We stayed in a caravan on Hayling Island, just to the east of Portsmouth. The main reason for this part of the trip was to go to the historical dock yard in Portsmouth. Dad loves ships and the history so this was a no brainer.
The first stop was the H.M.S Warrior. It was built as the biggest warship but was more of a deterrent and never fired a shot. (I am a little blood thirsty so it was a bit disappointing.)
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| Cat o nine tails. |
The steam room was quite impressive and there was a very nice guy there who explained what went on. The job of stoking the boilers was a hot a dirty job but they worked shorter hours and were given baths every day (they got so dirty, they had too). Plus it was quite well paid so not a bad job to have.
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| The saddest lion I have ever seen. |
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| Copy of the giant one in San Diego. |
Second stop was Lord Nelson's H.M.S Victory, the one which was part of the battle of Waterloo. They fixed it so this is the exact ship.
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| Gang way. |
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| That's a big Anchor. |
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| And a small bed. |
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| Nelson had a better bed. |
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| And the general crew got very little room |
We also went on HMS M.33, a small ship used during WWII.
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| Lunch. |
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| On the new, looking at the old. |
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