Welcome to the official website for Nelson’s flagship-HMS Victory. Best known for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar, the Victory currently has a dual role as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and as a living museum to the Georgian navy.
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This site will help you to learn about all aspects of this great ship. Find out about the men who sailed in her, how she was built and her long and continuing Naval career. You will also find useful information to help you plan a visit to HMS Victory and discover more about our special events and activities.
The Historic Dockyard opens at 10am everyday throughout the year, except when closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. From April to October the last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.30pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 6.00pm. From November to March the last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.00pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 5.30pm. Our Visiting pages will give you more details about Victory’s opening hours.
So, step aboard and explore the wooden world of the Georgian Navy…
Latest News-Victory Marks Trafalgar Day
The Royal Navy's most important anniversary marked for the 203rd year by a ceremony onboard HMS Victory today onTuesday 21 October at 8am. This also coincided with the 250th Anniversary of Lord Nelson's Birthday, which the Royal Navy celebrated last month.
October 21 is the anniversary of the most decisive naval battle under sail in British history - Admiral Lord Nelson's triumph at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The anniversary also marks the death of the Royal Navy's most revered leader when he was fatally wounded during the action which decisively defeated a Franco-Spanish Fleet.
The Royal Navy's most important anniversary marked for the 203rd year by a ceremony onboard HMS Victory today onTuesday 21 October at 8am. This also coincided with the 250th Anniversary of Lord Nelson's Birthday, which the Royal Navy celebrated last month.
