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HMS Virago II (ship)
Corporate body · 1885 - 1919

Destroyer, 395 tons. Served on the Canadian Forces Pacific Station from 1897 to 1903.

HMS Virago I (ship)
Corporate body · 1842 - 1876

Wood paddle sloop, 1,669 tons. Served on the Canadian Forces Pacific Station in 1854.

HMS Victory (ship)
Corporate body · 1765 - present

1st rate wooden ship. Construction of HMS Victory was completed in 1765, and, famously, she was Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She has been in harbour service since 1824, permanently dry-docked in Portsmouth. She now functions as both a museum ship and an official flagship. Naval personnel in the Portsmouth area can also be carried on Victory’s book for administrative purposes.

HMS Topaze (ship)
Corporate body · 1858 - 1884

Wood screw frigate, 3,915 tons. Served on the Canadian Forces Pacific Station from 1860 to 1863, and again from 1867 to 1869.