Description
HMS Victory is the only surviving warship that fought in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. In the latter she served as Lord Nelson's flagship at the decisive Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which she carried over 100 guns. Her career began some 40 years earlier. Ordered by the Navy Board on 6th June 1759 during the Seven Years War she was completed on 7th May 1765.
Additional information
First Issued | 2008 |
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Catalogue Ref - 2008 Edition | A50049 |
Artist on Box Type 16 | Mike Trim |