Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
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Wide angle image looking towards HMS Caroline, the remarkable First World War ship. HMS Caroline is located at Alexandra Dock, Queens Rd, Belfast in the heart of Titanic Quarter.
Taken a few months ago. The tide was just at the right height (by more luck than anything!) to keep the foreground boat beached and still, whilst filling the foreground with water. Thanks very much for viewing.
Taken at sunset during a walk of Portsmouth, Hampshire UK. HMS Warrior was the Royal Navy's first armour plated, iron hulled warship.
This morning I headed out for sunrise along the Thames but didn’t really have a shot in mind. As I was wandering I saw HMS Belfast and thought it would make a good photo.
This was taken about 30 minutes before sunrise, I made a rookie mistake by leaving the location and heading somewhere else as I didn’t think the clouds would catch and produce some colour, I was wrong. I tried to make a mad rush back but didn’t make it in time.
I still ended up with a photo I’m happy with though and there’ll always be another sunrise. I hope you like it.
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HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Taken outside the Historic Boatyard, Portsmouth.
HMS Warrior was Britain’s first iron-hulled, armoured battleship. Launched in 1860, at a time of empire and Britain’s dominance in trade and industry, Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria’s fleet.
Powered by steam and sail, she was the largest, fastest and most powerful warship of her day and had a lasting influence on naval architecture and design. Work and life on board reflected both the changes the Royal Navy experienced as it evolved into a professional service and shifts in Victorian society.
Warrior is seen here from the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth.
9th May 2016 - 2 x Foxhound protected patrol vehicles sit on the cruise liner terminal in Liverpool waiting to be driven on board the Albion class assault ship HMS Bulwark.
HMS Echo (H87) was the first of two multi-role hydrographic survey ships commissioned by the Royal Navy. With her sister ship, HMS Enterprise, they formed the Echo class of survey vessels. She was built by Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon in 2002 and was the ninth Royal Navy vessel to carry the name.
Decommissioned in June 2022 into 'Reserve State of Readiness'.
HMS Belfast is a museum ship, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, permanently moored in London on the River Thames and operated by the Imperial War Museum.
Aquest fou, en el seu moment (1861), el vaixell més modern del mon: el primer amb blindatge d'un pam d'acer, canons de retrocarrega i motor a vapor. Afortunadament ha estat conservat com a museu, tot i va estar a punt de ser desballestat com a ferralla.
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The HMS Warrior was in 1861, the most modern and powerful warship in the world: ironclad, with breech-loading guns and steam engines. Fortunately, it has survived to be a floating museum.
[Explore 28/05/2016]
HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge and The Tower of London - Three world famous attractions along the River Thames split-toned and desaturated in LR6 to give the image a slight yesteryear feel.
HMS Warrior was Britain’s first iron-hulled, armoured battleship. Launched in 1860, at a time of empire and Britain’s dominance in trade and industry, Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria’s fleet. The vessel was a steam-powered armoured frigate with 116 guns, 80 of which were behind armour.
HMS Warrior was rescued in the 1980s, restored and brought back home to Portsmouth and is owned by Warrior Preservation Trust, an independent charity.
HMS Justice (W-140) or also called "St. Christopher" was built in the United States as U.S. Navy ATR-1-class rescue tug USS ATR-20 by Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway Co. in Maine in 1943. After suffering engine trouble and rudder damage in 1954, she was laid up at Ushuaia, Argentina, beached and abandoned there.
Leaving the Hamoaze.
HMS Scott is an ocean survey vessel and is the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name. The only vessel of her class, she can remain at sea for up to 300 days a year, thanks to her novel crew rotation system.
HMS Gannet - A sloop of the Victorian Royal Navy, HMS Gannet was built on the River Medway at Sheerness in 1878. Designed to patrol the world’s oceans, she ‘flew the flag’ protecting British interests around the world.
Warrior is part of the National Historic Fleet,[77] and is berthed in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard complex, which is also the home of Nelson's flagship HMS Victory and the Tudor warship Mary Rose.[78] In 1995 she received over 280,000 visitors, and the whole dockyard receives between 400,000 and 500,000 visitors annually.[79] Warrior is still managed by the Warrior Preservation Trust[80] and is used as a venue for weddings and functions to generate funds for her maintenance.[81][82] The trust also has a collection of material related to the ship and an archive; the latter is not yet open to the public.
Taken from Wikipedia
HMS Justice (W-140) or also called "St. Christopher" was built in the United States as U.S. Navy ATR-1-class rescue tug USS ATR-20 by Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway Co. in Maine in 1943. After suffering engine trouble and rudder damage in 1954, she was laid up at Ushuaia, Argentina, beached and abandoned there.
