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Cross-Section of HMS Victory

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The newwooden sectionof theEnglish ship of the line HMS Victoryfrom the 18th and 19th centuries is an1805 Trafalgar Editionnaval modelling kitat 1:72 scaleaimed atbeginner modellers. While the modeller is assembling thismuseum-qualitymodel ship, he/she will get a taste of what life was like on board.

A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SHIP OF THE LINE HMS VICTORY

The British ship of the line HMS Victory is known forparticipating in 1805 in the Battle of Trafalgaras the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelsonagainst the Spanish Armada. At that time, it was the largest ship in the British Royal Navy. Currently, it is in a dry dock in the port of Portsmouth (Hampshire) in southern England as a museum piece. The English ship HMS Victory remains theflagship of the Second Sea Lord. It is even more important because it is theonly ship of the line that has survived to this dayin conditions faithful to the originals.

HMS Victory waslaunched in 1765. The rest of the works such as the rigging, the sails and the armament, among others, were progressively completed until in 1778 the British ship of the line could be in active service.

Two years after being assigned to command HMS Victory, Nelson participated in theBattle of Trafalgar,the most decisive of the Napoleonic Wars, as it was the one that < strong>put an end to the French and Spanish navies, thus offering theUnited Kingdom a maritime supremacythat would last until the Second World War. However,Nelson did not have the opportunity to learn of his victory, as he died during the battle in the course of close combat with the Redoutable, a large French ship with 74 guns. From the tops of the Redoutable a marksman then reached Nelson.

MODEL KIT CONTENTS OF HMS VICTORY SHIP OF THE LINE SECTION

Build your 1:72scale model shipofHMS Victorysection, themodelof theEnglish ship of the linefrom the XVIII and XIX Centuries. Its construction system uses false keel and frames for the assembly of the miniature to the construction of the realBritish vessel. This section will allow you toexaminein depth theconstructionandstructure of the boat, as well as the details of itssix decks.