Original British Napoleonic Wooden Keg Made from Wood of the HMS Victory

Original Item. Only One Available. HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 247 years of service as of 2025, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. She was ordered for the Royal Navy in 1758, during the Seven Years' War and laid down in 1759. That year saw British victories at Quebec, Minden, Lagos and Quiberon Bay and these may have influenced the choice of name when it was selected in October the following year. In particular, the action in Quiberon Bay had a profound effect on the course of the war; severely weakening the French Navy and shifting its focus away from the sea. There was therefore no urgency to complete the ship and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in February 1763 meant that when Victory was finally floated out in 1765, she was placed in ordinary. Her construction had taken 6,000 trees, 90% of them oak.

This is an interesting piece, a wooden keg, 7⅝” in height and 3⅛” in diameter. There is heavy wear across the piece, and we have no provenance to denote that it was from the HMS Victory. There is a small partially detached plaque reading H.M.S. VICTORY on the side.

Comes ready to display.