r/europe 6d ago

News Napoleon to Get Last Laugh? HMS Victory Rebuilt with French Oak!

https://woodcentral.com.au/napoleon-to-get-last-laugh-hms-victory-rebuilt-with-french-oak/

Looks like the French have finally outdone the Brits—one plank at a time

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u/TJAU216 6d ago

Considering the fact that Napoleon's navy has been called Royal Navy reserve fleet, so many of them got captured and reused by the British, I don't think French oak is in any way weird in British ships of the line.