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The USS Wisconsin was decommissioned in 1991. In 2006, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and donated to the City of Norfolk, Virginia in 2009. She is docked beside Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia where the Hampton Roads Naval Museum resides.
The USS Wisconsin was decommissioned in 1991. In 2006, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and donated to the City of Norfolk, Virginia in 2009. She is docked beside Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia where the Hampton Roads Naval Museum resides.
The USS Wisconsin was decommissioned in 1991. In 2006, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and donated to the City of Norfolk, Virginia in 2009. She is docked beside Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia where the Hampton Roads Naval Museum resides.
The USS Wisconsin was decommissioned in 1991. In 2006, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and donated to the City of Norfolk, Virginia in 2009. She is docked beside Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia where the Hampton Roads Naval Museum resides.
The USS Wisconsin was decommissioned in 1991. In 2006, she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and donated to the City of Norfolk, Virginia in 2009. She is docked beside Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia where the Hampton Roads Naval Museum resides.
USS Texas (BB-35), The ship was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. Served in both WW1 & WW2.
Photographed 25Oct2016
Aft (rear) view of HMS Warrior taken from the Portsmouth harbour cruise boat as we left the historic dockyard.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
Now the subject of my blog post Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on Wealie's World
These brass patterns are not just for show, they were a means of making the great cannon on the aft deck of the warrior more mobile and allowing the cannon to be positioned to fire on enemies from all fronts, though she never once fired in anger.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
Now the subject of my blog post Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on Wealie's World
The lifeboats or landing craft for the Warrior.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
Out on the harbour boat tour you get some lovely views of the Warrior moored at the Historic Dockyard.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
An example of some fine rope workmanship on the Warrior. I dropped the white balance down into a cooler blue tone to achieve the overall effect on this pic.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
This is one of the brass plates used to move and secure the large aft cannon of the Warrior, which was able to be moved around the aft deck into numerous positions to allow engagement of the enemy on all sides.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
One of the things I love about historic ships like Warrior and Victory is that although they were first and foremost battleships, designed for war and to win, this did not detract from their elegance. These ships were decorated with loving craftmanship and artistry, which is sadly lacking in the warships of today.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
One of the Warrior's many top deck cannon's. When you compare the technology of the Victory with the Warrior, you can see how technology has moved on in some ways, but in others it seems very little in the 95 years between them being built. Warrior has much more of a modern feel in terms of the use of iron and steam, but at the same time the cannons are still very similar in style, indeed if you go into the Mary Rose museum and view the cannons they unearthed from the solent you can see that really not much changed between 1511 when the Mary Rose was built and 1860 when the Warrior first set sail!
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
Warrior has a simpler mast structure than Victory, this is in part to the fact that she was also powered by steam.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
Warrior's galley is eerily like that of the Victory and in both ships you wondered how they managed to cook for so many men and boys in such a small space!
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
A fish eye view from fore to aft of the majestic Warrior.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
Now the subject of my blog post Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on Wealie's World
One of the things I love about historic ships like Warrior and Victory is that although they were first and foremost battleships, designed for war and to win, this did not detract from their elegance. These ships were decorated with loving craftmanship and artistry, which is sadly lacking in the warships of today. The figurehead on Warrior is one of the finest examples of this artistry on the whole ship.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
The lifeboats or landing craft for the Warrior. I particularily liked the angle of this shot.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org
This great cannon was designed to be manoeuvrable, allowing multiple angles to engage with the enemy, but was never once fired in anger.
The Warrior is the first of the British ironclad battle ships and the only remaining 19th Century Capital ship left in existence!
She never once fired her guns in anger, it was said that her mere presence was deterrent enough! She was launched in 1860, built in response to the aggressive programme of ship building in France including the first ironclad battle ship La Giorie.
Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by both steam and sails she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her time and has been lovingly restored to her original glory.
If you are ever in Portsmouth, UK I would very much recommend a trip to see this magnificent specimen of Victorian innovation and British naval power.
For more information visit www.hmswarrior.org