Hi Carol,
Just came across your thread and found it interesting. Have you established now whether HMS Victory was a training ship?
I came across this link on those known to have sailed on HMS Victory, during WWII :
https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/ships/ship.php?pid=2585 , it might be helpful to you and others seeking answers.
My interest in this is that a couple of my uncles from India were in the British Navy during WWII. Last month I was going through an old diary of another uncle, who had noted that in October 1942 his younger brother travelled to England on a ship called 'Victory'. Another entry says that he received his first letter in December 1942 and mentions his brother's address: HMS Victory via BPO London, England. Would that address be for the ship, or HMS Victory station in Portsmouth? My father only mentioned that his brother was in the Navy and served as a stoker.
As I have just started searching about this, I don't know the differences between the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy and whether the British/Indian Navy was separate during WWII. So, I am not sure where I can find some information on Indians that served with the British Navy.
Wass
