Not surprised Nelson fell at that brass plate. I nearly tripped over it myself.

Darn, they sure chose the right lad to narrate the history. Well done officer! Rough times though. Imagine a youth at the age of 7 working in the Navy as his parents could not afford to raise him...The officer's knowledge & fluency on the history of this ship is amazing!

Brilliant, That's how it used to be done. A proper tour with lots of great information. Not like the way they do the tour now. What a smashing bloke.

I was once a tour guide at a London football club. This Gentleman is on a different level altogether 👌

9:40 gentleman's agreement not to fire on each others furniture. That's funny. During battle every person is free game. But the furniture? No way

I'm here exactly 217 years after the death of Lord Nelson to take another look at this marvel of engineering. This really is a must visit for anyone living in or visiting the UK. Incredible experience

Probably the finest video ever on Naval operations around the year 1800! Thank you!

This gentleman does a wonderful tour. My English is poor but I was able to translate his presentation easily. Thank you, Sir and the RN for such a wonderful video

thats my dad doing the presentation

I am very proud to have known the presenter, my friend's Dad.

A huge storm blew in just after the battle and the prize ships that the English had captured were mostly lost. What was striking was the immense and courageous efforts the English sailors took to save the lives of their opponents during this terrible storm. Just as Lord Nelson implored in his famous prayer before the battle "and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet".

I was there as a kid of 14 and the tour was a sailor - it was astonishing and humbling to see this ship and the history it created and sustains today. I will never forget that summer day.

What a nice and informatively proud chap. 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧

Excellent tour and guide, enjoyed it immensely, my father was in the Royal Navy during WW2

if there's one thing the british do well, it's documentaries

makes me proud to say my father was english and a british sailor in ww11

A very enjoyable tour. Such a magnificent Lady! I knew on some ships used 2-4 men on the wheel, but 4-8, wow! I really liked this. Our guide is excellent! I always love to learn more about the great sailing ships.

Do not fire at my furniture....Lol. Superb presentation.

haha i dont believe in ghosts but theres definitely a sense of death and hard work when traversing the decks of victory. A truly magnificent first rate ship of the line

That was a great presentation.

I love the man talking he's amazing his voice is so soothing ... Great video so enjoyed it!! ✌🏻💗😊❣️

went round HMS VICTORY 4 years ago on me 56 birthday ...fulfilled my school boy dream ...

Great presentation, just visited Victory and it's great. Searched for more info and found this -GREAT!

"A Ship of the Line is the most honourable thing that man, as a gregarious animal, has ever produced" John Ruskin

Thank you for sharing that was a most fascinating listen,I am so glad to be living in the 21th century and not the 17th century,A most frank and harrowing accounts of how life used to be on HMS victory.

He must have been a very seriously wonderful officer to be remembered two hundred plus years after his death. I salute you Admiral Nelson!

Very informative and enlightening as I am constructing a 1.5 metre replica from scratch. Another 2 years to go possibly. Good to see the timbers below. Many thanks.

Fascinating! just came across this. Terrific commentary and incredible technology for the age. There's more to wooden boats than meets the eye.

Excellent video. Many thanks for posting

Although I was only like 6 I´ll never forget touring the Victory. Very recommendable if you´re ever close to portsmouth

EXCEPTIONALLY well done!!! Thank you.

I visited the VICTORY at Portsmouth in 1999. Another American visitor told me three times he was a US Naval Academy graduate. Then he corrected one of the VICTORY's tour guides repeatedly. I visited again the next day and the guide asked, "Didn't you bring the admiral today?"

In the US they say the USS Constitution (old iron side) is the oldest commissioned war ship, which was my understanding when visiting it several years ago. They failed to mention the oldest that is not dry docked. Apparently the Victory is 30 years older but dry docked. Both beautiful ships, both mighty for the period and both relatively just as old in the scheme of things.

HMS Victory is really special and for one big reason. If you look at most lineships like L'Ocean they got broken up or used as floating artillery batteries to protect ports etc. The fact she remains intact and you can visit her is special enough on it's own all the history around her is just a huge bonus.

This is a really valuable educational resource. Brings history to life. Very useful for school projects. Thank you all for making it. BobUK

Fascinating with so many Details that bring reality about life then to mind ! Bravo ! I call these ship Wooden Wonders ! Amazing works of man.

So much craftsmanship went into these ships.

I like that they used video technology from the same time period as the ship. It’s a nice touch.

Thank you. A most informative detailed account of life on HMS Victory.

i could listen to him talk about this ship for days

Very nice documentary.... I visited this ship when I was about 16 years old... 1974....was very impressed...

Glorious days, indeed. One can't help but wonder, how many lives would have been spared had not gentleman so cared for another's furniture. It is the place of non-gentleman to substitute for crafted wood.

Thank you very much for a lot of information about the Ship and the hard life of those pour souls.😢

I am from Japan and passed through England several years ago before interest in military things developed I am so sorry I visited none of the war museums or ship museums. It is now my hobby I am in school in Arizona and tour last two summers seeing military museums. I hope to get to Europe some day. Russia also. big plans for a little girl haha. Attend the University of Arizona, and Pima Air and Space Museum are good tours if you ever here. But Victory will always be my first choice to see. (saw Constitution last year)

I saw the Constitution once and it was really cool. Would love to see the Victory one day.

