Return to Portsmouth 2025 Cheryl returned to Portsmouth England and HMS Victory. Stern of HMS VictoryThe cook’s Brodie StoveOne of the Victory’s three gun decksAdmiring the original timbers of the lower deck (circa 1765)Spot in the Victory’s hold where Horatio Nelson drew his last breath.Her massive rudderHolding a cat-o-nine-tails in its red bag in one hand and a boatswain’s starter in the other. Both were forms of punishment.