HMS Victory (1737) - Royal Navy ship lost for 300 years

HMS Victory was the flagship of the Royal Navy and her disappearance in 1744 along with 1,150 crew caused national mourning.

Believed to be near Alderney, ship wreck detectives spent decades looking for her but it wasn't until 2009 that she was found lying in 78 metres of water.

This video shows large numbers of massive bronze cannon, timbers that have survived over 300 years underwater and even, very sadly, some human remains. In a world first, it reveals that many of the cannon seem to have been moved off the wreck site by human intervention.

Highlights
00:00 Introduction
01:54 My camera setup
03:00 Arriving at wreck
04:15 Double bronze cannon
08:40 Massive cooking pot
10:50 Does the Royal Navy care?
13:24 The War of Jenkin's Ear
14:50 Human remains (skull and leg bone)
17:19 Award winning photo
19:00 A real mystery - moving guns?
23:35 A long way from the wreck
25:35 Back on the shot
30:40 Dive complete


With thanks to Rick Ayrton for use of his images