The long-standing maritime tradition is associated with good fortune for crew and ship.
Royal Navy Museums said the find ‘connects us directly to a maritime tradition stretching back thousands of years’.
Five coins and one token dating back to the 19th century have been found under the foremast of the HMS Victory ship.
HMS "Victory" served in the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. It's the world’s oldest warship still in commission—but it's in desperate need of repairs ...
Horatio Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory, has been undergoing restoration The masts of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Victory are to be removed across three nights as part of a major ...