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HMNB ''Portsmouth'' ( HMS ''Nelson'' ) is a large naval base in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire , using Portsmouth Harbour . FUNCTIONING BASE It plays host to the majority of the surface fleet of the Royal Navy including ''Invincible''-class Aircraft Carrier s, Type 42 Destroyer s, the majority of the Type 23 Frigate s, fishery protection vessels and two squadrons of mine counter-measures vessels ( Minesweepers and Mine Hunter s). In total some 17,200 people work in the base. It is also base of the Second Sea Lord who flies his flag in HMS ''Victory'' , which is the oldest commissioned warship in the world (but was built at Chatham Dockyard ). PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD In addition to HMS ''Victory'', a portion of the base serves as a maritime museum (now called Portsmouth Historic Dockyard) and plays host to:
Across the bay is Gosport , centre of naval munitions at Priddy's Hard and of Royal Navy Submarines ( HMS Dolphin Shore-establishment , and the Royal Navy Submarine Museum ). HISTORY Along with Chatham , Woolwich , Plymouth and Deptford , it has been one of the main dockyards for the Royal Navy throughout its history. The Tudors See Also: The Tudors and the Royal Navy Napoleonic Wars From here Nelson , embarking on HMS ''Victory'' , left Britain for the final time before his death at the Battle Of Trafalgar . Victorian HMS ''Warrior'' First World War Second World War Post Second World War The task force sent to fight the Falklands War left and returned to here. FURTHER READING
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