When HMS Warrior 1860 made her triumphant return to Portsmouth in 1987, she was fully restored to her Victorian glory and changed the panorama of the City, sitting proudly in the Harbour.
When she was originally built she was, quite simply, bigger, faster and more heavily armed than any other warship afloat. Warrior was the world’s first iron-hulled, armoured warship powered by steam as well as sail and constructed of wrought iron. She was the ultimate deterrent. She never once fired a shot in anger. Her strength was her ability to keep the peace. She represents Pax Britannica at its zenith. However within a decade she was obsolete, her technology surpassed.
The only surviving member of Queen Victoria's Black Battle Fleet, Warrior was used for 50 years as an oil jetty at Milford Haven before being restored to her former glory.
As visitors explore her four vast decks, they enter another world – that of the Victorian sailor and life in a 19th century warship.
| 'NEW Family Activity Area on board HMS Warrior 1860' | |
| During Spring Half Term - (Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 Feburary) Daily 10.30am - 4.30pm Once the lower deck mess and schoolroom for Warrior’s your officers, Warrior’s Gun Room is now somewhere you can bring your young ‘sailors’ for R&R, including costumed role-play, toys, games and colouring sheets. | |
| Feb 13 - Feb 21 | FULL STORY |
| 'Follow The Flag – Family Trail on board HMS Warrior 1860' | |
| During Spring Half Term - (Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 Feburary) Daily 10am – 4.30pm Find out about the men who lived and worked on board Warrior. FREE with a valid attraction ticket ... |
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| Feb 13 - Feb 21 | FULL STORY |
| 'Sailor’s Valentine on board HMS Warrior 1860' | |
| 11am - 12noon & 2pm - 4pm Like sailors of yore, create a sailor’s valentine as gifts for friends and loved ones. FREE with a valid attraction ticket (children must be accompanied by an adult) ... |
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| Feb 13 - Feb 14 | FULL STORY |