HMS VICTORY in detail

[Norm L.]

I stumbled upon this video while looking for any interesting documentary. it is a 20+ minute digital reconstruction of the ship adding some details that I have never read in novels. Like how the bilge pump systems worked and the arrangements of the powder and shot progression. It also shows how all the various lines control the sails. And you get a clearer idea of the confinement on board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nr1AgIfajI

 

[Captain Kidd]

Fascinating! Quite an engineering feat!

[Doug SC]

Enjoyed the video. Those Captains were true men of knowledge and had a grasp of not only sailing but engineering and many of the sciences.