The 100-gun ship Victory / John McKay.

The Victory, a three-decker First Rate, was 40 years old by the time of Trafalgar and continued in active sevice until 1812. She is now preserved at the Royal Naval Museum at Portsmouth. This book gives a history of the ship including, design, construction, repairs, refits, rebuilds and decoration. There are extensive 3-d drawings with in-depth keys of details of the ship as presently restored. A series of photos show close-up details and scenes on-board. The book jacket shows the Victory's Trafalgar colour scheme. This is a revised edition of the 1987 book and incorporates research and findings of the HMS Victory Advisory Technical Committee. The book jacket provides a 1/192 scale fold-out plan with keys to rigging drawings. This is a revised edition of the 1987 book.