AChangingLifeBlog has a post on the HMS Victory, explaining the different woods used to build the tall ships, and the characteristics of these woods that made them valuable for different areas of the ship.
The HMS Victory website is HERE. It is the oldest ship still in commission.
Lord Nelson sailed her in the battle of Trafalgar.
More information at Wikipedia.
and DummidumbwitBlog tells more about the history of the ship, with lots of photos, including the above.
There are several old books on line about Nelson, but Librivox has one by the ship's surgeon LINK
Ironically, although Nelson is probably the basis of two famous fictional literary characters in movies, the most famous "biography" is this portrayal, by Lawrence Olivier
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