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Hiddles, is there something I can help you with?
"Nooo, just...thinking..."
What are you thinking about?
"Mayonnaise."
Uh, okay. Carry on, then.
Panorama of the Portsmouth historical dockyard with first rate ship of the line HMS Victory, the invincible class aircraft HMS Illustrious & the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
She was also Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824 she served as a harbour ship.
In 1922 she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She is the flagship of the First Sea Lord and is the oldest naval ship still in commission.
(Text Wikipedia)
Regulation 14” (355 mm) spacing. Looks hellish, but at least only alternate hammocks would be occupied at any given time
Woolies are woolwork pictures of ships. They were primarily created by British sailors while at sea during the period 1830-1890. On sailing ships of this period the men had ready access to basic fabric and plenty of idle time and they needed sewing skills to mend sails and clothes. They took advantage of these circumstances to make pictures of their ships. The base for a woolie was typically cotton duck available on ships for making uniforms. Sailors would then use wool threads purchased from foreign ports to create the scene. Some woolies included silk, beads, metal, shells, and photographs. The art form died out with the advent steam ships, standard uniforms, and photography.
This woolie depicts H.M.S. Victoria using sail and steam power. The woolie uses a quilting technique called trapunto to add depth to the billowing sails.
H.M.S. Victoria was a first rate screw ship built in 1859 and commissioned in 1864. She was the last wooden battleship built for the British Navy and served until 1893.
Seen at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, MD. The woolies are from the private collection of Donald Berezoski.
"HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
"She was also Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824 she served as a harbour ship.
"In 1922 she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She is the flagship of the First Sea Lord and is the oldest naval ship still in commission."
Source: Wikipedia.
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Champs Elysées | Avenue des Champs Elysées
Building designed in 1989 in Art deco style by and for Marcel Dassault to be his home in Paris. It finally housed the Thai Airways headquarters.
In 2007, the Dassault's appointed Braun + Associés Architectes to transform the location into a firstrate flagship store. After 4 years, the Abercrombie & Fitch store opened on Champs Elysées.
Ships name "Victory" under the stern windows of HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England.
Nikon D200
18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
She was also Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824 she served as a harbour ship.
In 1922 she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She is the flagship of the First Sea Lord and is the oldest naval ship still in commission.
(Text Wikipedia)
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
She was also Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824 she served as a harbour ship.
In 1922 she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She is the flagship of the First Sea Lord and is the oldest naval ship still in commission.
(Text Wikipedia)
Okay, not ALL of the drawings in the 2010 reprint of "The 100 Gun Ship Victory" are poor-quality reprints. This illustration, showing a cross-section of the ship at the main mast and depicting all of the rigging associated with the mast, it's yards, and it's sails, is a prime example of John McKay's talent as a draughtsman.
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
She was also Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824 she served as a harbour ship.
In 1922 she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She is the flagship of the First Sea Lord and is the oldest naval ship still in commission.
(Text Wikipedia)