Which other ship of the line should have been preserved beside HMS Victory?
Short answerPreferences include HMS Africa, a French-built seventy-four captured at Trafalgar, and Santísima Trinidad, although her size prompts objections to placing her beside Victory.
NotesHMS Africa is one preferred companion for Victory. A long-surviving French-built seventy-four captured at Trafalgar offers another candidate and would represent an opponent in the battle. Santísima Trinidad has a supporter because of her unusual design. The objection to placing her beside Victory is a joke about the political complaints her greater size and height could provoke.