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OK guys - I know pictures/photo`s of HMS Victory are not the hardest to come across - but as the longest serving warship in our fleet this has to be addressed. So sort the wheat out from the chaffe and you will find a few quite good shots here... Also if you have a cracker to add to them then please expedite immediately!
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Then we have the second part...
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And the final tranche...
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Great stuff Terry. Regards Dave

A pleasure mate.

Here are four for the gallery. HMS Victory with submarine no 3. HMS Victory & HMS Rodney. HMS Victory & Iron Duke. Nelsons Signal. Wombat, (James)
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As always, excellent work Terry. Pity someone didn't have the insight to keep the even older IMPLACABLE (that is the one before the carrier!) as they could have had a 'visit one get one free' at Pompey. Regretably the IMPLACABLE got towed out of Pompey and sunk, I think just after the end of WW2. Mik

Many thanks as always for your gracious words my friend. Deserved if you are referring to the thread with its gallery of postcards, however if you are in fact thinking of the post immediately above this one then the credit should rightfully go to James [Wombat]!:)

Just a small addition to the thread.......
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Nice one rik!
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Here is one of the Figurehead from HMS Victory. Wombat, (James).
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I have images to post How do I do it? Sincerely David Clifford
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Welcome to the forum David. I think you seem to have answered your question!

[QUOTE=Wombat;28210]Here are four for the gallery. HMS Victory with submarine no 3. HMS Victory & HMS Rodney. HMS Victory & Iron Duke. Nelsons Signal. Wombat, (James)[/QUOTE] James, are you sure that is Victory and Rodney? Victory went into dry dock at Portsmouth 1922 and Rodney was built 1925, unless someone has been busy cutting and pasting with Photoshop;) The vessel with Rodney looks on a smaller scale than Victory.

You are right there Jim. I am sure that is a two-third scale replica of Victory or something. It rings a bell somewhere as I feel sure that I have seen pictures of her before somewhere.

Glad you agree Terry, I just wonder if it was one of the old sail training ships, such as the Italian Amerigo Vespucci

Maybe I was thinking of this picture?
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Nice photo Terry, hadn't seen that one before. I thought that the sailing ship might have been the same, and snapped from a nearer point, but they are both rigged differently.

True - I dont think it was the one I as thinking of, but I am sure I have seen a picture of a large replica of Victory with either Nelson or Rodney in it somewhere!

Before I get hung from the yard arm, I plead “Not Guilty”. :( I would just like to say that I have not altered this post card in any way shape or form. I even had to get instructions from Bob on how to post a photo, so I would stand no chance of cutting, pasting, superimposing, or merging.:confused::confused: If this is going to turn into a G.C.M. please see the following: Exhibit 1.- Photo taken of PC through Bathroom Mirror to show front and back at the same time.;) Exhibit 2.- Back of PC states: Raphael Tuck & Son’s Photogravure Postcard. Art Publishers to their Majesties The King & Queen. (So if it’s good enough for them it’s good enough for me).;) Before deliberation, my final request is to subpoena Bob as my expert witness. :D My closing statement is: “When I bought this post card for 20p it was in good faith. :o I have not touched this card. I am innocent”.:) Wombat, (James). PS. All fun aside, I originally had a Naval General Service Medal bar Trafalgar, to George Borthwick who served on HMS Victory at Trafalgar. My main interest was in HMS Victory herself which was my reason for purchasing the card. I took the HMS Rodney on the card to be the earlier Ship, but as pointed out the Ship on the card is not that of 1884-1909. It is the 1925-1948 HMS Rodney and therefore would have to be super imposed in some way, or as Terry suspects a scale version of Victory used.
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And here's another. HMS Victory & HMS Dreadnaught. (I hope):D:D:D Wombat (James).
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You nearly had me taken in, Wombat, until I read they were also publishers to the Prince of Whales:D

Here is one - it is a litho print that belonged to my Great-Grandfather George Rebbeck. His last posting was as CPO on the Victory and the print was given to him on his retirement.
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I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but all the pics of VICTORY on the water - pre dry dock - show her with bare spars. Now, has anyone come across any pics of her in real time in full sailing rig? Terry?? Someone has posted a painting of her under sail on a different thread. Mik

That is a question that has puzzled me for some time. Was she ever under sail and photographed? I have her as being rebuilt in 1801 and entered harbour service 1824 when, presumably, her main rigging would have been removed. Not sure about the history of photography, but did they have cameras prior to 1824?

I have never seen a picture of her in full rig. I think Jim could well be right about it pre-dating photographs. This model shows the sort of thing Mik is after I think...
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Quite right Terry. Even though it is a model, it looks stupendous. Mik

Great photo Terry, I can feel the bracing sea breeze:)

I think I can now solve the mystery galleon in post #17 (I think) with RODNEY. The pic was taken from the long gone thanks to the Luftwaffe Plymouth Pier. RODNEY is outbound from Devonport and is just starting the sharp right at the Mallard Shoal. Oh the galleon, nearly forgot!! She is a replica of the Golden Hind which dates the pic to 1934'ish. Regards Mik

Victory fully rigged, in a painting by Tony Standish, for Prince Charles. The other ship is HMS BRONINGTON.
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A good picture Rik - I am surprised that you hadn`t already posted it in the Warship art thread!

According to my reference material the Victory was hulked around 1825 so there will be no photographs fully rigged. Surely somewhere there is a contemporary painting of her with sails set?

