The name is closely linked to the triumphant history of Admiral Nelson and the 19th century Royal Navy. Defence Procurement Minister James Cartlidge said: “HMS Agamemnon will play a vital role ...

HMS Victory’s midship from the waterline ... British victory over the French and Spanish fleets - where Admiral Lord Nelson was famously shot dead. Its regarded as the key event during the ...

In March 1771,12-year-old Horatio Nelson received a letter from his uncle, Captain Maurice Suckling RN, directing him to report to his ship, ...

Members of the St Kitts- Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) along with Royal Navy Sailors of HMS Medway, carried out a historical ...

The weapon was presented by Sweden to James Saumarez, then a Rear Admiral in the ... fought alongside Nelson. After the Battle of Trafalgar he was given command of HMS Victory and patrolled ...

Nelson was killed during the battle – shot by a French musketeer – with his body being preserved in a barrel of brandy for return to Britain, where a hero's funeral awaited. And it seems that the flag ...