Thank you I was so impressed there is know doubt the sailors were brave tuff men thank you for your commentary it was brilliant,

fantastic tour,thank you

Great video and a great guy presenting it all

Our gun crews were trained and drilled to perfection, both in the rate of fire, and to keep firing when all hell was breaking loose around you. It must have been carnage down there, brave fearless men.

Wonderful thanks for sharing.. Living history.. 👍👍

This is from the nineties? It's crazy how much naval technology has advanced in just over 2 decades! :O

I visited the Victory' for my 2nd time in November 1992. It was a cold and windy day and there were only 3 of us on the tour. Due to the small numbers of tourists, the guide took us to many areas of the ship that normally would not be included. We got to roam around the quarters of the enlisted officers and also areas of the keel and ballast sections, it was a day to remember. Unfortunately (for me) there is only a section of the 2nd deck tier that is original, the rest of the ship has been subsequently (and necessary for conservation) replaced :)

I would love to visit this vessel. I've always been fascinated by it. If I was ever in England I would make it a must.

Terry Hill, top bloke!!

Thank you for the tour sir

What beautiful ship. How i would love to set eyes on her and step on board. But l am an old New Zealander, and have left my run too late. Not to worry.

This account of Nelson's final moments was, of course, recorded before Monty Pythons Flying Circus brought the true circumstances of the event to light.

16:36 The carnage that would've wrought. Jesus, like that 20 mm scene at the end of Saving Private Ryan

I really enjoyed this! We don’t make good documentaries anymore

Stunning. In a world full of wood.

Very well done and informative tour

love the talk on this ship.

Wonderful video. Thank you

I want on there yesterday with mum dad and nan and granddad x

I visited her in April this year. She’s looking good for 2 and a half centuries old

What a brilliant video, thanks

Man life was rough back then... Wow!!!

so this is from 93 and they expected it to be done by 2005 , holy crap thats a long time to fix a single ship

great and informative video✨

I saw this ship when the US Navy made a port call in Pourtsmouth, England in 1983. I was astounded at how small it was. Of course, when you are stationed on a Nimitz class aircraft carrier it becomes a matter of perspective. P.S. Nigel Farage should be Knighted for his services to Her Magesty's Kingdom.

I had NO IDEA they had VHS back then!:)

its amazing to see this glorious gem of history. also, the ship is okay.

JUST A WONDERFUL TOUR OF THE PAST WITH BRITAIN'S MOST FAMOUS SHIP!!

Yes that was a good presentation

Had a few parties on her. Thanks, PO(S) Gary Greaves (RiP)

your dad did a great job - very British !

>nelson was only 5'5 i now feel much better about myself

Old Soldiers Never Die. They Just Keep Marching On!

This is so cool now i just got to go and personaly se the captions corters

Great tour!

How lucky we are to have this glorious ship still with us, is their any other country in the world that has such a first rater? I can't find one, indecently Sir Thomas Hardy lived to the age of 70 which was a great age then, thanks for uploading

Great tour.

Breathtaking

Well done, sir!

Very educational and interesting.

Nelson's body did not make it back to England in "perfect" condition. Beatty himself accounts that the body had substantially decayed during the trip back, but would have been worse if rum had been used as many contended at the time. In fact the lid to the cask he was in popped off because of the gasses building up, and the sailor guarding the barrel supposedly thought Nelson had come back to life and was trying to get out. Upon getting back to England his body was put in a lead coffin which was also filled with brandy. All in it was like 75 days or something his corpse spent pickling until he received his hero's burial.

Very informative.

great tour

excellent resume

It is my dream to tour this ship one day

Are the masts measure from the waterline, the keel, or the deck?

fantastic, the European creation and effort at the time is unlimited..

Wow this ship is very nice and I like this video

Since the then CO of HMS Victory alluded to what sea life was like "in Nelson's time", it's as well to keep in mind what John Masefield (poet laureate) was moved to write of it. Quote: "so that our days might be pleasant, thousands of long dead sailors were dragged, with blows and curses, from their homes. So we might walk erect amoung men, they cringed before tyrants and lost their manhood at the gangway. So we might live on luxuries of the World, they were content to eat salt junk and drink stinking water. They passed in the roaring hell of the gun deck, and lived amoung thieves and infamous folk, that our conversations might be virtuous and our ways right". Unquote.

Thank you for posting and sharing, Can someone please tell me the song/tune @ 7:45? Thanks.....

Great men in history were short

The french shooter that it Lord Nelson, was indeed, a very, very good shooter. Shooting with a Mosquet, in a very wobbly plantform, on a moving target, dozens of feet away, and hit it, its a really proence. Great marksman.

An excellent presentation. The heads was at thr front of the ship because that was the direction the wind was blowing. I also believed, but was it true, that live animals were housed on board at the front to provide fresh meat for the senior crew members?

I'm afraid the last wish Nelson spoke of is not true, as indicated in this clip. He actually wished to be buried on what is now Portsdown Hill overlooking his beloved Portsmouth. Today there is a monument to Nelson on the Hill overlooking the harbour. Because he was considered a hero, he was taken and interred at St. Paul's Cathedral. His last wish not adhered to! He did ask how the battle was going and he was told that the British had indeed won the day. So he knew he had won the battle just prior to dying of his wound.

Only the English can make forcing somebody to make their own whip to whip them with sound sophisticated