HMS Victory: From Fighting the Armada to Trafalgar and Beyond

by Iain Ballantyne, Jonathan Eastland

Overview

Seven ships named Victory have carried the name in Royal Navy service, with the first being Sir John Hawkins' ship at the Battle of the Armada and the seventh, and current, HMS Victory having been the flagship of Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Both the first and the last have therefore saved England at a time of extreme peril.

Nelson’s Victory which is still in commission at Portsmouth as the flagship of the Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command, Vice Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, is the main subject of this forthcoming book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781593639
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	01/02/2014
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Iain Ballantyne has been on both ends of a submarine attack. At the close of the Cold War he was aboard a warship forced to take evasive action in the Barents Sea when a Russian submarine launched a torpedo. He has also sailed under the waves aboard a nuclear-powered attack submarine, at one stage using the periscope to view potential targets during a combat exercise. A one-time London-based defence and diplomatic correspondent for a national news agency, Iain has contributed to coverage of naval and military issues in the SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY, MAXIM and FOCUS as well as prestigious publications published on behalf of NATO and the Royal Navy. http://www.iainballantyne.com/

Table of Contents

HMS Victory Battle Honours 1588-1805 vi

Foreword vi

Acknowledgements viii

Nautical Terms ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 The Miraculous Victory 1

Chapter 2 The Fury of the Winds and Waves 23

Chapter 3 A Cannon-Ball May Knock Off His Head 37

Chapter 4 A Glorious Death is to be Envied 59

Chapter 5 I Will Go Through Them 71

Chapter 6 Woe be to the Frenchman She Gets Alongside of 87

Chapter 7 I Have Their Hearts Now 113

Chapter 8 Engage the Enemy More Closely 125

Chapter 9 Stupid With Grief 155

Chapter 10 Every Cock Crows Upon His Own Dunghill 167

Chapter 11 I Chased the Battle and the Breeze 183

Chapter 12 The Immortal Ship 191

Epilogue: The Navy and the Nation 213

Appendices 225

Bibliography 231

Sources 234

Index 236