HMS Victory is based in Portsmouth but was built in 1759 in Chatham

Lord Nelson began his naval career in Chatham, where his flagship was built. The No 2 Dock is to be renamed The Victory Dock in a ceremony on 23 July.

HMS Victory has been in Portsmouth since 1812 - first in the harbour, and then at the Historic Dockyard.

A commemorative plaque presented by the ship's commanding officer left Portsmouth for Chatham on Monday.

Lt Cdr Frank Nowosielski will present it to the Sea Cadets in Portsmouth, before it is placed on a gun carriage to begin the first leg of its journey.

The carriage will be pulled to Kings Steps, where the plaque will be transferred to a motor launch.

It will be formally unveiled by the Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, on Saturday, 23 July - the birthday of HMS Victory, when in 1759 work began on the famous ship.