In the early 1980s, John McKay wanted to build a model of the HMS Victory, Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. But when he searched for architectural drawings ...

He noted that while the UK have a lot of 'ancient' oak - this timber is often hard to use in ship building. HMS Victory was built in 1759 and launched in 1765 making it the world's oldest ...