Well documented and defined, Alan! Really nice exposures as well. J
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2017, at 3:12 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Still impressive though. Limited budgets are a big factor in restoration > projects. > The "engine room" was closed off when we were there. > Makes on wonder what they will do about Victory's masts. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: mike wilson > Sent: 15 October, 2017 11:11 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: GESO: Portsmouth > >> On 15 October 2017 at 05:36 Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> We were able to visit Portsmouth on our UK trip. Without trying to bore >> anyone, here are some shots. HMS Warrior is an Ironclad warship of the 19th >> century with supplementary steam power. She never fired a shot in anger but, >> such was her power, she was the perfect deterrent for over 30 years. You all >> know HMS Victory which remains the Flagship of the Royal Navy with Captain & >> Crew. The restoration of her rigging will only be completed in 2025. Note >> that Nelson's bunk is between two cannons. In fact the whole crew lived >> among the cannons. Warrior & Victory both had over 100 guns on several >> levels & could deliver devastating broadsides. The Mary Rose exhibition, >> only recently opened, is quite amazing. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal >> Navy's latest Aircraft Carrier, was in dock. The Emirates Spinnaker Tower is >> impressive but we didn't get a chance to go up there, nor visit the >> Submarine base on the other side of the harbour. If you contemplate a visit, >> you will need a couple of days to do it justice. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157687082870121 > > Warrior's a bit of a swizz. It was restored not far from here and I knew one > of > the project managers. Wood of suitable size to recreate the masts was just > not > available in this country and prohibitively expensive from abroad, so they > were > recreated in metal. All of the steam machinery was gone so a sheet metal > reproduction, moved by electricity, was built. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
