Advantages: Authenticity. History. Experience. Educational. Setting. Photogenic. Disadvantages: Crowded in Summer.
...ocean going liner, Isaac Watts’ HMS Warrior being the first Iron Clad Warship. If it were possible to look at the two ships side by side, anyone could be forgiven for assuming that they were contemporaries, in fact they were built and launched almost a generation apart – the Great Britain in Bristol in 1843 and the Warrior in Blackwall, on the Thames in London, in 1860. The fact that the two technically similar, but completely diverse in purpose, ... ...day looked very much like HMS Victory (also now on display in Portsmouth Historic Naval Dockyard), multi-decked, top heavy gunships, powered by acres and acres of canvas sail. 150 years later this may seem laughable, but HMS Warrior was the first modern battleship, born from a need for the Navy to modernise rapidly, ordinary merchant shipping long having overtaken it in terms of size, prestige and technology. In May 1859 the Controller of the Royal ...
RICHADA 10.04.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of HMS Warrior Portsmouth
Advantages: Very intresting, stair -lift for disabled people Disadvantages: Low celinged, windy corners
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 ... ...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 ...
Aura2 25.04.2005
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Advantages: Great real-time history Disadvantages: A little difficulty if you are disabled
As an ex-Royal Navy man this ship has always fascinated me. I have been a supporter for around 18 years and although (through distance - I live in the Midlands) I have only been able to visit a few times and being disabled didn't always make it easy, I think this is a truly wonderful ship restored to a really high level and manned by volunteers who are totally committed to its preservation and extremely keen to pass on their enthusiasm to all showing ... ...will receive Warrior News twice a year. This colourful bulletin is excellent in reviewing both historical facets and current and future plans - these included Sea Shany evenings and other social occasions. Also provides the opportunity to actually contribute - i.e., when restoring the main deck it was possible to sponsor your own plank - mine is plank Port 32 and cost £15!! Why not ask about membership - Maurice Hutty is Membership Secretary and ...
tinker1 26.05.2009
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