An engineering marvel, the HMS Victory was designed to hold as many guns as possible. With 100 guns on board, it easily passed the 64-gun threshold needed to become a ‘ship of the line’–a leading position in naval battles. Catch more episodes featuring historic battles throughout the day tomorrow. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

💬 "You're actually getting to see the oldest parts of the ship that people have never seen before, I mean, literally never seen and never got down here." Visitors will be able to see Lord Nelson's famous flagship from below for the first time when Portsmouth Historic Dockyard reopens later this month.👀 HMS Victory, known for her part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, has undergone a £35m conservation project. The work includes new supports to stop the 3,600-tonne ship from collapsing under h