
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: H.M.S. Victory laid down 1759 launched 1765 was after 157 years of service placed 1922 in her present berth the oldest dock in the world and restored to her condition as at Trafalgar under the superintendence of the Society for Nautical Research to commemorate the completion of the work this tablet was unveiled on 17th July 1928 by H.M. King George V Recorded plaque organisation: Society for Nautical Research.
King George V of the United Kingdom reigned from 1910 to 1936, guiding Britain through World War I; HMS Victory, launched in 1765, is famed as Admiral Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and remains a symbol of British naval history.
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