HMS VICTORY broadside Sep 09

[LordHannigan]

That there is a ship I believe she's the oldest ship above water. The US Constitution being second.

[gorrammit]

Does this ship currently have a full compliment of guns or were they simply all moved to one side to make this happen? Last I heard it only has half the number of guns it originally carried (of course, that number varies too!).

If not, it'd be nice even to have the rest be dummies (foam with a steel tube?) that can handle similar pyrotechnics.

[B0ph]

and the reason we still have the Victory with us today is because of a 98 gun second rate ship called Temeraire or The Fighting Temeraire to give her the correct post Battle of Trafalgar name.

[LeoBeoo]

is it a sad fact that they create additional smoke from the gounde or are there just some remains from the cannons falling down?

But thanks for the vid, i would love to see and hear something like that on my own

[hannibalcaesar3]

Image how loud that would have been on the ship during the actual battle.

[nosmob]

actually its not the guns firing.., its pyrotechnic strapped to the barrels of the guns.

[SailingMoominmama]

Actually they never fired all at once because the simultaneous recoil would have stressed the ship's timbers too much.

[plusultra86]

SANTISIMA TRINIDAD !!!

Spanish Line ship bigger and stronger than the HMS Victory.

140 guns, 4 decks, 4902 tons, 63 meters long, 16 meters wide.

English very well you sell your story but what interests you, the greatness and victories as the Battle of Trafalgar but defeats as the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741 did not you count, nor are you doing movies like Master and Commander.

You are not as powerful as you believe, the story is to show him

[SuperJogvan]

@plusultra86 Which was sunk at the Battle of Trafalgar by British frigates...

[trollolololololo]

@plusultra86 keep in mind that Prince, a 98-gun 2nd rate, captured her. War isn't always about who has the most guns; when you get right down to it, it is ALWAYS man vs. man. Nelson, and each captain in the King's Navy, was worth more than any first rate ship.

[pugilistofpower]

@plusultra86 How pathetic are you?

Santisima Trinidad = Sunk

HMS Victory = Still firing

[plusultra86]

@pugilistofpower The Holy Trinity sank several ships in the UK, before being attacked by several British ships at a time, they failed to sink!

He was captured by the British because they had a ship as powerful as the Spanish ship. They tried to gibraltrar to repair, but the storm that hit for 3 days did not save it pudierais and ended sunken boat near Gibraltar.

That ship sank in a storm I preferred rather than being English ....

Study English history, that one counts only what interests you.

[pugilistofpower]

@plusultra86 I know it sank in a storm. I'm saying why is it such an issue for you?

The Spanish lost... get over it.

[pugilistofpower]

@plusultra86 The Trinidad was the largest ship in the world but at a price. It was built as a 112 gun first rate but was fitted out with more guns first in 1796 to make it a 130 and then again in 1802 to make it 140 guns. These extra guns were the smaller variety and they were crammed in to any available space. The result was a lot of firepower, but the cost of this was a slower and much less maneuverable ship. Victory had 104 heavy guns but also had great movement for its size.

[plusultra86]

The Spanish ships, santa ana, lightning, Prince of Asturias and Holy Trinity, had more than 100 guns and were more potent than victory.

But all these Spanish ships were commanded by Villeneuve(French)who knew nothing of the sea.and had to obey his orders.

If France and Spain was led by a Spanish admiral ...

Nelson would return to Spain losing to

Expedition of St. John, Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and the assault on Cadiz.

All with Spanish victory and defeat British (with Nelson defeated)

[pugilistofpower]

@plusultra86 Coulds and woulds are meaningless, I'm afraid.  You're speaking about hypothetical situations two centuries ago. The war was long ago lost so why go on about it?

[plusultra86]

@pugilistofpower Excuse me, but I'm not me or my country, who is dedicated to film and movie, Master and Commander, and remember their victories makes two centuries ...

With respect I can also tell my country's victories against the English ...

and do not need to shoot movies, I just need to visit the museum of my city and my country. bye

[pugilistofpower]

@plusultra86 Please do. I couldn't care less. It's merely nationalism.... we're all friends now afterall. Every nation has won and lost battles in the past. No need to get upset over it today.

[CorsetGrace]

I lol'd at the car alarms going off. As a Yank, I love you Brits!

[hunterhuntedify]

ahhh the good old days when ships were careless either the crew or the people on the other side of the cannon

[volvoraggarn240]

i really whant that ship :D

[teklaterra]

everytime in my ....... when i read on twitter

[MrDaleplan]

England forever 

[cuzgandalfgothigh99]

as much as i hate you greedy fatfuck grumpy old asshole brits, i must say your ships are kickass. :I

[Melkhiordarkblade]

Gunner:"Wait..did you take the cannonballs out first?"

Crew:"OH SHIT"

[Guitcad1]

They should have taken her out to sea and keelhauled every dumbass whose car alarm went off.

