'Victory'

[Ivan Cloherty]

Just thought this may be useful information. Four days before the Battle of Trafalgar the crew muster of the 'VICTORY' showed the following crew members

English 441
Scots 64
Welsh 18
Shetlanders 3
Channel Isles 2
Manxman 1

Americans 22
Dutch 7
Swedes 6
Italians 4
Maltese 4
French 3 (Volunteers)
Norwegians 3
Germans 3
Swiss 2
Portugeuse 2
Danes 2
Indians 2
Russians 1
African 1
West Indies 9

Hope this helps in a pub quiz

[Red Lead Ted]

Ivan, I wonder how many Spanish and French where there, Other than Shamyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Leathuuuuuuuuuuure, and Giovani
mirar por la ventana. Terry.

[Mark Keever]

More insight from Peter Goodwin's " The Ships of Trafalgar " copyright 2005 by the author and the Naval Institute Press of Annapolis, Maryland ( ISBN 1-59114-824-3 ). Hope it opens OK. Click to enlarge ?

[Bill Morrison]

Some years ago a Norwegian gentleman with a great knowledge of sailing ship advised me to purchase a copy of "The Last of The Wooden Walls of England" by a George Emslie which I did. It covers fifteen famous wooden battleships, The first is HMS VICTORY.

[j.sabourn]

#4.. Bill MyTime on the Clansman and time in Portsmouth close by the Victory , I was informed by various matelots that it was a form of punishment for wrong doing to be sent for duties on board the Victory. If showing tourists about the vessel was considered hardship was much better than the fines and forfeitures we had. JS.

[happy daze john in oz]

If that is the total crew then some 600 on her.
Bea bit cramped no doubt with that lot.

[j.sabourn]

Half of then we’re up the mast at any given time John. So hot bunking was acceptable in those days.!!!! JS. Maybe it was called hot hammocking in those days, ? JS

[Ivan Cloherty]

If that is the total crew then some 600 on her.
Bea bit cramped no doubt with that lot.

Normal in those days John on RN ships, comfort wasn't a priority and we know it still wasn't until the 1960's when things started to change in both MN/RN

[j.sabourn]

About the same time it seemed that females were more prominent in the industry. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

Half of then we’re up the mast at any given time John. So hot bunking was acceptable in those days.!!!! JS. Maybe it was called hot hammocking in those days, ? JS

Wonder how they would have got on with hot bunking on UCL ships? LOL