I am a student in Salisbury College studying GCSE English. I write short fictional stories, and woul...
I am a student in Salisbury College studying GCSE English. I write short fictional stories, and would hopefully like to write for film and TV. I also write reviews in www.virtualtourist.com as Louise Topp and www.Dooyou.co.uk as topp99
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HMS Warrior pride of Queen Victoria is one of the last surviving iron clad ships made by Isembard kingdom Brunel. If you don't know who he is, he was the designer of the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol. She joined the fleet in 1860 as part of Britain's answer to a troubled peace with France - & worries over French naval plans. Warrior could be driven by both steam & sail, her crew were about 700 men, they were:
42 officers 3 warrant officers 455 seaman and boys 3 Royal Marine officers 6 Royal Marine NCOs 118 Royal Marine artillerymen 2 chief engineers 10 engineers 66 stokers and trimmers
Open from 10am - 5pm. When you arrive at Warrior there's a long ramp which goes up to the deck, wheelchairs can access this but it can be a steep push up. Once on board there's a chairlift operated by a member of staff, something I think the original crew would have liked; although my gran had one fitted in her flat which tossed here out! The stairs are quite steep & you are reminded of being on Victory, until the tannoy goes off in your ear that is; I believe there's a fire alarm as well. You can explore the boat at your own pleasure, or hire a red telephone thingy which gives a commentary. There are staff to help if you need anything, the ship can also be hired out for weddings, sea shanty nights etc; there was an Indian wedding on board that evening.
There are replica rifles & hand guns which look really genuine, the cooking facilities are sectioned off, but you can still see them. As you go down towards the bottom of the boat it gets a bit colder, there's also a ghost down here. The prison cells are very narrow, and you can go in them and close the door which is pitch dark; watch the spook isn't standing behind you! There's also a six bath tubs in a row & officers quarters.
Prices are:
£15.50 for adults which will last up to one year, so you can return & see anything you have missed.
£28.00 lasts for two years
£9.70 is a day ticket only.
Phone: 44+023 9286 1533
Website: http://www.hmswarrior.org/
mail@historicdockyard.co.uk
Pictures of HMS Warrior Portsmouth
HMS Warrior in dock
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Yes this is indeed a great day out - but unfortunately, the first line of this review is incorrect, you have confused this warship with I K Brunel's Great Britain, which is preserved in Bristol and was a passenger liner. Isaac Watts, a naval designer actually designed Warrior. Richard.
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