In 1922 the Society initiated a public appeal in the United Kingdom to raise funds to save Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship HMS "Victory". Launched in 1765, the ship was in very poor condition by 1922. Sir James Caird, and the Save The Victory Fund raised sufficient funds to secure HMS "Victory" in dry dock in Portsmouth and provide a permanent endowment for the ship. The Society established The Victory Technical Committee to research preservation measures for the Victory and to conserved its artifacts in the new Victory Museum.  