List of ships named Victory

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Victory is a ship name that is used several times. Ships of the British Royal Navy in particular bore this name, which they were named after the English word for "victory" in honor of major battles won in England.

Ship list

designation Ship type Class / type Construction year Shipyard Owner period of service Whereabouts image
Victory galleon 1571 Royal Navy Wrecked in 1608
Victory Ship of the line 1620 Deptford Royal Navy from 1627 Wrecked in 1691
VictoryReceipt ? 1665 Chatham Dockyard , Chatham Royal Navy
Victory Ship of the line 1675 Portsmouth Royal Navy 1691-1714 Renamed Royal George in 1714 , burned in 1721
Victory Ship of the line 1737 Portsmouth Royal Navy 1740-1744 Sunk in 1744
Victory Ship of the line 1765 Chatham Dockyard, Chatham Royal Navy since 1778 in service / museum ship
HMSVictoryPortsmouthEngland (version 2) .jpg
Victory Paddle steamer Civil parcel steamer 1826 John Ross 1826-1832 Abandoned in 1832
WP Victory - John Ross.jpg
Victory Paddle steamer 1863 United States Navy 1863-1865 Sold in 1865

See also

Web links

Commons : Ships named Victory  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ^ Brian Lavery: The Ship of the Line. Volume I. pub Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8 , pp. 158-159.
  2. ^ Brian Lavery: The Ship of the Line. Pp. 160-162.
  3. Entry on Google Books