I like Big Boats and I cannot lie!
(with apologies to Sir Mix-A-Lot:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X53ZSxkQ3Ho&list=RDX53ZSxkQ3H...)
I'm an Old Salt and it would have been interesting to me but we did not take the tour of the HMS Belfast. I could have gotten a cheaper ticket due to being disabled (which did appeal to my fiscally prudent side) all the stairs, ladders, and confined spaces were a no-no for Niccy and I didn't want to leave her sitting out on the dock while I explored. Were I by myself, I'd have probably spent all day there onboard.
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London and is operated by the Imperial War Museum. Since 1973 she has been home to the City of London Sea Cadets who meet on board twice a week, as well as a museum open to the public.
This is a (M)anual shot with a little crop to get rid of some extraneous bits of fluff on the sides. Whenever it's possible I like to try for a 3/4 shot (from the bow or stern) on a ship or as close as I can get to it as opposed to a flat looking side shot. Tower Bridge being in the background is a bonus!
HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
HMS Warrior was built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1861 and the first British iron clad warship. It was seen as a deterrent to the British governments concern over possible war with France and Spain.
Today, she is a tourist attraction moored in Portsmouth, Hampshire and part of the Historic Naval Dockyard which also includes Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory and King Henry VIII’s Mary Rose.
HMS Warrior was a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–61. Equipped with steam power propulsion , she could sail with the propeller raised in the hull and the funnels lowered to reduce drag. With a crew of 706 officers and enlisted men. Weighting 9210 tons with her sails measuring 37,546 feet she once made a top speed of 17.5 knots
Good to go
HMS Scott is a new Royal Navy ocean survey vessel. She is named after the Antarctic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott.
HMS Ledbury is manoeuvred into position at the Britannia Quay, Cardiff docks, ahead of a weekend visit.
HMS Ledbury is identified by the Royal Navy as a 'mine counter-measures' vessel.
As you know, I was on a little jolly last weekend, and after visiting Winchester on Saturday I headed to Chichester and Portsmouth on Sunday.
We started the day off in Chichester so I could get a few shots of the cathedral, then headed to Portsmouth for sunset and a wander around. I'll post my cathedral shots later as I've just bored you with the ones from Winchester.
I was based in Portsmouth for a while while I was in the Navy, but I've not been there for over 15 years and it's changed a great deal. It was strange being back there and seeing how much it had changed!!
My first stop was HMS Warrior, I wanted to get a shot of this at sunset but as the cloud was moving away from the ship I changed location. Still, I got one shot of it with some moody cloud and light behind it.
HMS Warrior was Britain's first Iron hulled armoured battleship, built in 1860 it was the largest, fastest and most powerful warship of her day and had a lasting influence on naval architecture and design. Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet.
Entering HM Naval Base Plymouth. Taken from Mount Wise, Devonport.
Based in Plymouth, HMS Argyll is the longest-serving Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy. Built in the late 1980s at the Yarrow Yard in Scotstoun on the Clyde (now BAE Systems), she was commissioned in 1991.
HMS Caroline is the only ship remaining from the Grand and High Seas Fleet of some 250 vessels and the last floating survivor of the Battle of Jutland, May 31 1916.
HMS Forth. one of the Royal Navy's new River Class patrol ships ...
... off to the South Atlantic soon ..
HMS Warrior (1860) in Portsmouth historic dockyard. The pride of Queen Victoria, Warrior revolutionised warship construction. Powered by steam and sail, she was the largest and fastest ship of her day. Her most radical innovation was her citadel - an armoured box housing her guns.
HMS Belfast moored on the Thames near Tower Bridge.
“HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London and is operated by the Imperial War Museum.”
A sloop of the Victorian Royal Navy, HMS Gannet was built on the River Medway at Sheerness in 1878. Designed to patrol the world’s oceans, she ‘flew the flag’ protecting British interests around the world. She saw service in the South Pacific, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
Powered by both sail and steam, with a hull constructed from stout teak planking on a strong iron frame, this highly significant vessel forms part of the United Kingdom’s core national collection of historic ships.
Note the six visible drive ports (two are underneath) - these permit the HMS Amor de Cosmos to achieve breathtaking speeds (interstellar and within solar systems) with optimal directional control.
[Comments and criticisms are happily invited.]
HMS! Happy Miniature Sunday!
The harbour at Mevagissey, Cornwall.
I don't think this works particularly well as a fake tilt-shift but getting the subject matter is more and more challenging!
Join our group Miniature Sunday - HMS! and learn how to make these fake miniature shots!
I love to see my contacts there!
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