HMS Victory (disambiguation)
- HMS Victory (disambiguation)
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Victory".
*HMS|Victory|1569|6, a 42-gun ship, originally the "Great Christopher", purchased by the Royal Navy in 1569 and broken up in 1608.
*HMS|Victory|1620|6, a 42-gun great ship launched at Deptford in 1620. She was rebuilt in 1666 as an 82-gun second-rate ship of the line and broken up in 1691.
*HMS|Victory|1695|6, a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line launched in 1675 as "Royal James", renamed 7 March 1691. Great repair 1694-1695. Burnt by accident in February 1721.
*HMS|Victory|1737|6, a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line launched in 1737. She was wrecked in 1744 on the Casquets off Alderney.
*HMS|Victory|1764|6, an 8-gun schooner launched in 1764. She served in Canada and was burned in 1768.
*HMS|Victory, a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line launched in 1765. She served in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. She was Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent and Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar. She served as a harbour ship after 1824 and was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth in 1922 where she continues to be flagship of the Second Sea Lord, and is preserved as a museum ship.
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