08-14-2007, 22:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JAD_333
HMS Victory........
1778 11th March: The 30 bronze 42 pounders were removed and replaced with 30 x 32 pounders. Admiral Keppel disliked the 42 pounder for the following reasons: gun crew too large; rate of fire slower and the bronze / brass guns, recoiled violently when hot).
1779 The 30 x 32 pounders were removed and replaced with 30 x 42 pounders as original. 8 x 12 pounder carronades were fitted as...
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1779 April
Maintenance and re-fitting after a year at sea and.
Armament:
Lower deck:
30 × 42
pound guns
Middel deck:
28 × 24
pound guns
Upper deck:
30 × 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
10 × 6
pound guns
Forecastle:
2 × 6
pound guns
1780 March
Maintenance and re-fitting after a year at sea.
Armament:
Lower deck:
30 × 42
pound guns
Middel deck:
28 × 24
pound guns
Upper deck:
30 × 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
10 × 6
pound guns
Poop deck:
6 × 18
pound carronades
Forecastle:
2 × 6
pound guns
2 × 24
pound carronades
1782 November - March
Paid off at Portsmouth and subject to a Middling Repair.
Armament:
Lower deck:
30 × 42
pound guns
Middel deck:
28 × 24
pound guns
Upper deck:
30 × 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
10 × 12
pound guns
Poop deck:
6 × 18
pound carronades
Forecastle:
2 × 12
pound guns
2 × 24
pound carronades
1783 March - 1787 November
Put in reserv at Portsmouth.
1787 December -- 1788 April
Large repair.
1789 April -- 1789
Put in reserv at Portsmouth.
1789 -- 1791 August
Channel service.
1797 February 14
Participated in the Battle of St Vincent under Admiral John Jervis against the Spanish fleet.
1797 October
Paid off at Chatham and was struck from the Navy List after having been found defective.
1797 December 8 -- 1799 January
Fitted as Hospital Ship at Chatham Dockyard and served in the Medway.
1800 February -- 1803 April
Large reconstruction at Chatham, involving among many things closing in of the stern galleries. The cost for the Large Repair was £ 70.993.
1803
Refitted.
Armament:
Lower deck:
30 x 32
pound guns
Middel deck:
28 x 24
pound guns
Upper deck:
30 x 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
12 x 12
pound guns
Forecastle:
2 x 24
pound carronades
1803 May -- 1805 April
Mediterrean service under Admiral Horatio Nelson.
1805 August
General maintenance after 18 months at sea and re-armament:
Lower deck:
30 x 32
pound guns
Middel deck:
28 x 24
pound guns
Upper deck:
30 x 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
12 x 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
6 x 18
pound carronades
Forecastle:
2 x 12
pound guns
2 x 68
pound carronades
1805 October 21
Participated in the Battle of Trafalgar under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the joint French and Spanish fleets.
Four days before the battle the muster book listed 441 English, 64 Scots, 63 Irish, 18 Welsh, 3 Shetlanders, 2 Channel Islanders, and 1 Manxman.
The 71 foreigners comprised 22 Americans, 7 Dutch, 6 Swedes, 4 Italians, 4 Maltese, 3 Frenchmen volunteers, 3 Norwegians, 3 Germans, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 2 Danes, 2 Indians, 1 Russian, 1 from Africa and 9 from the West Indian islands.
1806 January 15
Paid off at Chatham.
1806 March -- May
Repairs and recoppering at Chatham. Refitted.
Armament:
Lower deck:
30 x 32
pound guns
Middel deck:
28 x 24
pound guns
Upper deck:
30 x 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
4 x 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
8 x 32
pound carronades
Forecastle:
2 x 32
pound carronades
1806 May -- 1808 March
Put in ordinary in the Medway.
1807 November 11
Re-rated as a 2nd Rate ship.
1807 November
Refitted. Last Armament refit
Armament:
Lower deck:
30 x 32
pound guns
Middel deck:
28 x 18
pound guns
Upper deck:
30 x 12
pound guns
Quarter deck:
8 x 32
pound carronades
Forecastle:
2 x 32
pound carronades
Forecastle:
2 x 12
pound guns
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Note I said circa 1812 
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