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Model of HMS Victory without masts.
Press Release HMS Victory Museum Story Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft Trafalgar Day

Unique scale model of HMS Victory put on display at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

The builder’s block model is the only known scale model of HMS Victory from the time of Battle of Trafalgar. This 1:48 scale model is likened to a…

Victory Live: The Big Repair
Press Release HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Victory Live: The Big Repair

Get under the skin of HMS Victory in our latest visitor experience Victory Live: The Big Repair. Learn about the once-in-a-lifetime project to fight…

HMS Victory surrounded by protective scaffolding.
Blog HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Major new conservation phase for HMS Victory with once-in-a-generation visitor experience

Modern-day Great Repair offers once-in-a-generation opportunity to see under the skin of a First-Rate ship of the line and tell her story in a…

An engineer testing building materials in a lab.
Press Release HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Materials Testing Begins for HMS Victory

Engineers at the University of Southampton are working with the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) to help find the best materials to ensure…

HMS Victory in drydock at Portsmouth with partial masts.
Blog HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory’s Conservation Announced as Victory Commemorates 100 Years in Dry Dock

HMS Victory was moved into her final resting place a century ago at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, dry dock no. 2. The ship’s custodian, the National…

Conservationist examining found coin under a microscope.
Press Release HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Century-Old Coin Uncovered Under HMS Victory Mast on Display in Trafalgar Day Tribute

Rare discovery from nation’s flagship put on show from Trafalgar Day as tribute to naval landmark battle. Historic ship team’s wish to discover…

HMS Victory's masts being removed by crane.
Press Release HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory’s Lower Mast Removed Temporarily for Analysis and Conservation

Highly complex three-day engineering challenge marks next crucial step in 20-year conservation project. Main lower mast lifted for first time in…