Ashanti in the magazine loading shells onto the lift that takes them up to the big guns, sheer luxury compared to what the gun crews of old had to do.

[@david9783]

@Will Rose Punctuation?

[@HealthySkepticism1775]

The first part was amazing! I watched it several times. I can't wait to see this one.

[@anzaca1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="769">12:49</a> This is very similar to how, in aerial combat, the aircraft at higher altitude has the advantage. It can easily dive in order to gain speed, attack with the sun behind it, can counter any move an opposing aircraft makes, and can easily disengage.

[@Wanderer628]

Promotion in the royal navy might have come down to who you know but let's be honest, that really no different than how it is today in many workforces. The royal Navy was somewhat unique in the day where not only did becoming commander of a ship require merit but also extremely strict and arduous tests to show understanding of maths the ships mechanics. You could know the king himself but if you didn't meet those other two criteria then you were never going anywhere near a ship.

[@nooneimportant460]

I didn’t want it to end. Is there going to be more parts? Boy I hope so. You guys do just amazing work

[@roycekirk8428]

Still waiting for master and commander 2, but this will do. Thank you

[@jozroz2165]

As somebody who's currently reading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey Maturin series, these recent videos have been amazing to teach the finer details of naval terms for rigging, sails, crewmember roles and more. Absolutely amazing stuff!

[@DGordillo123]

Absolutely incredible, especially the explanation of the preparations for combat and the functioning of the guns. The most professional History channel on KZbin. The ships of the line were one of the most impressive and complex machines ever created, it's amazing the level of organization and logistics that they managed to get at that time, they're a true monument to human ingenuity and cooperation.

[@joelmanrique4175]

i work as a marine engineer and it amaze me this vídeo. i am learning so many new things from you.. hurra!!!

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

Wow. As an Englishman, a carpenter, an engineer and a 5 times visitor to the Victory in Portsmouth, I found both these videos amazing. I will watch them several time more you know ;) Thanks.

[@davidcreagh]

I knew quite a bit of this from reading Hornblower and other novels on the same period but I learnt a lot. These have been excellently put together and presented, thank you.

[@jamied8678]

It's so nice to see content that doesn't have an American accent thank you I really enjoyed this .

[@devvy_01]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1128">18:48</a> it was the act of skipping roundshot that gave Barnes Wallis the idea of creating the Bouncing Bomb for Operation Chastise

[@TheAnakinn]

A brilliant documentary once again! I can't wait for the next part! If anyone wants to get a feel for how life on a Napoleonic warship was, I can only recommend the movie Master & Commander - The Far Side of the World. It's a fictional story, and doesn't play on a ship of the line but instead on a frigate, but it's probably the best rendition of life on a ship in these times I have ever seen.

[@99IronDuke]

HMS Victory carried 104 guns. The whole of Wellington's Army at Waterloo had only 156 guns, and none of Wellington's guns were larger than 12 pounders (most being 9 and 6 pound cannon). Two thirds of HMS Victory's guns were 32 and 24 pounder guns...

[@00andrescab00]

What a great episode! The film Master and Commander always brings me here. And this always takes me back to Master and Commander.

[@transvestosaurus878]

"Why are they called dog watches? Where, ha ha, is the canine connection?" "Why," said Stephen, "it is because they are curtailed of course." A total blank. Stephen gave a faint inward sigh; but he was used to this. "Mr. Butler, the bottle stands by you,’ said Jack. ‘Mr Lydgate, allow me to help you to a little of the undercut." It was the midshipman who first reacted. He whispered to his neighbour Dashwood, "He said, cur-tailed: the dog-watch is cur-tailed. Do you twig?" _Post Captain_ by Patrick O'Brian (the second book in the Master and Commander series)

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

The Royal Navy and the Grande Armée, the Shark and the Elephant.

[@theWARHOFfam]

Another astoundingly detailed video. Awesome work, it was a pleasure to watch!

[@johnortmann3098]

I'm so glad this popped up. I've been slogging through the complete set of Aubrey novels (20, count 'em, 20, an unsolicited gift) by Patrick O'Brian. It's been mind-boggling, with all the technical terms, for which the old rip offers little or no definition or explanation. This will help a lot.

[@DanWeeks]

What a magnificent piece of history!! As an American, I'm humbled that this mighty ship is older than my nation, and is a testament to our cultural heritage as well. Thank you for this amazing video.

