But nearly 260 years after it was launched, Victory -- emblem of British maritime heritage and scene of naval hero Horatio ..

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 FINAL signal sent by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in ... near Russia’s Northern Fleet, his ships would venture to 12 nautical miles off the coast, the edge of Russian ...

The Abbey collection contains one of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, who died at the battle of Trafalgar ... St Andrew's chapel with a painted surround showing ...

Nelson comes face to face with the French fleet of Napoleon in Egypt, for the ultimate naval face off. One of the greatest battles in history will ensue: the Battle of the Nile.