HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's historic flagship from which he led the Royal Navy to a famous victory over Napoleon's fleet at Trafalgar is being rebuilt - using wood from France. More than two centuries ...

Sotheby's employees look at a frame with a fragment of a Union Jack in London, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. An exceptionally large fragment of the Union Flag, which flew from HMS Victory at the Battle of ...

I left England behind at the age of 18 in January 1939 to join HMS Dainty, a destroyer in the China fleet. At the outbreak of war, we were recalled to the UK, but only got as far as Gibraltar and were ...

A slipway from the 18th Century where ships for Lord Nelson's fleet were built and launched has been excavated by archaeologists. The team from the University of Southampton said it was the first time ...

LONDON -- Sotheby's auction house says a fragment of the red, white and blue "Victory Jack" flag that flew from Adm. Horatio Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar has sold for 297,000 ...

The move sparked outrage yesterday, with ex-Navy chief Lord West blasting: “Lord Nelson will be spinning in his grave. “But I do understand that they need to use the best wood, I just wish we had ...

The Royal Navy had been able to maintain its dominance over rival navies both in sheer numbers, but also in having the most advanced warships of the era. It was a tradition that dated back to the HMS ...

In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Sotheby's employees adjust a frame with a fragment of the Union Flag, which flew from HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, in London. Sotheby's auction ...

LONDON (AP) — Sotheby’s auction house says a fragment of the red, white and blue “Victory Jack” flag that flew from Adm. Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar has sold for 297,000 ...