HMS Victory - The Total Guide (All Parts)
This is Epic History TV's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. In this episode we look at the composition of naval crews, and how they sailed, fought and lived aboard a warship like Victory.
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The amount of detail and the amount of information packed into this documentary blew me away. Had me hooked every second, I can't believe it was free.
Knocked my socks off, to be honest.
yes amazingly informative
Started this late at night, thinking I’d watch a little and finish it in the morning. It’s 1:36 a.m. and I just finished it. I couldn’t stop it in the middle.
I'm not even into ships from the sailing era and this is one of the best military documentaries I've ever seen.
Nothing is free, it took 1 hour of ur life but it is not a big deal since u are wasing it anyway
Have a great weekend everyone ❤😊
Hey you too! And happy halloween
You too
You too mate, have a good one
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You too chief, have a good one.
We need another "Master & Commander" film.
No please god no. Master and Commander is a masterpiece that’s true to its source material which in themselves are masterpieces. The last thing we need is “Modern” Hollywood getting their filthy little hands on anything related to Patrick O’Brians works
When I was in a spot of bother at work, I used to watch the opening battle from that film. It used to raise my morale and I would make my phone calls with confidence. Ultimately I outwitted the french spoken , yet British of course..... mort (death) gauge (grip )using my brain and my greatest ally......the truth. I've heard beautiful forests covered most of Ireland. All stolen to serve the empire. We could have been good allies. Just as we showed the vikings could be beaten.......we showed the world how the greatest empire could be cracked. Hopefully Russia is starting to Crack now thanks to the greatest value the west has, empathy. Something the British then and Russkis now, are well short of........
@@TheSubpremeState yes the timber was in such short supply in GB and Ireland that Canada and even the 13 colonies supplied most of the oak and other types of timber
Oh that would be amazing. Give it a bit more sea shanties and I'll be set.
I'd like to see a miniseries based on the career of Thomas Cochrane or HMS Bellerophon, or "Billy Ruffian", as she was known to her crew.
I’m lucky to live only 10 miles from where Victory sits in dry dock and have visited it many times since I was young. Such an incredible piece of British History, its a shame she isn’t still seaworthy.
The history is glorious and can be in the past. I would love to see this ship.
I believe the plan is to restore her to the level that she is floating, but that she will never go to sea again. Probably understandable really. While most of a First Rates 900 or so crew were the gunner, the sailing crew was still close to 200 men. A big Fifth Rate like USS Constitution requires a sailing crew of around 50. Smaller age of sail ships require even smaller sailing crews.... So the chances of being able to find enough RN Sailors able to actually CREW HMS Victory are slim to none. Especially when we start look at the Topmen who were the most skilled of the ships sailing crew, and undertook the most dangerous job (outside of battle), dealing with the upper series of sails on the top masts....
As a American to me it's the most wonderful ship on the planet .
I live about 2 miles away from it.
I live 18,400km away but viewing victory was still worth the trip!@@Spike-yc5gx
If you ever go to Portsmouth definitely visit the ship! The Tudor Mary Rose is also on display with a fantastic collection of artefacts. Seeing where Nelson was first shot & then died is a really strange & moving experience: you try to imagine being there at the time, with the terrible noise of battle, the smoke, the injured & dead. Standing on the deck in the sunshine, hundreds of years later, is surreal.
Visited her 3 times already
@@AverageAlien lucky im hoping too one day
As someonje who is Portsmouth born and bred I still get a funny feeling when ever I see the ship. The entire historic dockyard is well worth a visit if you love history.
@@kingseb2252 no rush, she's under a tent right now
The history is glorious，I would love to go to Portsmouth
Drops on Trafalgar day, unfathomably based.
What u mean cuz
There’s a trafalgar day? lol Brit’s celebrate anything
@@jakebellamy543 Not really, only among the people that would care. The UK's tallest statue is Nelson's column however, it looks directly over to Buckingham Palace - I can't overemphasize how monumental Nelson's victory at Trafalgar was for the UK, it is comparable with American Independence day for the impact it had on the British psyche at the time. One could definitely argue there was no single military engagement in the history of the UK that was more decisive and it's impact long lasting than Trafalgar.
I doubt it's part of your history anyway, lol.
@@bertiescunsbutch9323I'm willing to be you're a swarth
Such a massive ship, 3000 trees, more weight of shot than in Wellington's entire army. I can't believe she was only expected to last 18 years!