[@declana1359]

This is great, I hope you do a lot more videos on naval warfare of the Napoleonic era. It would be really cool to learn about the battles in which Victory took part.

[@factsnshorts]

THANK YOU! I have learned more then I ever would in school on this channel.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

One of the best, and most realistic movies I've ever seen about naval life during the Napoleonic War is Master And Commander (based on the series of novels), it's an underappreciated masterpiece that should have gotten the sequel it so deserved. Russell Crowe has never been better except perhaps in Gladiator. My father (sleep in peace Pop) spent most of his life at sea on merchant vessels so I have a soft spot for the subject. Wonderful series, thank you so much.

[@Rasiak1231]

My Great grandfather was a fireman at the navy docks in Portsmouth during WWII and they slept on the victory as the Germans used it as a marker so it was one of the "safer" places at the docks.

[@HydroSnips]

This has been a great series, guys, really informative & loved the CGI of her in full sail and the explanation of managing the wind. Thanks for making it. Hearts of oak are our ships, Jolly tars are our men…

[@vitarius2465]

No doubt, my favorite KZbin channel ever

[@HistoriaMilitarVisualizada]

Pls!!! Battle of Trafalgar!!!!!!!!!! Greetings from Argentina, I greatly admire the team that makes up Epic History TV, greetings to all.

[@tonykeith76]

I read all books of Joseph Conrad and Cecil Scott Forester.. I was a private pilot and after a half century of reading of Air War, I started to read about Naval War, ( even by listening many more times: "A Salty Dog" ( Procol Harum )) So thank you very very much and greetings from North Italy

[@dannyarcher6370]

Amazing that such a documentary could be made today. More of this please!

[@stevenlester2606]

A superior production, as always. Charles Nove as narrator brings it unto perfection.

[@ravensmith8614]

The professionalism of the Epic History TV crew is an inspiration. The quality of your work is nothing less than astounding. I cannot tell you how much this program is appreciated, respected, and impactful. Thank you so much for your time and effort in researching and producing such a respectable video.

[@christinafox3405]

Visiting the HMS Victory was one of the highlights of my trip to England. Fantastic series, thank you!

[@matt.baller]

Phenomenal series - incredibly fascinating; it blows my mind that it survives even today. How they even designed such a machine, let alone built it, is incredible. Really well shot, written and narrated too. Thank you 👍

[@bodhiutthan9507]

Absolutely exceptional series. Long long over due, so many thanks and very well done.

[@kingdomofaphalas.2485]

Hey, just wanted to say thanks. I am currently writing a book set in the latter portion of the Napoleonic wars and rewatching your old vids on that war has really helped with not only some of the details to include such as notable battles that I didn't know about before but also the general geography of mainland Europe at that time. So thank you again :) and keep up the great vids.

[@matthowells6382]

Incredible job on this HMS Victory series, one of the most engaging and best produced video series I've seen anywhere for a long time, nevermind youtube. Subscribed and looking forward to more!

[@harryw6935]

Amazing job geezers, super immersive series. The detail is second to none

[@Serby665]

We can meme the Brits all we want, but damn they make some fine ships

[@davidnguyen2874]

These two part series have been the BEST of Epic History TV. So well narrated and fluid, rich with information and details about the age of square-riggers fighting ship(s), and in this case, the legendary HMS Victory. These two episodes are awesome!!!

[@varunsupkar2962]

Hey your indian audience here A great work for today as ever Cant wait for you to turn the globe towards India

[@mrbritannia3833]

He has covered the British State so he has essentially covered India

[@varunsupkar2962]

@@Luke_Sandy_High_Ground you got a problem in this and I have said this once

[@robertrobecki3425]

Bardzo fajnie opisany statek i życie marynarzy na morzu. Dziękuję bardzo za lekcję historii o Brytyjskiej Marynarce Wojennej. Bardzo miło mi się słuchało i oglądało. Pozdrawiam z Polski.

[@deltavee2]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a> Beautiful picture of her under full sail. Look at how out the sails project past the rails! Looks like a hungry hawk in a power dive. Gorgeous.

[@sakalaathletics]

I just realized that I have been watching this channel for about 6-7 years. Time goes too fast. Cheers!

