what was lord nelson ship at the battle of trafalgar
How HMS Victory nearly never made it to the Battle of Trafalgar. On 21 October 1805, HMS Victory sailed into the history of British naval triumphs as the flagship of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. However, if it hadnât been for the sweaty nightmares of a Chatham carpenter, the ship could have joined the less glorious rollcall of great British cockups.