On September 9, 1943, as the Allies landed at Salerno, the aging British battleship HMS Nelson played a pivotal role in the ...

For the first time in 100 years, Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Victory will be viewable from below - thanks to the installation of 134 metal props and the completion of an under-hull walkway.

During the fighting Nelson was killed and the Victory was badly damaged. "She lost her mizzen-mast and limped into Gibraltar," said Andrew Baines, curator of HMS Victory. Victory was repaired once ...

as well as the HMS Nelson-class, were outfitted with 16-inch main guns. A concern was that the four sets of the twin Mk I 15-inch guns lacked the range or armor penetration of the more recent and ...

I then went home for the first time in 3 years. My next ship was HMS Nelson, a battleship. In 1943, the surrender of the Italian fleet was taken on board the Nelson by General Eisenhower and ...

Lord Nelson's sword is hidden in a ship wreck 500ft below the surface of the Mediterranean sea, an explorer has claimed. Diver Mark Ellyatt says that he discovered the weapon in the ruins of HMS ...

The British naval hero was fatally shot aboard HMS Victory as he led the British fleet against France and Spain in the 1805 battle. Sailors at Nelson’s funeral reportedly tore scraps from the ...

Mr Heasman fully understands the site’s terms and conditions. We set off from Gibraltar in August 1942 on HMS Nelson en route to Malta. Churchill said we’ve got to save Malta because they were ...

PLANNING permission has been granted for the removal of two historic figureheads from the wall of HMS Nelson Wardroom due to concerns over their ‘deteriorating’ condition. Did you know with a ...