Based on ealry '70s model kit by Mantua (Italy), the original 68 pounder carronade well preserved, can still be seen on the upper deck of the "HMS Victory" at the
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (UK), the famous flagship of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in
1805. This 104 gun, first rate wooden Ship of the line was built at
Chatham in 1765.
HMS Victory used the two 68-pounder carronades
which she carried on her forecastle to great effect at the Battle of
Trafalgar, clearing the gun deck of the Bucentaure by firing a round
shot and a keg of 500 musket balls through the Bucentaure's stern
windows.
