Portsmouth Ships

Rule Britannia

YOU’RE WRONG!:D

But actually right – sorry, couldn’t resist that.
Yep – the first ironclad warship which made every other warship outdated over night and started another arms race.
Outdated by the Dreadnaughts, eventually, but never actually in battle (I believe).

Flood.

Correct me if i’m wrong but wasn’t the Warrior the first ever fully iron Battle ship? I cant remember to well other than that she was a first at something

Love pictures as well, its been an age since i was in Portsmouth

Did you see the mast of the worlds tallest yacht in the dockyard, or the Millennium Tower (which might be finished and paid for in time for the next one…;))?

Flood.

Woundsigner, Flood, thanks! 🙂 Appreciate it.

Flood, on the drive down, when i got to the Devil’s Punchbowl area, the fog/mist set in for a while, weather got pretty bad – Low visability etc.

Later on in the afternoon down at the old docks, as you can see it brightened up a considerable amount, then once again became quite overcast.

Woundsiger, thanks for the link. 🙂

Cheers Again

Cheers Flood.I thought it was.Just nipped off to confirm it.
Heres a link to the site Andrew if you want to have a look.
http://www.hmswarrior.org/

Going to have to get down ther again soon I think.
Cheers for posting the pics…

You had better weather than I’d have thought – it was either very dull and overcast or foggy for most of the day just a few miles in land…:rolleyes:
But the flypast didn’t take place, just the same…

Flood.

The first two are of HMS Victory (oldest ship in the Royal Navy – despite government cuts!), whilst the last is HMS Warrior (1860, I think), and not commisioned in the navy. Both are museums.

Flood.

At the risk of being a complete pleb if I am wrong.Its the Warrior ..I think…
I haven’t been down there for ages…..I will have to confirm it unless someone knows for definate here!!