Sunday 10 June 2012

Portsmouth

Visiting England, I had a fun day in Portsmouth, site of Europe's largest naval base.
Warrior was built in 1860 as a response to the construction of the French Gloire   
Halyards trailing on deck: ropework not up to James Craig standards!
The crew handling the guns worked, ate and slept here
Mary Rose, pride of Henry VIII's navy, sank in 1545--was it the result of French gunfire?
Sailors streamed the log in Mary Rose, as is still done aboard the tall ship James Craig
Sadly, Britain's sovereignty is lost, as daleks have taken over the Royal Navy

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