This is Epic History TV's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at ...

The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.

A cannonball was fired into HMS Victory's foremast during the Battle of Trafalgar A wooden foremast from HMS Victory featuring a hole punched into it by a cannonball during the Battle of Trafalgar ...