On This Day 316yrs ago HMS Warboat accompanied HMS Sailyboat back to the UK after defeating the baddies at the Battle of Trafalgar, HMS Sailyboat was renamed HMS Victory by King Arthur to commemorate the win. Photographed from a Canberrapic.twitter.com/sblxjMrjE9
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Fun fact: HMS Victory is now preserved in a massive bottle in Plymouth boat park
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I've visited that attraction, felt sorry for the Victory, I wanted to take it up the Hoe and release it back to freedom.
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I luvs histry me..
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And they stole a french flag to put on the boat.
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Early form of stealth camouflage!
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HMS floatyboat was there aswell,just to correct you before anybody else does
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HMS Sailyboat is positioning to tow HMS Warboat because she has run out of diesel.
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FAKE NEWS! it's actually HMS Warboat getting ready to tow HMS Sailyboat because she's run out of wind. Supply issues with ye olde hgv drivers meant the usual amount of baked beans were not loaded before departure.
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Still winning
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