How Long Is HMS Victory? 69 m (226 ft) Compared | Magnitudle

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HMS Victory (69 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), HMS Victory (69 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

A little longer than an Olympic swimming pool
About 66% of the length of a football (soccer) pitch
As long as about 3 tennis courts end to end
About 74% of the height of the Statue of Liberty
As long as about 6 city buses end to end

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Facts about HMS Victory

HMS Victory served as Admiral Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and is still in commission today.

Source: Royal Navy: HMS Victory; National Museum of the Royal Navy

Military

Name	Size	Compared with HMS Victory
Ancient Greek Trireme	37 m (121 ft)	0.54×
Mil Mi-26	40 m (131 ft)	0.58×
USS Monitor	52 m (171 ft)	0.75×
B-52 Stratofortress	56.4 m (185 ft)	0.82×
USS Constitution	62 m (203 ft)	0.9×
Type VII U-boat	67 m (220 ft)	0.97×
HMS Victory	69 m (226 ft)	this page
Type XXI U-boat	76.7 m (252 ft)	1.1×
Akula-Class Submarine	113 m (371 ft)	1.6×
Virginia-Class Submarine	115 m (377 ft)	1.7×

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