I believe there are many paintings of her under sail
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truly excellent paintings BB Mik

Makes me feel really homesick! We always took our visitors on the Victory tour so I don't know how many times I tripped over the entries!! Perhaps I should brave the perils of Wightlink Ferries and take another look sometime. Has anyone got piccies of Foudroyant? She was in the Harbour for many years and was used for 'hammock' weekends for scouts, guides and other schoolchildren, and was in sight of Victory. Edna PS Did you know that Wyllie, the artist, who was so fond of Victory, lived close to Sally Port (Nelson's embarkation point), in House called Ship Tyger House, because it had a model of the Ship Tyger? Anyone know anything more about Ship Tyger?

Lots of fabulous picture on this thread of Victory ... but let's go on board. [SIZE=3][B]The Quarterdeck[/B][/SIZE] Thes vintage postcards are interesting in as much as I think they must date prior to the period 1920-1928 when the restoration to her Trafalgar state was started. The two cards (not wonderful quality) looking towards the weather deck show that the fire buckets still carry the 1803 (when she had a major refit at Chatham) motif rather than the George III cipher, and the frist card shows that the binnacle is not present. can any one ID the other ship in the first card - might help to date it. [I]Postcards from my personal collection[/I]
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More vintage postcards ... [B][SIZE=3]Middle & Lower Gun Decks[/SIZE][/B] The card showing the 'Middle Deck & Officers Quarters' carried the date of 1928and is postmarked 1938. The card showing the 'Lower Mess Deck' is postmarked 1910. Of course few of the cannon now on Victory are real, due partly to the weight factor. [FONT=Verdana]My information is that there are 12 iron Napoleonic guns on board: 9 x 32 pounders on the lower gun deck, and 3 x 24 pounders on the middle gun deck. Each are of the Blomefield pattern, designed by Sir Thomas Blomefield, the Inspector Governor of Ordnance. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]It is very unlikely that any of these guns were in the ship at Trafalgar as all were removed in 1806 when the ship was repaired. From the records the existing iron guns were put into the ship on 5 April 1808 when the ship was re-arming for deployment in the Baltic, and inspected by the Inspector of Ordnance two days later. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Manufacturers names, in the abbreviated form, were generally marked on the left trunnion. The 12 iron guns have the following marks:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]W.Co. - Walker & Company, of Rotheram, Yorkshire. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]H.Co. - James Henckle & Company, Wandsworth, London [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]ACB. - Alexander Brodie, on the River Severn[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Ten of the eleven iron guns, cast by Walker & Company, are fitted with copper vent bushes, an innovation that was intoduced after Trafalgar. Guns fitted with copper vent bushes are stamped 'CVC' on top of the cascable. The twelfth gun, the 24 pounder sited near the entrance of the Victory Gallery, Royal Navy Museum, cast by Alexander Brodie has an iron vent bush. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]The 21 guns sited on the dockside around the Victory are short barrelled 32 pounders made during the reign of George III, but were not issued until after his death. These guns, dated either 1847 or 1848, most were manufactured by Henckle & Co. were used as the saluting battery on board the Victory when she was moored in Portsmouth harbour.[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]It was these guns that fired the salute to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her Coronation and also fired when her funeral Cortege passed [I]HMS Victory[/I] on its way from the Isle of Wight for her burial. These guns were removed from the ship in 1922.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]All the other guns that are displayed on the [I]Victory's[/I] decks are replicas.[/FONT] [I]Postcards from my personal collection[/I] [/FONT] [/FONT]
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Nice set of cards Clive, thanks for sharing them with us Mik

Terry and others.... Brilliant Photos chaps... I have to say that she is probably my most favourite ship! My wife and I were taken down into the hold by an "on duty" Royal Marine Sergeant.... at least I think that was his rank, and were actually able to walk along her kelson..... seeing how she was built was fascinating and very instructive. I have a 5 foot model of her hull hanging up in my garage... I started to build her in about 1969 in Melbourne using plans from Nepean Longridge's book on how he built the model that is in the National Maritime Museum. I keep on thinking I should continue.... and my Wife and family also think so.... but...... well we'll see. I did float the hull in the bath.... I reckon in order to bring her down on her marks I would need about 30 pounds of lead inside!! Ian

Hi Ian, I sympathise old mate. I have a five foot model of the Royal Yacht Britannia presented to me in kit form when I retired twelve years ago. The hull is complete [and floats] but I have built twelve other boats in the meantime and when the wife asks me when I am finishing "the boat" I tell her it is a labour of love and a lifetime's work ....... one day, I promise, one day. Dave H

Great set of photos of Victory, but puzzled by the cap tally of the guy left centre of photo No 11, doesnt look as if it is Victory, can anyone suggest what it reads? Jim

Thanks Ian.

Some more photos of the Nelson's "Victory":
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Antoine I have removed your last picture as a larger version of it has already appeared in post #2 [5th card].

If you please, Terry!:)

Here Nelson fell? Not surprised. Nearly tripped over the darned thing myself. The old 'uns are the best. Here's a "turn of the century" coloured photo of Portsmouth Harbour with Victory in the background. Peter
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Sorry I have no pictures to add,just a small fact.During three months guiding on VICTORY,I was absolutely amazed by the number of french visitors.!!! One even asked if the cannon balls on the ship where from the Trafalgar battle.The quick witted guide replied,"No Sir,I believe your fleet have most of them now!" Regards Steve.

There are a few more clips on this site covering the Victory, and more [url]http://www.britishpathe.com/video/to-the-immortal-memory-of-nelson/query/HMS[/url]

here is one from the fleet photographer from my father's time at Pompey, around 1973, think they used it as a Christmas card one year.. tim
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A great photo Tim, and a cameo for one in the first post on the thread. I may even have bought the Christmas card with this photo on. Jim

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