6000
@@karlwithak. Do you want to pay 90% in taxes with no benefits? No health care, no roads. Nothing. Back then all the money went to war and the rich. On the other hand how many private ships are there today? How many freight ships, oil ships, ferries, cruise ships, super yachts, and personal boats? Today there are 1000x more ships per person, and we can all afford one. Back than most people could not even afford a row boat. People like you really disgust me with your dumb, brainless comments. And to think you vote.
we can afford it the government just has their priorities wrong @@karlwithak.
@karlwithak. To be metal is more expensive but with their economy yeah I understand where your coming from
18 years is a long time for a battle ship!
I’m now realizing how much engineering it took to make these ships
Dr. Alexander Clarke has two videos on the shipbuilding for Trafalgar.
Lies.
True
Almost half as much work as the amount of adverts
And they don't even have an engine at all
For the age this ship and attention to detail really is the naval transportation and combat at it's best. Makes you wonder how many mistakes and accidents it took to perfect a ship like this. Amazing attention to detail Epic History TV
It's really amazing.
And to carry that further into modern ships. It is easy to look at a boiler system and think "how could someone conceive of this amazing and complex machine?" Amazing to be sure, but the culmination of several thousand years of naval technological evolution.
Visiting HMS Victory in Portsmouth dockyard was one of the most memorable and worthwhile experiences of my very long life.
As a Maltese and coming from a family of a sea fairing tradition, I enjoyed this video very much……Thank you.
Malta is a beautiful country with a great history, much respect to the Maltese from a Briton 🇬🇧🇲🇹
Happy Trafalgar day! Was expecting the trafalgar video to be published today but this sure as hell also serves the purpose!
A Great Trafalgar day!
WoW!!! Having served in the U.S. Navy, I really want to go and see this great ship personally. It's on my bucket list for sure. 👍
Yeah it’s a beautiful ship mate, I’ve been on the Victory 3 times and I’d love to visit the ship again someday, Nelson was my childhood hero buddy in my opinion he did more for Britain’s security than any other person in our history but that’s just my opinion it doesn’t mean it’s right and Nelson’s personal cabin was just beautiful mate it’s really worth a visit and the people of that time must’ve been really short cause I had to duck all around the lower decks but like it’s a beautiful ship to go on buddy I really hope that you do get to visit the Victory one day my friend.
If you do visit England HMS Belfast a World War 2 Battle Cruiser, mored on the river Thames in London is also well worth a visit!
Belfast was (is) a Light Cruiser and not a Battle Cruiser. @@davidsaville5239
@@mrfugazi6713HMS Warrior might be more suited to you, more headspace!
@@insertafunnynamehere4426 HMS Warrior is in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Fantastic video! I spent 2 weeks in London in 2005 on business. My only day off was spent in Portsmouth touring the HMS Victory. It was the highlight of my UK visit.
What sort of business?
I believe it was Nunya business@@Saurischian
This gives me goosebumps and I am not even British!!! I am only a few minutes in... My hats off to you Brits! That is STILL one helluva ship! From a Southern Rebel!!!
After watching Master and Commander, I read the books, which then lead me to Uthred of Babinburg. What a wonderful literary and historical journey. I'm very grateful for it.
Why would Mr O'Brian's books lead you to Mr Cornwell's books?
@@JohnyG29through Sharpe perhaps. Even if the commenter hasn’t read any Sharpe, buying O’Brian books on Amazon for example will probably lead to Cornwell’s books being recommended because of the Napoleonic link. And the fact that Cornwell is arguably the biggest name in historical fiction
It was an epic visit during our vacation in southern England, along with many more museums and historical sites. My father - who is a naval enthusiast - was particularily smitten with Portsmouth and the Royal Navy Dockyard. Regard to everyone dedicated to preserving history and for showing all in all kindness, enthusiasm and friendship while our visit. Best Regards from Germany, and keep up the good work!
Absolutely first class with hardly a detail missed.
Amazing video - even the BBC would have been very proud to have made a video of this quality. Epic History TV continue to lead the way on historical content. Thank you so much @Epic History TV - more than deserving of the name.
Nah........yer allrite.. The "BBC" is more interested in remoaning, LGBTQ+ and critical race theory kinds of things these days... ☹️🏴🇬🇧
@@glennmoreland6457what’s “remoaning”
The BBC are full of bourgeois Pinkos these days, they hate our cultural identity and history.
