News in June 2010

Supersonic Car Joins Navy Days 2010 Line-Up!
Supersonic Car Joins Navy Days 2010 Line-Up! A full-size replica of a supersonic car hoping to break the world land speed record will be on show at Portsmouth Navy Days.   The model of Bloodhound will be parked next to the Royal Navy’s newest warship – HMS Dauntless – throughout Navy Days, which runs for three days from July 30 at Portsmouth Naval Base.   Bloodhound is...
29th June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
The Mary Rose to Sail Into Space?
The Mary Rose to Sail Into Space? During their visit to Portsmouth, the Atlantis Space Shuttle crew were presented with a piece of the Mary Rose, the flagship of King Henry VIII, with a view to sending it up to space on a future mission. The presentation took place at a gala dinner Sunday 27th June, on board HMS Warrior 1860, another ship that accompanies the Mary Rose a...
28th June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Armed Forces Day - FREE EVENT in Victory Arena
Armed Forces Day - FREE EVENT in Victory Arena Once again the National Museum of the Royal Navy, at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, is welcoming veterans of all ages to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday 26th June (2pm-4.30pm), only this year it will be bigger and better than ever! The Victory arena will be transformed into a 1940s style street party, complete with a wartime tea, swing ...
21st June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Portsmouth Navy Days 2010 Delves Back Into the Archives for Social Media Campaign!
Portsmouth Navy Days 2010 Delves Back Into the Archives for Social Media Campaign! Followers of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Twitter, Flicker, Facebook and blogspot, will have been joining in with the excitement of the build-up to Navy Days, as previously unseen archives and modern day insights into life on one of the Navy’s newest Type 45 Destroyers, have been released over the last few weeks.   Programmes an...
16th June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
The Navy’s Here! New Acquisition for The National Museum of the Royal Navy
The Navy’s Here! New Acquisition for The National Museum of the Royal Navy Seventy years ago on 16th February 1940, HMS Cossack released 299 British prisoners from the German Altmark, in what has become subsequently known as "The Altmark Incident." To mark this significant anniversary, a commemorative sign has been donated by HMS Cossack Association to the National Museum of the Royal Navy.   The Altmark ...
14th June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
French Flavour To Portsmouth Navy Days 2010!
French Flavour To Portsmouth Navy Days 2010! A foreign warship has just confirmed its attendance at Portsmouth Navy Days this summer, adding a French flavour to the line-up of attractions at Portsmouth Naval Base and Historic Dockyard.   The French Navy’s patrol vessel FS Cormoran will be open to visitors throughout all three days of the event which runs from July 30 – August...
9th June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Antiques Expert Examines the Mary Rose Collection
Antiques Expert Examines the Mary Rose Collection The Mary Rose is one of England’s iconic historical finds and her vast collection of 19,000 artefacts proved too irresistible for Antiques Roadshow expert John Bly, as he paid a special visit to the collection at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard last week.   Whilst being shown around the Mary Rose Museum, John commented: “The Mary Rose...
4th June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Ab-sailing Workers Reach New Heights As They Help Make HMS Warrior 1860 A Mast-See!
Ab-sailing Workers Reach New Heights As They Help Make HMS Warrior 1860 A Mast-See! Visitors arriving in Portsmouth have been treated to some astonishing displays on the masts of the iconic HMS Warrior 1860. Maintenance workers have been abseiling across the masts and rigging as well as swinging through the water, to ensure the world’s first iron hulled warship is looking her best for her 150th anniversary later this yea...
2nd June 2010 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Family fun during May half term at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Family fun during May half term at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Visitors to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard during half term can take part in family activities from Saturday 29 May - Sunday 6 June, giving them the ideal opportunity to spend quality time together in a week which also celebrates National Family Week.   Activities will have them testing their paddle...
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