HMS Victory (1620)

Portrait of Victory by Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1655
History
England
Name	Victory
Ordered	10 March 1620
Builder	William Burrell, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	1620
Commissioned	1627
Fate	Broken up, 1691
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Dover Battle of Dungeness Battle of Portland Battle of the Gabbard Battle of Texel Four Days Battle St. James's Day Battle Battle of Solebay Battle of Schooneveld Battle of Texel
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	42-gun great ship
Tons burthen	87079⁄94 bm
Length	108 ft 0 in (32.92 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) , later raised (probably through girdling) to 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	260–300
Armament	42 guns
General characteristics after 1666 rebuild[2]
Class and type	82-gun second-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1029 74⁄94 bm
Length	121 ft (37 m) (keel)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	82 guns of various weights of shot

Victory was a great ship of the English Navy, launched in 1620 and in active service during the seventeenth century's Anglo-Dutch Wars. After a seventy-year naval career, she was broken up at Woolwich Dockyard in 1691 and her timbers reused in other vessels.