As the title says this is not strictly about Victory although it is relevant to her as with all ships.
While reading the magazines that came today I noticed the section about John Harrison who took up the challenge to accurately calculate longitude.
I don't know if anyone has see the mini-series that was made about him & the man who restored all his instruments but if you haven't seen it then it is well worth watching.

Here is a brief synopsis
Longitude is the fascinating story of John Harrison (Gambon), who in the 18th century believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship - and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea. Harrison has to struggle against a bigoted establishment in order to win recognition for his achievements. This story is intertwined with that of Rupert Gould (Irons), the former naval officer who in the 1920s discovered Harrison's clocks and - at the cost of his health, his reputation and his marriage, began the mammoth task of restoring them.

For anyone interested in watching this it is available at Play.com for £9.99 & there is also links for buying it 2nd hand at the above link,no doubt it is also available at Amazon as well.

As I said its a fascinating story & well worth buying even if you saw it on TV when it was on.

It looks like something out of Dr Who.... ....but who am i to argue with sucess..they just don't make them like they used too.
It is weird ...all the tech we have today....people like him laid the foundation...

If its the one I'm thinking of, the movement was built entirely from wood! Harrison started life as a carpenter and joiner.

Mike T