[@dna0325]

Take your time Epic History! It takes time to make these kind of top-quality videos! We love them

[@jackydefo]

crazy to think how many men were aboard a ship like the victory

[@mrbritannia3833]

I think the guns are more crazy considering I believe hms victory had and has 104 guns and just over 800 men compared to napoleons army at the battle of waterloo with 72 thousand men there abouts and 246 cannon so by that logic hms victory should have had 30,439 thousand men onboard but of course land and naval combat is very different

[@Redmenace96]

Thought the number of crew was amazing, too. A modern airliner goes up with 5-10 crew on board. Maybe another 20 to service it on the ground? To sail a ship like Victory took peak organization, coordination, and communication. Will admit- I couldn't do it!

[@mrbritannia3833]

@@Redmenace96 Square riggers that alot of people to function properly and amazing organisation although square riggers are rear nowadays and the ones around are of much better technology

[@CorePathway]

So many of them slaves. As in not there by free will. Sad!

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

If there is a more informative, detailed, clear, and engaging set of videos on the subject, I don't know where it is. Brilliant work.

[@jonimaricruz1692]

Right now I’m binge re-reading (for about the 4th time) the Aubrey/Maturin series which is set in just this era. Most of the terms can be found on the interwebz but this is so much better than just a definition and a some illustrations. Thank you so much. Fair winds and following seas!

[@climax050]

Loved the first part, glad i get to knock off work and sit down to watch the much-anticipated second part within the hour of its release too! Love this channel and how even a history buff like myself can learn something from special videos like these! Would love to see one of these for other famous ships, particularly the Bismarck and the Yamamto if the information is available!

[@ErnstGaede]

I wish you do a video about viking longships,gaelons,dromons and other great ships!

[@martinmeasures829]

What a wonderful couple of videos, as a youngster living in Portsmouth I would visit HMS Victory regularly, it was free back in those days and I've spent many happy hours clambering all over that great warship, now in my late 50's I'm eagerly awaiting the completion of her refit and I will visit the old girl again. I highly recommend anyone visiting Portsmouth to pay a visit to our naval history and dockyard and home of the Royal Navy. Once again splendid video thankyou for the trip down memory lane.

[@buffone123]

I just wanted to look for a few minutes into your video and, to be honest, I just couldn't stop it. The video art is tremendous and much more the commentary is instructive, truthfully and as such evident !

[@ordotectonicus8585]

Yes! I've been waiting for this! I visited Victory during the summer after a while and have been waiting for part 2 ever since

[@benz.]

I've been eagerly awaiting this episode! Brilliant as always!

[@stefanm67]

Absolutely first class! This was wonderful. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this.

[@civfanatic8853]

Spectacular 2 part series with such good quality 3d animations, pictures, sections, cutaways and so many details. Thank you very much for your hard work :D

[@blazecraft5429]

As all ways brilliant work EPHTV!!

[@rgwholt]

been waiting for this .... if its anything like the first instalment I am in for a treat , when done everyone involved

[@HeyItsJakegaming]

This is really incredible, i found out so much about naval warfare, especially the splinter nets, sand and boat towing

[@rainydayfeeling]

you are my favorite history KZbin channel! The epic narration, the visuals, the stories are all so amazing! I’m so happy that you guys keep releasing amazing stuff. Keep up the good work!!

[@jerseyjunior]

So much information in this video - its quite amazing. I found myself pausing many times. As a fan of Patrick Obrian's Aubrey and Maturin series, I found this video fantastic and accurate. What an achievement.

[@brianmessemer2973]

Absolutely the same. I've read the Aubrey-Maturin series several times. This is a truly outstanding video.

[@jerseyjunior]

@@brianmessemer2973 Ive read all 20 books 3 times over. Oh, to live on the sea in that era!

[@brianmessemer2973]

@@jerseyjunior We are a couple of rare ones, aren’t we? Truth be told I actually only read the books twice and then after that I’ve listen to the recorded book series I think three times. They’re narrated by Patrick Tull and are absolutely fantastic, I can highly highly recommend them. Cheers to us, vicarious sailors and lovers of the age of sail 🍻

[@jerseyjunior]

@@brianmessemer2973 Ive never in my life listened to an audiobook, but i must confess i am half way through the series a 4th time. i usually read during my summer vacations lol