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HMS Victory is a 104-gun ship, built for the Royal Navy, and the construction of which was completed in 1765. Her most famous sea battle was the battle of Trafalgar, in which the UK won a decisive battle against a combined French and Spanish fleet, though cost the life of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, one of Britain's most celebrated war heroes.

The HMS Victory is still in active service today, though now it is a museum ship rather than military service.

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