Born on 29 September 1758 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Horatio Nelson was the sixth of the 11 children of a clergyman. He joined the navy aged 12, on a ship commanded by a maternal uncle.
The Abbey collection contains one of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, who died at the battle of Trafalgar (off the south ... This was displayed originally in a case ...
But nearly 260 years after it was launched, Victory -- emblem of British maritime heritage and scene of naval hero Horatio ... ship re-rigged to return Victory to its previous glory. - Nelson ...