Co dependent cry babies who are upset they have lost the mothering hand of Brussels and the EU. And still have not grown up .
Nah, the BBC or History Channel has never made anything as informing or as detailed as these videos made by EHTV. KZhead is a blessing to anyone interested in human history.
I have seen few videos that can match the quality of this one. The narrative, the graphics, the scope are just top notch!
it's nice to get the full video of HMS Victory 218 years to the day she won at Trafalgar.
This makes an excellent companion to Master & Commander, helping me appreciate one of my favorite movies, and one of the best historical war movies of all time, all the more. God, King, and Country!
What a terrific presentation! A ton of good, hard information, accompanied by detailed schematics and rich paintings of the era. Narrator's voice and style are perfect. This is the kind of premium video that KZhead was made for. I salute the creative director and the producers of this program.
The basic breakdowns of sails and rigging and methods, anchor types etc. this is an excellent showing of how warships were built and manned. Very well done without a bunch of Bs filler. Keep it Joe Friday.
All hail to HMS Victory, Admiral Nelson, and the British fleet!!! Great work Epic History TV!!!
Thank you so much for doing this video. I feel nothing but pride. Rule Britannia! Glory to the Navy!
Until you see it, you just can’t grasp just how Huge this thing is. Amazing. It’s such a Colossal build. And they did it All with the most basic hand tools. Seriously, it’s an amazing thing to see
31:09 Imagine being in a smaller ship (which nearly all were) and seeing that come towards you.
Bravo, boys. I was fortunate enough to be born about as far from any fother mucking ocean as one can be on the planet, thank God. But reading all of O'Brian's books has been one of the best ways for lubber's like me to pass those Colorado winters by a fireplace. I had to buy 15 books to learn all the terminology presented here. I like to say I can't speak any foreign languages except Naval Terminology. It even got me interested enough to join the highest registered yacht club in the world (both literally and figuratively). Learning about the Royal Navy has been an absolute treat, and you guys made a video everyone should watch. Also, congratulations to the 22 Americans on the crew of the Victory.
This video is fantastic for learning the terminology of the parts and maintenance of running any major sailing ship in the late 18th or early 19th centuries.
I'm 59. Never before have I seen so much useful information, explained clearly, crammed into 54 minutes.
This was a work of love!
Im not usually a sailing guy at all. But Im jsut awestruck by big battleships. its so hard to imagine that people actually lived in those conditions and had such a good morale. I lift my hat to the makers of this documentary. it is so well mad even I as a mediocre english speaker understand everything and really get a feel for everything.
I am ex royal navy, and I am very proud to watch this amazing informative documentary, GREAT britain 🇬🇧 this was Unfortunately the island is no longer capable of anything like this now
If the UK government could they would use the HMS Victory to bring in more migrants.. sad
@@MrPatrick1414We are betrayed.
We just made 2 aircraft carriers.....
@@andrew6978 But to little avail if there's no will to defend borders against migrants. Same problem facing the US.
@@causewaykayakIt’s economics. Britain simply can’t afford it. It can’t even afford to house and provide adequate healthcare for its people. And, that’s NOT due to immigrants. The “betrayal” has been by decades of corrupt politicians and their rich puppet-masters who the British people, like the good little serfs that they are, have repeatedly voted in themselves. So, there is NO “we were betrayed”.
What an engaging documentary - 53 minutes felt like 15. Thank you for such a well rendered and researched documentary.
Superb. I served 1984-1990 and walked past her many a time.
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for such an interesting insight into our beloved ROYAL NAVY❤❤❤❤❤❤
Congratulations from Brazil 🇧🇷
This is such a detailed and in depth history of an 1800's Warship... seriously one of the best episodes I've ever watched. I love the detail. I love everything that they say. I love naval history and this is one of the best ones i've ever watched
Thank you so much for this video. I learned more about sailing ships and the Victory in this one hour than a lifetime of other videos. I saw her in 1977, but didn’t learn much.
So detailed and interesting. A joy to watch mate! Thank you all.
Incredibly created...related with dramatic connection to such fine ships.. their crews.. positions and duties.. Epic from the videos stem to stern.. with much more interesting marine terminology that these two basic ones.. I salute you all and the Victory 😊
I used to walk past Victory every day for about a year when I was in the Navy as a teenager. Unfortunately I had little sense of history in those days and was not really interested. It was only later in life I realised how amazing that experience was.
