Trafalgar Day

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Happy Trafalgar day to everyone!

We always remember and celebrate with a small party and play Rule Britannia from the last night at the proms.  Later, Horatio gets a one gun salute from mi black powder cannon.

Len.

 

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

As it is Trafalgar day, some images of Victory I took in 2006 when she was still in all her glory.

Colin

 

 

 

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Thanks Colin, they are excellent pictures.  At the bottom is a picture of mi cannon.  When I was looking for the colour of the under carriage I contacted The Royal Armory and eventually the Victory preservation organisation for the paint code.  Apparently during her recent restoration, after scraping of many layers of paint, they all decided the original colour was different, and that’s how she’s painted now.  I have the codes (need to find them) if any body is interested.

Len

 

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Sorry Colin, forgot the picture,

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Yes, the original colours seem to have been rather lighter in shade, almost pink. This one ws taken in 2019.

Colin

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

This was April 2005.

 

 

And there was another visitor in that day, note the Harrier on the deck!

 

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Thanks Colin and Richard.  Dug mi notes out and this just might help any Victory fans.

Andrew Bains is the Deputy Executive Director of Museum Operations that amongst other things take care of HMS Victory.  Here’s an extract from an e-mail he kindly sent me on 14 June 2022.

“RAL Colour on HMS Victory.

I’m afraid there isn’t a RAL colour reference for the Victory colour, nor is there a RAL that comes close.

What we use on the hull now is mixed to a NCS number NCS S 3020-Y40R.”

Mi local paint shop had no trouble with the code and easily mixed me a tin.  I’m a bit colour blind but it does look right (to me).

Len

 

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