| Travel by land and sea has never looked so good | |
Aston Martins meet the historic pride of fleet
On Sunday 16th May, the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC) will celebrate their 75th Anniversary with a special visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
More than 100 cars will be parking up amongst the iconic attractions of the Historic Dockyard, including HMS Victory and HMS W... |
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| 30th April 2010 | FULL STORY  |
| HMS Warrior 1860 hosted memorable reunion and book launch for the Falklands Hospital Ship Uganda | |
A memorable reunion for the Hospital Ship SS Uganda was held onboard HMS Warrior 1860, in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, on Sunday April 18th, to mark the day The Hospital Ship left Gibraltar for the Falklands in 1982. This special event also saw the launch of Nicci Pugh’s book ‘White Ship - Red Crosses. A Nursing Memoir of The Falklands W... |
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| 20th April 2010 | FULL STORY |
| Navy’s Smallest Vessel on View at Navy Days 2010! | |
The Royal Navy’s smallest vessel has joined the growing list of ships lining up for Navy Days at Portsmouth Naval Base and Historic Dockyard this summer.
Visitors can get a close-up look at inshore survey craft HMS Gleaner, which measures just 14.8m and has a crew of five, at the three day-event from July 30th.
The vess... |
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| 19th April 2010 | FULL STORY |
| Take a peek at Pepys Show! | |
17th-18th April 2010
FREE EVENT
In 1661 Samuel Pepys made his first visit to Portsmouth Dockyard and declared himself, ‘much pleased with the sight of the place’. Now, Samuel Pepys returns exactly 350 years after he started work for the Royal Navy.
Courtesy of the National Museum of the Royal Navy and histori... |
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| 15th April 2010 | FULL STORY |
| Easter treats guaranteed for visitors to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | |
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be offering a feast of activities, trails, arts and crafts during Easter, with the chance to win some tasty treats.
The family friendly Easter programme runs from Saturday 3 – Sunday 18 April and visitors can enjoy spending time with the family in activities that see them transforming into Tudor... |
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| 12th April 2010 | FULL STORY |
| Shipmates and Survivors Reunited for Book Launch | |
“A HARD FOUGHT SHIP: THE STORY OF HMS VENOMOUS”
On Wednesday 14th April, the National Museum of the Royal Navy will welcome the author of the thoroughly revised - A Hard Fought Ship: The Story of HMS Venomous, as he gives a thrilling account of the service of this typical V & W Class destroyer from launch in 1919 to scrappi... |
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| 6th April 2010 | FULL STORY |
| Scale Model of HMS Victory Sailed in 1933 for Navy Week | |
If you read our earlier story ''New evidence to show that HMS Victory was still afloat in 1933 for Navy Week'' this was in fact a bit of an April Fools but we the genuine fascinating story is as follows:
New photos have come to light that show HMS Victory was afloat for Navy Week in 1933, albeit a full scale model!
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| 1st April 2010 | FULL STORY |
