HMS Victory: An insight into owning, operating and maintaining the Royal Navy's oldest and most famous warship - Hardcover

Peter Goodwin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857338315 ISBN 13: 9780857338310

Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

HMS Victory is probably the most famous surviving historic warship in the world today. She was flagship to Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when he was killed on her quarter deck by a sniper's bullet in Britain's hour of victory. Maritime historian and former HMS Victory Keeper and Curator Peter Goodwin tells the story of Nelson's flagship, giving fascinating insights into how she was built, her anatomy and weaponry, and how a ship of the line in the Georgian navy was sailed, fought and maintained.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter K Goodwin served in the Royal Navy before pursuing a career as a maritime historian and author. He was appointed the first Keeper and Curator of HMS Victory in 1991. Peter has also worked as historical advisor for the film Master and Commander and the Hornblower TV series.

About this edition

• Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0857338315
• ISBN 13: 9780857338310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 184