How would HMS Victory fare in the Anglo-Dutch Wars?
Short answerHer unusual combination of speed and heavy armament would make her devastating unless the Dutch managed to capture her.
NotesThe familiar sequence of Anglo-Dutch Wars would change sharply if HMS Victory appeared in the period. Unless the Dutch somehow captured her, she would impose a severe tactical mismatch. Victory was both fast for a ship of the line and very heavily armed. Those qualities would let her destroy numerous opponents designed for an earlier naval environment.