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British Sailor's Large Woolwork Woolie of HMS Victoria with Trapunto Sails

$11,000List Price

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Large British sailor's woolwork woolie of HMS Victoria, Berlin wool on linen (Duck), circa 1865 The large sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts HMS Victoria, named below on a banner, with large billowing Trapunto sails. HMS Victoria was the last British wooden first-rate three-decked ship of the line commissioned for sea service. Dimensions: 27 3/8 inches x 34 3/4 inches x 1 inches deep HMS Victoria was the last British wooden first-rate three-decked ship of the line commissioned for sea service. With a displacement of 6,959 tons, she was the largest wooden battleship which ever entered service. She was also the world's largest warship until the completion of HMS Warrior, Britain's first ironclad battleship, in 1861. Victoria's hull was 79.2 metres (260 ft) long and 18.3 metres (60 ft) wide. She had a medium draught of 8.4 metres (27.5 ft). Her hull was heavily strapped with diagonal iron riders for extra stability. Victoria was the first British battleship with two funnels. She was armed with a total of 121 guns (32 8-inch smooth-bore muzzle-loading guns on the lower gun deck, 30 8-inch (200 mm) guns on the central gun deck, 32 32-pounders on the upper gun deck, 26 32-pounders and one 68-pounder on the upper deck). Victoria was ordered on 6 January 1855, laid down on 1 April 1856 at Portsmouth, and launched on 12 November 1859. She cost a total of £150,578 (equivalent to £11,764,000 in 2010) and had a complement of 1,000. During trials in Stokes Bay on 5 July 1860 Victoria reached a top speed of 11.797 knots (21.848 km/h),[1] making her the fastest three decker worldwide, along with the French Bretagne. Her Maudslay engine was powered by 8 boilers and developed 4,403 ihp. After completion Victoria was laid up as part of the reserve fleet at Portsmouth from 1860 to 1864. She first entered active service on 2 November 1864, when she became Flagship of the Mediterranean fleet under Vice-Admiral Robert Smart and Captain James Graham Goodenough (from 1865: Rear-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, Captain Alan Henry Gardner). Victoria was based in Malta until 1867 when she returned home. Her armament had been reduced to 102 guns. Her last public appearance came at the 1867 Spithead Review and she was paid off on 7 August 1867. She became part of the reserve fleet at Portsmouth again, eventually had her armament reduced to 12 guns, and was sold for scrapping on 31 May 1893 without ever having entered service again. Victoria's slightly enlarged sister ship was HMS Howe.

Dimensions:
Height: 27.38 in (69.55 cm)Width: 34.75 in (88.27 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Style:
Folk Art (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Wool
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Mid-19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1865
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Downingtown, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: : VM98426-Prrr1stDibs: LU861025025142

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