HMS Victory Portsmouth

Had an early start and headed back towards London but with a couple of things to see on the way. First was Stonehenge which was quite impressive. Then we headed for Portsmouth to have a look at the Royal Naval Museum and HMS Victory. Victory was well worth seeing...made up a bit for missing the Cutty Sark. Eventually made it back to London and …

We ended up being a bit short on time so we made the decision to axe heading through Cornwall and headed to the South coast and Brighton instead. En route we detoured via Portsmouth and the historic docks. Deciding not to pay the ridiculous fees to see the old warships we wandered the docks getting up close and personal with the ships. The HMS …

... and headed back down to the seashore and walked it for a couple/few miles to the historic dockyards, where they have the HMS Victory completely restored. Took a tour of it. Evidently the Jack Tars were midgets, because the ceilings were low. Couple that ...

... by the sea with our lunch. We then headed inside and planned the rest of our afternoon. First on the list was the HMS Victory which was Nelson's flagship at the battle of trafalgar. This was a guided tour, and unfortunately we couldn't take any photos. ...

... ;in use and contains a number of historical ships preserved for posterity. The jewel in the crown of these living museums is the HMS Victory. It was launched in 1765 and was the flagship of Admiral Lord Nelson during the battle of Trafalgar in ...

... to Hannad's place in the afternoon. Didn't do much, watched movies. Early next morning we set off to the City of Portsmouth to see the HMS Victory, Its great ship. they will celebrate their bicentenary in 2005. A funny tale was related by a friend of ...

... very flat area gives a great view of the dockyards, and in particular the old HMS Warrior (foreground) and HMS Victory (back a bit) Close by but unseen here is also the area devoted to the restoration and preservation of the King's ...

... teeming with sailors is hard. They are also very low, John would never have made a sailor, he was far too tall. The HMS Victory was the ship that Admiral Lord Nelson commanded during a number of battles in the the late 1700's and early 1800's. His ...

... Station and it stayed that way all day, and did rain a bit as our visit ended. Three big attractions here – HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and HMS Mary Rose.  We were devastated to discover that we wouldn’t be able to see the Mary Rose.  ...

... the grand old ships.  He toured the whole port area and spent about four hours wandering through the displays.  Ian toured the HMS Victory which is a 104 gun ship of the Royal Navy launched in 1765.  The ship was the most famous as Lord ...

...    which we had to stop in of course. We then walked over to the British Naval Museum  where they have the HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose.   Though once again we got there late to see The Victory and the Rose  we ...

We went to Portsmouth to see the HMS Victory and naval ...