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HMS Victory (1765)
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| Name | Victory | Explanation | |
| Type | First rate | ||
| Launched | 7 May 1765 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 2142 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 100 | ||
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| Note | 1801 rebuilt 2164 bm.1824 h.s. 1922 drydocked. Still in commission. | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 19 December 1831 - February 1833 | Commanded by Captain Hyde Parker, Portsmouth | ||
| 19 September 1839 - September 1841 | Commanded by Captain Francis Erskine Loch, Portsmouth | ||
| 2 September 1841 | Commanded by Captain William Willmott Henderson, Portsmouth | ||
| 1844 | Commanded by Captain Richard Arthur and superintendent of the Ordinary, Portsmouth | ||
| 23 September 1844 - 25 March 1846 | Commanded by Captain George Moubray, Portsmouth | ||
| 1 April 1846 - 22 September 1847 | Commanded by Captain John Pasco, Portsmouth | ||
| 17 December 1847 | Commanded by Captain Charles Eden, flagship, Portsmouth | ||
| 3 December 1850 - 30 September 1851 | Commanded by Captain Francis Price Blackwood, flagship of Admiral Thomas Bladen Capel, Portsmouth | ||
| 30 September 1851 - 19 December 1852 | Commanded by Captain George Bohun Martin, flagship of Admiral Thomas Briggs, Portsmouth | ||
| 20 March 1853 - 19 September 1853 | Commanded by Captain John Shepherd, flagship of Vice-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, Portsmouth | ||
| 20 December 1853 - 19 March 1854 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Maitland, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, Portsmouth | ||
| 27 January 1854 - 6 July 1855 | Commanded by Captain John Charles Dalrymple Hay, flagship of Vice-Admiral Thomas John Cockrane, Portsmouth | ||
| 20 March 1855 - 7 March 1856 | Commanded by Captain George Thomas Gordon, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, Portsmouth | ||
| 7 March 1856 | Commanded by Captain James Robert Drummond, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Francis Seymour, Portsmouth | ||
| 21 August 1856 - 19 March 1859 | Commanded by Captain George Henry Seymour, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Francis Seymour, Portsmouth | ||
| 20 March 1859 - 19 March 1860 | Commanded by Captain Arthur Farquhar, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth | ||
| 20 March 1860 - 2 March 1863 | Commanded by Captain Robert Coote, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth | ||
| 2 March 1863 - 1 March 1866 | Commanded by Captain Francis Scott, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief Portsmouth | ||
| 1 March 1866 - 5 August 1867 | Commanded by Captain Francis Egerton, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief Portsmouth | ||
| 5 August 1867 | Commanded by Captain Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief Portsmouth | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 8 December 1849 | Portsmouth, Dec. 6. In Port and Fitting In the Harbour. - The Victory and Illustrious flag-ships, the Excellent gunnery ship; the Blenheim steam-guard-ship; the Eurydice, stripping to pay off; the Contest, fitting out; the Rolla apprentices' brig, laying up for the winter; the Fairy and Elfin, and Portsmouth yachts; the Flamer packet from Holyhead, and the Echo tug.In Dock. - The Britannia, 120; the Dauntless, 24; the Fantome, 16; the Lily, 16; the Fox, 42; the Devastation, and the Birkenhead steam frigates. In the Basin. - The Princess Charlotte, 104; the Actaeon, 26; and the Sprightly and the Bee steam-vessels. In the Steam Basin, - The Ajax, 60; the Penelope, 22; the Sidon, 26; the Victoria and Albert royal yacht; the Urgent , the Pike, the Asp, and the Blazer. Building. - The Royal Frederick, 120;[subsequently cancelled later and completed as Frederick William] the Prince of Wales, 120; the Princess Royal, 90; the Argus, and the Furious steam sloops. | ||
| Sa 9 March 1850 | Portsmouth, Friday. In Port and Fitting In Harbour. - The Victory, Illustrious, Blenheim, Excellent, Rolla, Fairy, Fanny, and Echo.In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Fantome, and Penelope. In the Basin. - The Lily. In the Steam-Basin. - The Blazer, Birkenhead, Pike, Asp, Flamer, Comet, Elfin, Victoria and Albert, Hecate, and Termagant. | ||
| Sa 20 April 1850 | In Harbour. - The Victory, Excellent, Illustrious, Blenheim, Fanny, and Portsmouth tenders, the Echo tug, and the Locust steam-vessel. In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Penelope, Rapid, and Electra. In the Basin. - The Niger, Devastation, Fantome, Griffon, and Fairy. In the Steam Basin. - Termagant, Hecate, Victoria and Albert, Bulldog, Blazer, Flamer, Pike, Asp, and Elfin. | ||
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