HMS Victory

[@A.L.Gardner]

Today, the 21st of October, is the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 against the French and Spanish fleets. HMS Victory is the first-rate battleship which found fame as the ship commanded by Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson in his historic victory. Tragically Nelson was hit by a musket ball fired from the Redoutable at the height of the battle, he was carried down to the Orlop deck and died three hours later. Launched 7th May 1765, HMS Victory cost £63,176 and three shillings, she's 227 feet long and 51 feet across at the widest. It took around 2000 oak trees to create her, the hull being left to season for an unusual three years. At the moment HMS Victory is undergoing extensive repairs so covered in scaffolding. The decks become progressively lower, darker and more claustrophobic as you descend. Hard to imagine being on it at sea in the height of battle.

[@Terry.W]

A fine piece of history... they were all so brave...

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@Terry.W Yes, and life was shorter then so even more precious, the horror of being in that battle must have stayed with the survivors forever.

[@lightofgodindarkness]

I hope doing well sister Ann, thanks for sharing

[@A.L.Gardner]

Thank you, hope you're well too ❤️❤️❤️

[@AishusCraftyKidsClub]

Glad to see your video 😊

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@AishusCraftyKidsClub 😊❤️

[@micheleprobst8879]

Interesting video about the battle of Trafalgar and beautiful pictures 👍 Thanks Anne 💖

[@A.L.Gardner]

Thanks Michèle, I went there yesterday, ages since I've been. Must have been hell on board that shipat the best of times, I can't even imagine it in battle

[@micheleprobst8879]

@@A.L.Gardner I think of all the men who fought to this terrible naval battle caused by Napoleon Bonaparte! What a disaster…

[@A.L.Gardner]

@micheleprobst8879 Yes, it just takes one madman to end the lives of so many. Life was hard enough without that nightmare 💔

[@odgeetv8515]

Very beautiful ship 👍💙

[@A.L.Gardner]

😊

[@alessiaunicastar4658]

Nice sharing 👍 💚 🍀

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@alessiaunicastar4658 Thank you ❤️ 😊

[@Asangardiningvlogs]

Nice🎉❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@A.L.Gardner]

Thanks 🤗

[@sarapdikit9902]

Kenangan kepahlawan terimakasih berbagi video museum yang bagus

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@sarapdikit9902 😊❤️

[@HRooorooo]

14👍💕عرض موفق بالتوفيق والنجاح الدائم ❤❤

[@A.L.Gardner]

😊❤️

[@CaballeroIdem]

comme c'est beau se magnifique partage merci beaucoup tout mon amitié❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@A.L.Gardner]

😊❤️❤️❤️

[@PhilBrocklehurst]

A very beautiful and magnificent piece of history. I wish them all the best with the repairs. A historical vessel like this deserves to be preserved 😊🌊💙

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@PhilBrocklehurst There have been many repairs but astonishingly as much as 20% is still genuine 😊

[@PhilBrocklehurst]

@@A.L.Gardner Awesome 😊

[@Faroutfactandfiction]

Wow! 😮😮😮😮 I love sea ships! Thank you for taking us with you on this journey!😊😊😊

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@Faroutfactandfiction My pleasure, she's a piece of history 😊

[@DailyShelter]

Your video takes me back to that historical era.

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@DailyShelter Thank you 😊

[@asurfer7741]

Great tour today 😊 I do enjoy seeing far away places 😊 big likes 👍

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@asurfer7741 Glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️

[@nyssa1145]

Ein sehr schönes Schiff. Danke für die wundervollen Bilder 😊

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@nyssa1145 Danke Nyssa, sie ist so ein erstaunliches Stück Geschichte 😊❤️

[@nyssa1145]

@@A.L.Gardner Ich finde es sehr gut, das man alles dafür tut um es zu erhalten 👍😊.

[@LivingwithRagdolls]

This is incredible and an opportunity to really see how things were back then, it has all been so lovingly restored and recreated. Like 35 :)

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@LivingwithRagdolls yes, it's such an important piece of history 😊❤️

[@fish1999onBass]

*Same initials as my late beloved HMS. Shared and thanks for sharing. Brilliant film*

[@A.L.Gardner]

Oh, so sorry for your loss ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@josiebelalde7813]

That was so beautiful and thank you so much for the tour ❤

[@A.L.Gardner]

😊❤️

[@josiebelalde7813]

@ 😇❤️

[@Anitgarden]

❤❤❤ so nyc sharing

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@Anitgarden 😊❤️❤️❤️

[@MAJOY_JASONTV]

Beautiful and amazing 😍

[@A.L.Gardner]

😊❤️

[@fufffufffuff]

This is wonderful 😊

[@A.L.Gardner]

@fufffufffuff Thanks so much Romina 😊❤️

[@MaisieTheBlindHen]

Awesome my friend ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@MaisieTheBlindHen Thank you 😊❤️

[@adalbertosk]

Really impressive! Great video! Thanks!