[mastergx1]

Nice to know that old ship of the line still has it in her

[mrmemanme]

I love this ship

[cutter3280]

That would scare the living hell outta me if I was standing right next to her!!!

[Z7TomC7Z]

Loving the car alarms haha

[MrJustsomerandomguy]

Thats a lot of guns. I bet they would already waste all of their ammo on ship in one shoting. LOL

[Saxe333]

Man,the old lady could sling some serious iron.

[Tunechi241]

I visited it when I was in england :D

[TalonMercenary]

beautiful ship

[evilboy37]

it looks like the H.M.S Dauntless and the H.M.S Endeavour from Pirates of the Caribbean

[Higoodnight]

@evilboy37 That's because both ships were based on the H.M.S Victory.

[zenoist2]

A floating gun platform.

Thank god its still preserved when it could easily have been scrapped.

Incredible to think that this was at Trafalgar with all those men running around friring off cannons etc..

What stories they could tell!

[iamAwesomo1994]

that was cool as shit.....

[urmo345]

gunfire + smoke screen, 2 in 1

[legopiratefan611]

awsome

[JVC7400]

Nice! you hit your enemy and you conseal yourself in smoke while reloading. they should re-use that today!

[TheShaitt]

Pierre-Charles de Villeneuve was a fool, what if the french won that day? Would we speak french instead of english? Atleast the food would be better...

[EWAdams]

@TheShaitt Villeneuve was not a fool. His tactics were perfectly appropriate for the situation. He was defeated by superior training, especially gunnery, and better guns.

[Talbot6832]

@TheShaitt He wasn't a fool, he was just no match for Nelson or his superior officers and sailors.

[craigpilcher]

i would not want to get caught next to that in a real war situation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crowdercref]

@shipwright727 fyi HMS Victory still has seven original guns on board that were fired at Trafalgar.

[wilde1]

Hahahah I love the car alarms going off in the background. BA man, BA.

[Whoazer]

I love how every video about ANYTHING related to war,military,ships etc. ALWAYS turns into a country bashing contest. Maturity has no nationality.

[shipwright727]

@chezmeg Sorry to tell you mate but the guns are all fakes, they are made from GRp , the ones that surround the ship are not even naval cannons, they are army barrels.

[BigFanOfStarWars]

Nice, but why they didn't fire the guns at the same time then it would'we been 100 more awesome! >=)

[JustThinkForYourself]

@BigFanOfStarWars I know it would have been a superb spectacle however HMS Victory is in dry dock so a full broadside all at once would probably tip this beautiful ship over =(.

[DeanoPiano]

@BigFanOfStarWars I read a book on 16th century Ships and so on and apparently they didn't fire every cannon at once because not only would it be discomforting for the crew but it would also put the ship and the hull (usually made of oak) under huge distress.

[lauwai4life]

@BigFanOfStarWars The broadside would have been fired on the up-roll as a wave passed below the ship, so that's why the firing rolls rather than going off all at once.

[dudemusicspace]

Ironically... the sound of peace... through superior firepower.

[evildeathmonkey1]

Always nice to see these old ships fire their guns. Really impressive! I saw some at sail Amsterdam, I think it was a Swedish ship, that delivered a broadside. A real one (but no cannon balls of course). I hope ''De Zeven provinciën'' will be finished soon. They have been working on it for decades now:(

[deadkennedy00]

Tu Che. We still managed to capture the HMS Java, Guerrier, and Macedonian, as well as numerous brigs and sloops, proving the "invincible" British navy to be no match for American ingenuity. Oh and the bloodbath Andrew Jackson and a bunch of farmers gave the redcoats at new orleans. And thanks for trying to capture baltimore, our national anthem tells how that turned out.

The rockets red glare

the bombs bursting in air

gave proof through the night

that our flag was still there

[drunkest100]

@deadkennedy00 you're a complete twat, pull your head out of your arse.

[deadkennedy00]

If only it were still seaworthy...

Like the USS Constitution, which kicked brit ass in the war of 1812!

[NovocastrianUK]

@deadkennedy00 war of 1812?...hmm the war of 1812? Ah yes the one where those annoying, uncivilized Yanks tried to invade Canada and were humiliated when the British invaded their capital, forcing them to retreat miles down south and to top it off burned down Washington including their precious White House! Not long after the French were routed at Waterloo, Ah those were good times.

[deadkennedy00]

@NovocastrianUK In all seriousness though, good to see someone else that appreciates history.

[yako165]

@NovocastrianUK Yes, that did happen, but only to be completely routed in both New Orleans and Baltimore. Never the less, I believe we should be focusing our insults on the real enemy, the French. Which is why I have tremendous respect for the HMS Victory.

[roberto3151991]

HOLY SHIT!!!

[TalonMercenary]

Imagine the sound of this multiplied by 40 along with screams and gunshot and thats what Trafalgar would have been like

[nrjelley]

@TalonMercenary yeah, you had to be a real brave guy to be in the navy back then!

