HMS Victory

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 1765 first-rate ship of the line
  • Also known as: “Victory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mary Rose Museum and HMS M33.

Museum
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The is a historical located at in in the run by the Mary Rose Trust.

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is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Built in 1915, she saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia during the Allied Intervention in 1919.

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is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. is situated 1,300 feet south of HMS Victory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.

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is a town in , a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

Suburb
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is a seaside resort and a geographic area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.

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is a suburb of the town of , in the Gosport district, in , England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of opposite to the naval base.

HMS Victory

Latitude
50.80175° or 50° 48′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.10957° or 1° 6′ 34″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Inception
1765
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9C2WRV2R+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32393527
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8015415
Wiki­data ID
Q213958
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“HMS Victory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إتش إم إس فكتوري”
  • Arabic: “إتش إم إس فيكتوري”
  • Arpitan: “HMS Victory”
  • Azerbaijani: “HMS Victory”
  • Balinese: “HMS Victory”
  • Basque: “HMS Victory”
  • Catalan: “HMS Victory”
  • Chinese: “HMS勝利號”
  • Chinese: “勝利號戰列艦”
  • Chinese: “勝利號戰艦”
  • Chinese: “皇家海軍 勝利號”
  • Chinese: “皇家海軍勝利號”
  • Chinese: “胜利号”
  • Chinese: “胜利号战舰”
  • Czech: “HMS Victory”
  • Danish: “HMS Victory”
  • Dutch: “H.M.S. Victory”
  • Dutch: “HMS Victory”
  • Finnish: “HMS Victory”
  • French: “HMS Victory”
  • Galician: “HMS Victory”
  • German: “H.M.S. Victory”
  • German: “HMS Victory”
  • German: “Victory”
  • Hebrew: “אה’מ ויקטורי”
  • Hebrew: “אה"מ ויקטורי”
  • Hebrew: “אהמ ויקטורי”
  • Hungarian: “HMS Victory”
  • Irish: “HMS Victory”
  • Italian: “H.M.S. Victory”
  • Italian: “HMS Victory”
  • Japanese: “ヴィクトリー”
  • Japanese: “ヴィクトリー号”
  • Japanese: “ビクトリー号”
  • Korean: “HMS 빅토리”
  • Latin: “H.M.S. Victory”
  • Latin: “HMS Victory”
  • Latvian: “HMS Victory”
  • Luxembourgish: “HMS Victory”
  • Marathi: “एच.एम.एस. व्हिक्टरी”
  • Marathi: “एच.एम.एस.व्हिक्टरी”
  • Marathi: “एचएमएस व्हिक्टरी”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “HMS «Victory»”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “HMS Victory”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “HMS «Victory»”
  • Norwegian: “HMS «Victory»”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Victory”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس ویکتوری”
  • Polish: “HMS Victory”
  • Portuguese: “HMS Victory”
  • Russian: “HMS Victory”
  • Serbian: “ХМС Виктори”
  • Slovak: “HMS Victory”
  • Slovenian: “HMS Victory”
  • Spanish: “HMS Victory”
  • Swedish: “Battleship victory”
  • Swedish: “HMS Victory”
  • Swedish: “Victory”
  • Thai: “เรือหลวงวิกตอรี (1765)”
  • Thai: “เรือหลวงวิกตอรี”
  • Turkish: “HMS Victory”
  • Ukrainian: “HMS Victory (1765)”
  • Ukrainian: “HMS Victory”
  • Vietnamese: “HMS Victory”
  • Welsh: “HMS Victory”
  • Western Panjabi: “سمندری جعاز وکٹری”
  • “HMS Victory”
  • “Victory”

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