HMS Victory

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Navy News:

Victory dismasted as restoration project begins

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THIS is a ‘heart-stopping’ moment in the life of HMS Victory as her top mast is craned off and a massive restoration project begins in earnest.

Nelson’s flagship ‘lost’ her main topgallant mast yesterday as experts removed the highest point on the legendary 250-year-old vessel.

More at http://www.navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/781

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Daily Mail:

Victory is mine: Where Napoleon failed, our man in the rigging helps tear apart Nelson's mighty flagship

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The French fleet tried and failed. And a century-and-a-half later, the Luftwaffe couldn't manage it either. But now we are doing it ourselves. The oldest and most famous ship in the Royal Navy – arguably, the most important ship since Noah's Ark – is being reduced to a hulk.

More at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2032417/Victory-Where-Napoleon-failed-man-rigging-helps-tear-apart-Nelsons-mighty-flagship.html?ito=feeds-news xml

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The News (Portsmouth UK):

New show puts Victory work in the spotlight

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VISITORS to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be given the chance to get under HMS Victory’s skin as part of a new exhibition.

More at http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/lifestyle/the-guide/big-interview/new_show_puts_victory_work_in_the_spotlight_1_3039950

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The News (Porstmouth UK):

HMS Victory remains the centrepiece of dockyard

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Portsmouth Dockyard, 1932. Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory was laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765.

More at http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/community/remember-when/hms_victory_remains_the_centrepiece_of_dockyard_1_3053768

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Gaurdian:

HMS Victory and the ship that almost sank Lord Nelson

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The ship that nearly sank Nelson's HMS Victory has been named and shamed. It was not a French man o'war at the battle of Trafalgar but, almost a century later, a battered British ironclad called Neptune, which broke free while being towed to be scrapped, smashed into Victory in Portsmouth harbour, and left the sea flooding through a gaping hole below the waterline.

More at http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/sep/18/hms-victory-portsmouth-historic-dockyard

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From AboutMyArea:

New Curator for HMS Victory

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Time travelling historian Andrew Baines has sailed back through time from working on HMS Warrior 1860 to being newly appointed by the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) as the curator for HMS Victory.

More at http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Gosport/PO13/News/Local-News/206466-New-Curator-for-HMS-Victory

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Navy News:

Authentic post-battle look for HMS Victory

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IF you want authenticity, then now is the time to come and take a look at HMS Victory.

With the removal of the last of her topmasts this morning, and now minus much of her rigging, Nelson’s flagship now looks much as she would have done following the Battle of Trafalgar.

More at http://www.navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/1511

Comment: Authentic except...fortunately...for the lack of battle damage!

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The News (Portsmouth UK):

Memorial for Nelson and lives lost at sea

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A MEMORIAL service will be held in Portsmouth on Sunday to remember all those who have lost their lives at sea and to commemorate the life of Admiral Lord Nelson who died securing victory in the Battle of Trafalgar 206 years ago.

More at http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/memorial_for_nelson_and_lives_lost_at_sea_1_3140435

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The News (Portsmouth UK)

Getting into the Halloween spirit at historic dockyard

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The summer holidays may feel like five minutes ago to us adults, but to youngsters they are already a distant memory as schoolchildren look forward to the October half-term.

The autumn holiday is taking on a sinister theme at many of the region’s attractions as they prepare for Halloween.

More at http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/lifestyle/tn2-saturday/a-weekend-with/getting_into_the_halloween_spirit_at_historic_dockyard_1_3155005

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Birmingham Mail:

Birmingham remembers Nelson's victory at Trafalgar Day

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LANDLOCKED Brummies lined the city streets to pay tribute to the victorious Royal Navy hero Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson alongside his great-great-great-granddaughter.

More at http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/10/17/birmingham-remembers-nelson-s-victory-at-trafalgar-day-97319-29605394/

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Antiques Trade Gazette:

The man who kept Victory on course at Trafalgar

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A SILVER medal awarded to the Master of Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, who was at the ship's helm throughout the Battle of Trafalgar is to be sold by Nantwich, Cheshire, auctioneers Peter Wilson.

It will be offered in a sale of fine art and antiques on November 9-10 and is estimated at £10,000-15,000.

More at http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/8044.aspx

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Navy News:

Today's Navy remembers Nelson's 'lasting legacy'

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Today’s Navy has honoured the men who delivered its greatest triumph with a service aboard HMS Victory.

Sailors and Royal Marines paid their respects to the heroes of Trafalgar and laid wreaths in memory of Admiral Nelson.

More at http://www.navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/2031

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Yorkshire Post:

Hundredth commander takes helm of Victory

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Control of the world’s oldest commissioned warship HMS Victory was handed over to its 100th commanding officer (CO) yesterday.

Lieutenant Commander Rod Strathern is now at the helm of Nelson’s flagship, famous for its role in the Battle of Trafalgar and for being where the UK’s most famous admiral died in 1805.

More at http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/hundredth_commander_takes_helm_of_victo ry_1_4070118

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Daily Echo:

HMS Victory to be handed over to National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth

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Nelson's flagship HMS Victory is set to be handed over to a Hampshire museum in a bid to attract charitable funding and save the Ministry of Defence millions of pounds for its upkeep.

More HERE

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Daily Mail:

The party's over: HMS Victory to be handed to museum to 'preserve it' after anger over plans to host revellers

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HMS Victory, the world's oldest-commissioned warship, is to be looked after at a museum with a £50m trust fund following anger over plans to turn it into a party venue.
Lord Nelson's flagship vessel could have hosted private hospitality functions after the Ministry of Defence revealed it was struggling to afford the warship's £16m repair bill, but instead the HMS Victory will be 'preserved for future generations'.

More HERE