[mrhumperdoodle]

I'm a canadian Sea cadet (able seaman) and going here in april with my ships company

[dropshort105]

no they were painted that way long before Trafalgar

[Conky30]

England expects

[worseto]

Now thats what you call fire power.

[Conky30]

England expects

[TalonMercenary]

@Conky30 that every man do his duty!

[Ralastar]

Lord Admiral Nelson says: FIRE!!!!!

[ROYALWAND]

this is sweet, sweet-music to my ears

how very refreshing, to hear the sound of guns

I have saved this clip to my real-player; so-as I may hear this in endless loop

praise the Lord!

VICTORY at last

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[pandemicpoojab]

lol car alarms

[shiyboy4]

i dunno it was definatly coming from the guns on the upper decks

[MrRaretunes]

Honh honh take that Frenchies!!

[davidrodgersNJ]

They didn't hit a single person there! Terrible aim, tut tut

[jackeldar]

so much smoke

[LordGeorgeRodney]

Is HMS Victory's roundhouse being done up.?

I hope it is because at Trafalgar it had balconies on the upper and middle levels

[percydanvers2]

Awesome! I've only ever just been able to picture this in my head until now

[Gulfstreamone]

No wonder we kicked ass back then

[doucheman182]

Beautiful :D

[tegunn]

You can see the pots igniting at water level-the smoke isn''t from the cannon barrels..

[SuperThatGame]

@tegunn Thats too add realism to the spectacle. They can't add enough gunpowder to the guns to make the same effect without tearing the decks apart.

[sweSUCKS]

man these ain't even real cannons! if this were a finnish celebration they would actually deliver a real broadside without some stupid smoke effects. I've actually been next to a 12caliber cannon when it was fired and I couldnt hear nothing for atleast 15mins. this is nothing.

[PacificAirWarDotCom]

@sweSUCKS yep, those Finns really know how to do it, what with their long history of ruling the seas and all...

[TheAussiesRule]

@PacificAirWarDotCom I agree with sweSucks, they could have at least done it properly. By the wat, sweSucks, FINLAND RULES!!!

[16lydgate]

@sweSUCKS please be informed that the decks would being in drydock no longer take the weight of the original guns. also the fact they were removed many years before!

[TheresAGhostInMyBeer]

@sweSUCKS

Oh very fucking observant arnt you?

I suppose the fact the cannons are pointing at the crowd and its right next to a town help yeah?

[SuperThatGame]

love the car alarms halfway through. the victory is still screwing with french built hire cars in 2009!

[SuperThatGame]

love the car alarms halfway through. the victory is still screwing with french built hire cars in 2009!

[mwakelin]

Most of the guns on the Victory are now fibre glass replicas as teh hull couldn't take the weight of the original guns inthe dry dock. There are still some of the original ones there. This video is awesome !

[7redbill]

lots of powder no cannon balls mate...

[Fritztoons]

Hell! How did they do this?? Guns are not realy charged and fired,are´nt they?

[Titanlord10000]

I think that old fashioned Naval ship's look beautiful and peaceful considering that they were build for destruction. Shame really

[stevethegecko]

@Titanlord10000

The paintjob is called Nelson's Checkerboard, he had all his ships painted with yellow and black horizontal stripes so that in the confusion at trafalger they could be told apart from one another.

[Whoazer]

@Titanlord10000 touche salesman..

[shabbypants54]

@Titanlord10000 not shame, I don't think, but built for protection and deterrence. Nothing wrong with that.

[laguillotine65]

why are the lower gun ports closed???

[johnallday13]

@laguillotine65 i belive that their not fired because the lower deck carried the most heavy pieces and a ship on dry dock would not be able to take on the recoild of the great guns (ima just guessing)

[PacificAirWarDotCom]

@laguillotine65 stealth.

[3inrifle]

On my drive back to Gettysburg in 2008 I got to thinking about how many reenactors would be there, how many cannon, etc. I figured that on the site we had maybe 50,000 pounds of powder all together. I know that the Confederate gun line had about 60 guns. Figure that each of those had with it at least 100 charges averaging about half a pound of powder. Then add in the Federal Artillery. And all the infantry - maybe about 15k, and each of those guys would have had about 2 pounds of powder.

[3inrifle]

Ah! That explains a few things. First - where they got, and could afford, that many guns in condition to fire. Second, those odd frames on the guns that you can see in the longer version from the professional video.

But still - I wonder what the powder charge was. Even at half a pound each, that is a considerable amount of powder.

[StueyLestrange]

I was a reenactor on this ship, great ship, amazing feeling.

[lordofbore]

excellent that should see those froggies off!!

[boiledliddo]

Thank you for uploading.

[Rex1987]

haha listen to all those car alams going off :D

[3inrifle]

What was the powder charge in those guns?

[Christinerica]

Very Cool....Thanks for sharing!

[alexbowerman123]

wheyy my dad did this broadside hfm pyrotechnics

[Trikastar]

not often something like this happens

and my aunti has recently got a jop onboard Victory (y)