HMS Victory (large print)
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- Synopsis
- This page shows an image of an old tall masted sailing ship. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left, when the image is the correct way up. The front (bow) of the ship is on the left and the rear (stern) on the right. It is a side view of the ship. In the centre left of the page is the tip of the bowsprit. It is in three sections with the end of one section lashed to the beginning of the next section. It gets thicker closer to the ship. Down from the first section of the bowsprit at the front of the ship is the figurehead. This comprises two cupids supporting the royal coat of arms surmounted with the royal crown. Only one cupid would be seen from the side as the other cupid is on the other side of the ship. The figurehead is not shown in detail. Down and right are two small circles. These are holes through which the anchor rope would pass. The top half of the page is filled with masts and rigging. There are three masts, each formed of three sections like the bowsprit. Near the top of each bottom section is a small horizontal platform used as a lookout. Each mast has three crossbeams seen partly from the side so appear slightly diagonal. In reality they are perfectly horizontal and longer than shown. When not in use they would be at right angles to the ship's length. A rectangular sail would hang from each crossbeam and be tethered to the next lower crossbeam or, in the case of the lowest crossbeam, tethered to the deck. The mast on the right has an additional two beams going out to the right, one diagonal and one horizontal. When not in use they would be in line with the ship's length. They would support triangular mizzen sails. There are lots of ropes forming the rigging. They go from one mast to another, down to the deck, the bowsprit and two to the mizzen beams on the right. In reality there is a lot more rigging but this has not been shown for tactual clarity. The ship's hull fills the bottom of the page. In the middle of the top open deck are two lifeboats, a smaller one stacked on top of a larger one. At this level on the right of the ship are three gun ports. The black hatches could be opened and a canon could then fire at enemy ships. At the very end of the ship on the right are three floors of cabins. These were large relatively luxurious rooms. In the battle of Trafalgar they were used as private cabins by Nelson and Captain Hardy. The third room was a boardroom for officers. To the left are three rows of gun ports like the three in the top right of the hull. The wood around the gun ports running in three strips down the length of the hull are painted a bright cream colour. This gives a strong contrast to the black of the rest of the ship. This was done deliberately and other ships in the Royal Navy were painted with a similar colour scheme. It meant in a battle it was easy to tell friend from foe and prevent Ĺ“friendly fire . In the centre of the ship, middle of the middle row of gun ports, is a doorway. It has an elaborately carved gold door frame (details not shown). Down from, to the left and above the doorway are rungs giving access to the ship from the waterline. In the bottom right of the hull is a long thin rudder. Running across the bottom of the page is a dashed line. This represents the waterline.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/08/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Travel
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Morton
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.