HMS Victory
Funeral Procession
Lord Nelson died on board the HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar and was given a state funeral. His body was taken up the Thames in a huge river procession to St Paul's Cathedral where he was buried.
Ship timber
About 6000 trees were needed to built HMS Victory, and oak trees made up 90% of the wood used.
Navy
Jane Austen’s brother Francis had a glorious career in the Navy, eventually rising to Admiral of the Fleet. Horatio Nelson (Admiral of HMS Victory) considered Francis to be “an excellent young man” and he narrowly missed involvement in the Battle of Trafalgar.
