HMS Victory Fires Full Broadside

That was a ragged, drawn out starboard broadside. In actual combat conditions, she'd let off all her guns in several seconds or in divisions of 10 to 15 guns at once. The recoil would heel the ship from the power of the cannon going off at once. That would have been a sight to see and hear.

At the time of the Battle of Trafalgar, the HMS Victory was armed with:
n°30 32-pounders (long) on the lower gundeck, n°28 24-pounders (long) on the middle gundeck
n°30 12-pounders (long) on the upper gundeck
n°12 12-pounders (short) on the quarterdeck

while the forecastle alone was fitted with:

n°2 12-pounders (mediumm)
n°2 64-pounders carronades (these guns alone, loaded with shrapnel, were able to take out a considerable amount of enemy crewmen)

What kind of guns did she have? I'm guessing 8 or 18 pounders, maybe even some big 32 pounders, hell maybe all of the above :P anyone know for sure?

She was out sailing at the celebrations as well.

yeah, those old ships are truly epic. and theweapons as well

Incredible firepower!

How many fights did she engage in? I want to read more about her.

Indeed, would be a grand sight. I've got a thing for all those old fashioned ships and weapons etc. Always great to see them used, even if it's just symbolically. Here's hopeing someday she is made seaworthy again.

I think i remember reading how because she was left to basically rot away and then refitted so many times throughout the decades that there's not a lot left on her from how she was at Trafalgar anyway, or at least wasn't until the restoration works from the last couple decades.

Either way if she ever was made seaworthy again it would be a beautiful sight, i'd love to see her sailing alongside the Constitution.

Ahh ok. That would make Victory roughly 30 years older then Constitution. Plus she's a larger ship so maintence would cost more and all that. Ah well, still an awesome warship.

Because unfortunately HMS Victory is unseaworthy, and it would be completely impractical to make her so (there would no doubt be very little of the original ship left if it was done, even if the money could be found). Remember that the Victory is quite a bit older than the USS Constitution; she was launched in 1765 IIRC.

There are two British Napoleonic-era frigates still afloat (although again probably couldn't sail)- HMS Trincomalee and HMS Unicorn.