The HMS Victory in dry dock. Portsmouth

Somr misc photos of Victory (unfortunately they don´t let you take photos inside)

Somr misc photos of Victory (unfortunately they don´t let you take photos inside)

Somr misc photos of Victory (unfortunately they don´t let you take photos inside)

Somr misc photos of Victory (unfortunately they don´t let you take photos inside)

I have no idea why I look so glum - I was in 7th heaven at the time ;)

I was in Portsmouth with a troop of cadets, and they entertained us with drill in the shadow of the Victory

I tried to get the entire ship into my viewfinder, but was clearly unsuccessful.  However, I think this gives a pretty good idea of how impressive she must have been on the ocean!

Another view of the stern of the ship