‘Thirteen years and she hasn’t even got a single 32-pounder on board yet...’
Happy birthday to HMS Victory! The ship is 253 years old today. She was launched on 7th May 1765 from Chatham Dockyard. Taking 6 years to build and was not commissioned for a further 13 years.pic.twitter.com/pC9lUNBMmY
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Wow.....get some pictures inside
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A very happy birthday from The a Governors and residents of Sir John Hawkins Hospital, Knight, in Chatham.
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Older than the United States of America!
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Wasn't built by BAe by any chance
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Still the longest serving ship in the Royal Navy.
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Or anywhere in the world for that matter!
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amazing that the dockyards where she was built is now closed.
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