HMS Victory (ePub)
First Rate 1765
Series: Seaforth Historic Ships
File Size: 116.3 MB (.epub)
Illustrations: 200 colour photographs, illustrations and maps
ISBN: 9781783409396
Published: 17th August 2011
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HMS Victory is probably the best-known historic ship in the world. A symbol of the Royal Navy's achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year.
As is the case for many historic ships, however, there is a surprising shortage of informative and well illustrated guides, for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts - ship modellers, naval buffs, historians or students. This new series redresses the gap.
Written by experts and containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, each title will take the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel – for example, the capstan, steering gear, armament, brody stove, cockpit, stern cabins – are given detailed coverage both in words and pictures, so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record and explanation of the ship that exists.
In addition, the importance of the ship, both in her own time and now as a museum vessel, is explained, while her design and build, her fighting career and her life prior to restoration and exhibition are all described.
No other books offer such superb visual impact and detailed information as the Seaforth Historic Ship Series – a truly groundbreaking concept bringing the ships of our past vividly to life.
Nominated for the 2011 Mountbatten awards.
As featured in
Ships Monthly - July 2023
★★★★★ First published in 2011, this entry in Seaforth’s Historic Ships series remains a vital resource and a wonderful tour of HMS Victory. This reprinting allows new readers to explore, learn about, and understand how important she was and is to maritime and naval history. Whether you’ve had the pleasure of visiting this grand lady and want reminders of what you saw, or just want to experience what she must have been like when her officers and crew walked her decks, HMS Victory: First Rate 1765 is a worthy treasure without a significant monetary sacrifice. It is a book you will savor and enjoy for years to come.
Pirates and Privateers, Cindy Vallar
Read the complete review online here.
Turned out as a complete surprise, very well written, well illustrated and superbly printed.
STORIA militare, April 2018
I love it, it's an amazingly useful and handy book. Naval and non-naval modellers, dioramas and vignet builders, and any other type of modeller in general will find it of great interest.
José Manuél Rico Cortés (Mister JM) - Miniaturas JM
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Most of the 128-page is devoted to a superbly illustrated tour of the vessel as she is today, from bow to stern and deck by deck, with significant parts being given detailed coverage, while a final chapter looks at Victory's restoration.
Ships Monthly
Highly detailed, well illustrated and reasonably priced. In a precise and careful treatment, they cover the evolution of naval architecture, maritime warfare, and British strategy that led to the construction of the 100 gun ship-of-the-line, her early history, a brief look at her greatest moment, Trafalgar in 1805, and how she came to be preserved. A valuable book for students of the age of fighting sail, and a very apt gift for some young person.
New York Military Affairs Symposium
Slick and colourful…nautical enthusiasts will certainly want this book and others in the series.
Nautical Research Journal
Jonathan Eastland and Iain Ballantyne have created a visually stunning and informative guide.
Olla-Podrida
Jonathan Eastland and Iain Ballantyne have created a visually stunning and informative guide.
Olla-Podrida
This is an excellent book, very well illustrated.
Model Boats
A first rate visual guide to the most famous preserved warship on the planet. The imagery has the "wow" factor. Superbly recorded in sharp detail and rich colour, this is a brilliant showcase. The supporting text tells an absorbing, but easy to read story. If you can't get to see HMS Victory in the flesh, this is the next best way to go aboard.
Warships International Fleet Review
This book is a first rate visual guide. The imagery has the 'Wow!' factor. Superbly recorded in sharp detail and rich colour, the pictures are handsomely composed by award winning photographer Jonathan Eastlan, making this a brilliant showcase for his talents. If you can't get to see HMS Victory 'in the flesh' this is the next best way to experience what it was like to go onboard an 18th Century ship-of-the-line.
Warships International Fleet Review
Almost unprecedented access onboard and the detail of the photography is exquisite.
Marine model magazine November 2011
As one of the most famous ships in the world, HMS Victory has been caught on camera countless times. But Jonathan Eastland thought he could show Nelson's flagship in a new light.
Portsmouth News
About Iain Ballantyne
Iain Ballantyne has written extensively about navies past and present. He has visited warships and commando units to report on their operational activities in the Middle East, Mediterranean, Adriatic, Asia-Pacific and the Arctic, including covering the fall of the Soviet Union - plus its impact in Russia, Latvia and the Czech Republic - along with the 1990/91 Gulf War.
A former newspaper defence reporter and current Editor of the global naval affairs magazine ‘WARSHIPS International Fleet Review’, Iain has also contributed to television news and documentary programmes, and radio shows. He is host of the Warships Pod podcast.
Among his other naval history books are ‘Warspite’, ‘HMS Rodney’ and the award-winning ‘Killing the Bismarck’ (all published by Pen & Sword). In 2017, Iain was presented with a prestigious Fellowship Award by the UK’s Maritime Foundation for making ‘a truly outstanding contribution to stimulating public engagement in maritime issues.’
About Jonathan Eastland
JONATHAN EASTLAND, the renowned maritime photographer and writer, has studied Victory for more than thirty years and taken photographs of every corner of her and of every aspect of her restoration during that period.
Nelson victorious at the Battle of Trafalgar
21st October 1805
In one of the most decisive battles in history, a British fleet under Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar fought off the coast of Spain. At sea, Lord Nelson and the Royal Navy consistently thwarted Napoleon, who led France to pre-eminence on the European mainland. After the crushing defeat at Trafalgar, Napoleon was forced to abandon his plans for an invasion of England.
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