This is probably the best single video I’ve ever seen on this platform…simply stunning
I'm halfway through the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. As such, I'm currently in awe of the Royal Navy, especially during the Napoleonic Era. This documentary really helped me to visualize the ships and make sense of the terminology. I am quite literally amazed by all of this. Such amazing feats! What a glorious history the Royal Navy has! I am in awe.
This is an amazing documentary. I can only imagine what it would be like to be on a boat like this with a motivated and experienced crew. So much going on at any given time. What a cool piece of military history. Well done!
Best and most comprehensive Victory documentary.
I went to her her this summer and it was fantastic! The whole shipyard is interesting .
What an incredible video. In the video game Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Commodore Chamberlain said to a pirate and his mates that if he had things his way, he would have seen them all hung from their own crosstrees (he hated the Kings pardon). I always wondered what he meant by "crosstrees", now I do.
Love these hms victory vids keep it up
I just rebuilt my fleet in Empire total war, about to re-open trade, and you drop this..
This is probably the best highly-detailed video on ships of the line there is, going into very minute and technical detail.
Always in awe. Cheers to y’all who make this possible. Incredible stories with the amazing attention to detail.
I love this channel. The scope of historical era is fabulous and the narration excellent. I always learn something new about a point in history when I watch these vods. Simply brilliant.
awesome! truly gives justice to these remarkable feats of engineering and technology
My last post was on Victory before i left the Royal Navy in 2010. Great memories on her, the visitors were always so polite and interested ❤
This was an absolutely brilliant documentary probably the best I’ve seen, the detailed and clear explanation, the fantastic visuals and dramatic music. Loved every second of it, well done
Some people might argue that Trafalgar is a major reason of Napoleon’s downfall With the victory at trafalgar, the British secured the sea! Which meant it had a huge impact on Napoleons Supplies!
And it stopped the combined fleet meeting up with Napoleons army waiting at Boulogne, stopping an invasion of England.
Trafalgar left the British Navy in command of the seas making it easier for the British to land troops in Europe e.g Spain and Portugal
Without the British Victory at Trafalgar it would of been a lot harder for Wellington to land his armies in Portugal if the Franco-Spanish fleets had been at sea!!
@@davidsaville5239 most certian
That was Napoleon's biggest mistake. He underestimated the importance of a strong Navy.
When I served in the RN my usually tied up at fountain lake jetty in Pompey (Portsmouth), and I often had to walk past the Victory to collect signals from the Dockyard signals office. Always made sure I walked past the decorated stern and its windows etc. As the dock Caison had a walkway on top of it. Also whilst out jogging through did the same. Very strong sense of history walking past the ship in the dark quiet of night in winter, especially being a young (sprog) sailor. Huzzah to the immortal memory of Admiral Nelson the the crew of the Victory.
I would truly love to visit her in my lifetime, a live in Aus and cant travel much due to limited mobility, still, this video was incredibly well put together and I'm so happy to hear that after all this time she is being kept in her prime and most pristine condition, as someone thoroughly interested in naval history it makes my heart happy lol thanks again Epic History.
Wonderful in every respect, superb narration really brings this alive. What a fantastic way to experience historical events. Superb work, thank you.
That was far more detailed and interesting than I expected it to be.
This documentary is unbelievably good
Had the chance to visit Victory in July of this year and had a wonderful time getting to tour the ship and also see some of the conservation work that was being done!
Beautiful work! 🔥
Not only have I been aboard HMS Victory, but in January 1999, I had the opportunity to sit in Lord Nelson's chair and enjoyed drinks in the Warrant Officers mess. I also have a plaque from Victory. Thanks, Dave!!
I’ve visited her when I was a child. But I only realized how powerful and important she was when I played the Total War games. Meaning, only then I understood that this kind of ship, a 1st rate ship of the line, was the most powerful class. The monster amongst other monsters. All the best to everyone
Wow! So far THE best and complete historical review and explanation of this era, this battle ship, this magnificent time period in history. What an organization it took to operate this behemoth, thank you for this video, excellent.
This is actually entertaining and informative unlike some other documentaries, very good job. 👍
that 53 minutes really taught me something that I heard about so many times but this was one of the best. I like how it shows you step by step not just blotched and splattered all over the place.
