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HMS Warrior 1860
Victory Gate,
Historic Dockyard,
Portsmouth PO1 3QX
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Welcome on board HMS Warrior 1860,
Britain’s first iron-hulled, armoured battleship.
Launched in 1860, at a time of empire and Britain’s dominance in trade and industry,
HMS Warrior was the pride of Queen Victoria’s fleet.
Powered by steam and sail, she was the largest, fastest and most powerful warship of her day
and had a lasting influence on naval architecture and design.
Work and life on board reflected both the changes the Royal Navy experienced
as it evolved into a professional service and shifts in Victorian society.
Built to counter the latest French battleship, Warrior was, in her time, the ultimate deterrent.
Yet by igniting a new era in naval technology, she soon became outdated.
After 22 years’ service, HMS Warrior’s hull was to be used as a depot, floating school and an oil jetty.
Painstakingly restored in Hartlepool and back home in Portsmouth since 1987,
Warrior is a unique survivor of the once formidable Victorian Black Battlefleet
and now serves as a museum ship, visitor attraction, popular private hire venue and more.
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