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@adalbertosk 😊❤️

[@ninfilms]

Beautiful ship. I hope you enjoyed the experience.

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@ninfilms Apart from hitting my head once yes, it always amazes me how they coped with those cramped conditions af sea and especially in battle. 😊

[@wendingourway]

How cool it that!! That would be so wonderful to explore! A great piece of history for sure!!

[@A.L.Gardner]

It's better if you're on the short side, the orlop deck is a nightmare, I had to bend nearly double! Can't imagine how Captain Hardy coped with it 😊

[@Orientalbackyardgarden]

Beautiful, thank you for the interesting description ❤❤❤❤❤

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@Orientalbackyardgarden My pleasure ❤️❤️❤️

[@NaturesFairy]

Its so wonderful that they have kept the ship in great conditions so everyone can enjoy visiting! So many guns. I liked seeing the Mess Table. Imagine having to go to the Surgeons cabin while out at sea. Yikes!! So much history here! We have a place called Battleship Cove,, I plan to take Conner next summer!! A fun day for you and thanks for sharing with us all!!

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@NaturesFairy I always say, compared to what people suffered back then we alll live like royalty, simply moving about on that ship was hard work and that's with it completely still! Battleship Cove sounds nice 😊❤️

[@미키1004Mikey]

My dear friend. I always support you😘👍 10:08

[@A.L.Gardner]

😊❤️

[@PaulAFulcher]

A fine old English war ship with a Stirling history ! nice one Anne.👀👌

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@PaulAFulcher Amazingly 15-20% of her is original, must have been good oak to survive all that time can do.

[@trangvlog754]

Hậu trường, nice video my friend.

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@trangvlog754 😊❤️❤️❤️

[@summerlin0527]

Very nice💖💖💖🏆

[@A.L.Gardner]

Thank you 😊❤️

[@ahskalmeryemmutfag]

Hello my friyend ❤❤❤🔔👏❤❤❤

[@sharoncarlisle7011]

Thank you so much for the very interesting information Anne.👍🤗😘These photo's are amazing,& gives us sn insight of life aboard this ship.⚓🚢❤️ Captain Hardy's feet must've hung over the end of his bed 🛏️😂 Haha. I love the plaque to mark where Nelson fell.👍🙂 Have a lovely day.😘🤗😻😍

[@A.L.Gardner]

I've no idea how Hardy wasn't permanently concussed! There was only one tiny part of the ship where he could stand upright! Thanks Sharon ❤️ 😊

[@sharoncarlisle7011]

​@@A.L.GardnerHaha 🤭😂🛏️🤗😘 You're welcome Anne.😻🚢⚓

[@hillbillysyardandbeyond]

That is amazing!!!

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@hillbillysyardandbeyond Yes, incredible to have survived 😊❤️

[@hillbillysyardandbeyond]

​@@A.L.GardnerThings like this,old buildings and barns still exist.They didn't have this heavy duty equipment like nowadays and here they are today😊

[@JimTimber]

Wonderful ! .. decades ago one of the lower decks was painted red (because historians believed that this was to hide the blood when they were operating on the cannon fodder) I remembered this as a kid.. and when I returned to the vessel decades later as an adult.. I queired the tour guide as to where this deck was !!.. and I had the response that they thought it was inaccurate and so had removed the paint !! .. much like the dodgy paint job I had done on my house innit !! 😁 My great great great great great fat Grandmother was on one of these 'Men o' War' as some sort of cook !! ..you can Google the old bird.. her name is Dolly Peel !! lol So this couple of brothers are press ganged into the Royal Navy.. one has these huge ears ..and the other great big goggly eyes 👀.. so anyway the Petty Officer says the eyes.. you can be lookout !! lol So he climbs the mast.. and within minutes of leaving dock he yells down 'Spanish Man o' War ..on the horizon !' ..and the PO gets out his big telescope ..and sure enough he spots the ship as a tiny blip on the horizon !! .. and he says ''I see the vessel.. but how do you know its Spanish ??!!'' ..and the lookout says ''My brother can hear them speaking !'' 😁

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@JimTimber You have the most awesome relatives! I'll try and find her - btw it was unlucky for anyone to whistle on board apart from the cook - if they were whistling they weren't gobbing in the food 😁

[@JimTimber]

@@A.L.Gardner Ha ha !.. actually I got it wrong.. Dolly was a nurse so I doubt she whistled ..unless of course her goose was cooked !! lol X

[@something0007]

Is that museum of antique??

[@A.L.Gardner]

@@something0007 It's Nekson's ship HMS Victory, I suppose she is a museum in her own right so yes 😊