PFS member Paul Wood has supplied the following news item concerning H.M.S. Victoria:
Back in February 2000, the PFS Newsletter mentioned a TV programme about HMS Victoria, the ship that famously sunk as a result of the blind arrogance of the admiral in charge.
Amazingly, the Victoria has been found -and even more amazingly, she is the world's first VERTICAL shipwreck. She went straight down and powered into the seabed. The vessel is in a remarkable state of preservation.
Check out this website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQMQZ8ZNsi8
There are several videos on the Web, none unfortunately get down to the turret area as it is so deep. There is confusion whether the turret is still in place; some say it is, some say it isn't. Anyhow, there's no doubt she is now a fixed Victorian fortification, and very much within the PFS remit! There are some excellent internal views of the protected gundeck, and the 10" gun that protected the stern of the vessel.
Details of the finding of the wreck are documented here:
Victoria's Secret
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