# A Short History of H.M.S. Victory

Author: Wharton, W. J. L. (William James Lloyd), 1843-1905

Genre: Category: History - British

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40847

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Short+History+of+H.M.S.+Victory+Wharton&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Every Englishman, we imagine, knows that the "VICTORY" was the ship which bore Lord Nelson's flag, and on board of which he received his death wound in the moment of triumph over the combined fleets of France and Spain, off Cape Trafalgar; but as very few are aware of her numerous and distinguished services, extending over many years, and preceding that sad yet glorious climax, this memoir of her career has been drawn up, with the hope of making her history from her launch to the present time better known; and that the hundreds who yearly visit her may carry away a record of their visit, to remind them of the classic ground they have been treading, and recall to their recollections some o...

## Chapters

- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-h-m-s-victory-40847/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-h-m-s-victory-40847/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-h-m-s-victory-40847/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-h-m-s-victory-40847/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-h-m-s-victory-40847/chapters/5/index.md)