HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar | Nostalgia

A series of pictures which capture the sheer terror of a naval battle, with probably the most famous warship of all time – HMS Victory – at its heart.
Sailors loading a cannon in HMS Victory while at close quarters with the French ship Redoutable at the Battle of Trafalgar. Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.Sailors loading a cannon in HMS Victory while at close quarters with the French ship Redoutable at the Battle of Trafalgar. Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
Sailors loading a cannon in HMS Victory while at close quarters with the French ship Redoutable at the Battle of Trafalgar. Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

To our full collection of HMS Victory paintings and photographs, click here and also here.

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