A few shots taken down in Pompey.. mostly from yesterday morning
The Southsea/IOW Hovercraft.. a bit pricey too :shock:
That white sign used to say HMS DOLPHIN and the base was at one time HQ of CaptSM and SM1. I guess that with the demise of our diesel subs, there was no longer a need for Dolphin although the 'Tank' is still there and it's the only one I know of :think:
The very impressive Spinaker Tower. Where this is and the trendy shopping mall behind used to be Gun Wharf.. part of HMS Vernon (now gone)
HMS Warrior.. the worlds first Iron Clad warship. A jolly fine job they've made on the restoration too
HMS Victory.. been there, seen it, done it
For those not in the know, Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world and is the official flagship of CinCNavHome. She also rests in the worlds oldest dry dock 
A model of HMS Vanguard.. Britains last battleship. Posted this for DelP as his father was a telegraphist on it
HMS Hermes (model) taken in the newly opened Falklands Exibition. I just love these models
HMS Andromeda (model).. my last ship before leaving the Andrew
There was reference to this in another post a few weeks ago and by chance, I came across this in one of the museums in the dockyard..
HMS Bristol. Now looking a shadow of her former self.. build 1 of a planned 4. Sadly, the Labour government of the day put paid to the other 3 so she became a 'one off'. Nice to see she was saved from the scrapyard though and now is a base for local Sea Cadets. That berth is at Whale Island..
A brace of batch1 Type42 destroyers on Fountain Lake jetty with Invincible in the background (in 3 basin) awaiting her as yet unkown fate. At present, shes being used as a source of spares to keep the other 2 afloat :shock:
Batch3 Type 42 destroyer.. HMS Manchester. Note the longer front end.. done to improve her seakeeping
Down the Trot. Two Falkland veterans.. HMS Intrepid and HMS Fearless. These are awaiting disposal with no option of sale (not that anyone would want anything this old) due to the amount of asbestos onboard. The 3 batch1 Type 42's with her (one being Newcastle, another Glasgow) could possibly be sold but in my experience, when ships end up down the trot, there's little hope of them ever serving again :sad:
HMS Illustrious..
and HMS Ark Royal. Though they look quite big here (and I had very little space left on my 18-50mm lens).. it would not have been possible to 'squeeze in' the old Ark (IV) from the same distance. They're around the 20,000tonne mark and are the worlds smallest aircraft carriers :shock: Note the badge on one of Ark's funnels.. this shows she is NOT currently in service as an aircraft carrier but instead, a helicopter carrier.
Batch3 Type42 HMS York sitting on my favourite berth.. South Railway Jetty. The reason we liked berthing here so much is that the main gate was only a few hundred yards away
And finally.. a nice shot of a busy Portsmouth Harbour. I was never totally keen on seeing it from that position as it meant I was going to sea
So there you go. Aye, Aye Matey's
ATB
DaveB :tab:
