&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Victory_sinking.jpg) 'Loss of HMS 'Victory', 4 October 1744' by Peter Monamy
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Victory |
| Ordered | 11 September 1733 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1736 |
| Launched | 23 February 1737 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 4/5 October 1744 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1733 proposals 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1921 bm |
| Length | 174 ft (53 m) gundeck |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | Around 900 |
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HMS Victory was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions of the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, and launched on 23 February 1737.[1]