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 ...

In the early 1980s, John McKay wanted to build a model of the HMS Victory, Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. But when he searched for architectural drawings ...

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, ...

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 ...

These are the Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland ... Failure to do so would have Admiral Nelson spinning in his grave.

This promotion resulted in him being given his first independent command, the brig HMS Badger. The senior admiral on the West Indies station, Sir Peter Parker, was so impressed with Nelson’s ...