HMS Warrior
After visiting the Victory we started to explore the HMS
Warrior which was built 1860. When she was accepted into the Navy she was the
largest, fastest, most heavily armed and armoured warship and showed the world
the superiority of the British Navy. With a crew of 705 including officers the
gun deck was home to 600 who manned the guns and provided muscle power for
other tasks.
Converted in 1929 to a floating platoon her iron hull helped
protect her to survive for 50 years until she was taken to Hartlepool for
restoration in 1979. The Royal Navy found the journal of 14 year old Henry
Murray who served as midshipman in 1861 who had taken notes in great detail of
the fittings and fixtures including their location which allowed them to
restore her to her former glory. After 8 years to restore to her to her 1861 condition
and was returned to Portsmouth in 1987 and they put her in the rightful place
of honour next to The Mary Rose and HMS Victory.
This is another amazing ship which again is part of our
naval history and has many interesting things to see from the engine room to
the gun deck and armoury. I would recommend everyone to spend some time
visiting. A selection of photographs taken during the visit is below
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