
Nelson’s ship, HMS Victory.The world’s oldest naval vessel still in commission.

Nelson’s ship, HMS Victory, in dry dock but still flying the ensign, 1926. Well, she would be flying the ensign, she was still a Ship in Commission….
With 246 years of service as of 2024, she is the world’s oldest naval vessel still in commission.





HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. With 246 years of service as of 2024, she is the world’s oldest naval vessel still in commissio
Οι απόψεις που εκφράζονται στα σχόλια των άρθρων δεν απηχούν κατ’ ανάγκη τις απόψεις της ιστοσελίδας μας, το οποίο ως εκ τούτου δεν φέρει καμία ευθύνη. Για τα άρθρα που αναδημοσιεύονται εδώ με πηγή, ουδεμία ευθύνη εκ του νόμου φέρουμε καθώς απηχούν αποκλειστικά τις απόψεις των συντακτών τους και δεν δεσμεύουν καθ’ οιονδήποτε τρόπο την ιστοσελίδα.