I was the Coxswain of a sauare rigged ship (Brig) back in the early to mid 70s, competing in three series of aTall Ships Races, and later went on to Skipper a number of traditional sailing vessels. I thoroughly this video, thank you.
This was a superb video essay, thank you very much to all involved in its production.
“He who commands the sea has command of everything.” -- Themistocles
i forgot how epic these videos are
I live in Portsmouth NH , I would love to see this in person. When I was a kid, my uncle and big brother would always take me to see the USS Constitution. I was absolutely fascinated by its history. These sailing ships are so beautiful. I remember when I first saw a picture of HMS Victory I thought it was some artist’s wild imagination at work with all of those guns.
What a great comment. I hope you make it over one day, the Dockyard is well worth a visit, with quite a few ships and museums to see.
The chaplain on HMS Victory at Trafalgar, Aexander John Scott, was a colateral forebear of Robert Falcon Scott, the famous Antarctic exporer.
Really enjoyable watch.i have always wanted to go and see victory but living way up north in Scotland I have never had the chance.its amazing these ships traveled so far with so many men and fought battles I just couldn't imagine what it would be like to be away for years no choppers to come help or places to find you no radio comms those guys we're a different breed very tough.
I live way up in the North of Scotland too, i have mobility problems and I've been to see her three times.
26 miles of rigging !, that fact alone blew me away, great video.
This video blew my mind, amazing detail and surreal animations!
I ate clam chowder while watching this and I pretended I was eating it on board the ship after a rough day at sea.
This video is absolutely incredible!
A brilliant, and microscopic, and informative description of the victory, brilliantly narrated.
Fantastic and detailed video, the visuals make it very easy to understand what would otherwise be a complex topic. Hats off to everyone involved.
Wow, excellent production! Infotainment at its best 👍
This is the best video of a navy sail ship I have ever seen. Very impressive and informative. You gained a new subscriber and I will share this video. Very good job.
Thank you for your support!
I’m retired. I delivered yachts for a living and thought I knew a little about sailing…It appears I knew VERY little about sailing. This is an interesting video. Thank you.
This is the best documentary I've seen oin a very long time. Congratulations to the makers. Very, VERY well done!
At Gettysburg, the greatest battle of the American Civil war, Confederate General Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fielded a total of 176 artillery pieces of various sizes and calibers. HMS Victory alone carried 104 guns. The smallest of which were larger in size of shot than any of General Lee's guns and the Royal Navy had 110 Victory sized ships of the line!
A majority of the ships of the line were 3rd rate 74s while still powerful they werent quite up there with the first rates like Victory which tended to be flagships of fleets
While HMS Victory may be synonymous with Nelson, it wasn't his favourite ship, from most accounts his favourite ship he commanded was the HMS Agamemnon a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line that also saw battle at Trafalgar.
Nelson did not command Victory, he commanded the fleet. Captain Hardy was the captain of the Victory.
Thank you for including subtitles.
this video deserve a sequel on hms warrior
For a ship called HMS Victory it better live up to its name , be legendary 😂
And it did.
Right? Too bad legendary sank. Guess we’ll just have victories
Well the British have has had like 7 ships named invincible and 4 of them sank 😂
She is , see her in Portsmouth. Just hope you are not above 5 foot 3 though lol . Fabulous experience. See the living being of HMS Victory . An experience you will hold close to your heart for the rest of your life
@@davidrobertson5700I'm 6 ft 3 sounds uncomfortable if that's the height you recommend for going into her
Most ships are famous because they sunk. Victory is famous because she survived.
Sorry. I was topsail. What did you say? Have you got any lines my gums are bleeding
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Beautifully done...so glad I watched this documentary.
What a ship! My great-grandfather was a ship architect and boy do I wish I could pick his brain now!
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Nothing fires the imagination more than a ship that you can feel, smell and touch. I’ve had the pleasure of boarding Victory twice in my lifetime and it was just as exciting the last time (59yrs) as it was when I was around 9 or 10ths old.
A fantastic documentary. In many ways, a historical glimse into the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship. Well done!
Could not be better researched, compiled and presented . A superb educative journey through a brilliant period of The Royal Navy. Finally a moment of respect and tribute to the men who served , suffered and died in such ships and served the country with such distinction and honour .