This is the chilling moment the ‘ghost of Admiral Nelson’s wife’ was seen wandering around the HMS Victory before disappearing through a wall.
The spine-tingling footage appears to show the ghostly figure of a woman in a dress and heels walking through the upper chamber of the warship.
Tony Ferguson, who has a keen interest in the paranormal, was exploring the vessel during a day out when he felt like something was following him.
The vessel was Admiral Nelson’s flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson’s wife is said to have regularly visited him during his time as vice-admiral.
Tony, 33, who works as a personal trainer, took out his video camera when he felt a presence and began filming around the chamber.
While he didn’t see anything with his naked eye, when Tony watched the footage back he had captured a womanly figure, who he believes is the ghost Frances ‘Fanny’ Nelson.
This eerie footage shows a ghostly figure wandering around the upper chambers of the HMS Victory
Tony Ferguson who was exploring the vessel at the time believes that the figure was the ghost of Admiral Nelson’s wife – Frances ‘Fanny’ Nelson
Tony, from Southampton, said: ‘I arrived at the HMS Victory first thing in the morning and I knew I had the whole upper chamber to myself but I kept feeling like someone was following me.
‘I got out my camera and as I panned around the camera picked up this woman in a dress.
Tony, 33 is has a keen interest in the paranormal and claims he has had several encounters with spirits over the years
‘What is so strange is I didn’t see anything at all with my own eyes. If I had seen an actual person there I would have put the camera down straight away.
‘But when I watched the video back later, there she was. She walked straight across the chamber and then disappeared through a solid wall so she must have gone through it.
‘The HMS Victory is known for its hauntings and lots of people have said they’ve seen Admiral Nelson and his wife over the years.
‘The admiral’s wife visited him regularly during his time on the ship so I’m sure this is her still visiting him as a ghost.
‘The upper chamber would have been an area reserved for the highest ranking officers so it’s where Nelson and his wife would have spent most their time together.
‘It must have been her following me around the ship. Spirits are really intrigued by the living.
‘I felt so lucky to have captured such clear footage of a paranormal experience. I’ve had quite a few in my life so they don’t frighten me anymore.’
The HMS Victory, which is more than 250 years old, has been situated at Portsmouth Historic Dock since 1922 and is open to the public as a living museum and many tourists claim to have seen the ghost.
Tony became interested in ghost hunting just over a year ago but first developed a fascination with the paranormal as a child.
During his childhood Tony believes he had a number of ghostly encounters with the ‘spirits’ of a man and young girl in his grandfather’s house.
Throughout his adulthood Tony’s paranormal experiences have only become more frequent and he believes he has an ‘energy’ which attracts spooks.
The HMS Victory was Admiral Nelson’s flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson’s wife is said to have regularly visited him during his time as vice-admiral
Tony said: ‘My grandad’s house was haunted. There was loads of activity there with things flying around and the spirits of a man and girl always visiting so I was constantly surrounded by it.
‘Growing up around it meant I was intrigued from a very young age and as I got older I realised that I had this gift where any time I went into a haunted place, spirits would appear.
‘It must be something about my energy that just attracts them. It did used to scare me but I’ve got used to it now, most spirits aren’t harmful at all.
‘I decided to pursue this gift and picked up paranormal investigation as a hobby. At first I didn’t share my videos or photos with anyone because it was a very personal journey.
‘But after a while I decided I wanted to share some of the amazing things I have seen to open other people’s eyes to the paranormal world.’