A Visit to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

On May 29 & 30, 2019, I visited the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth, England. The first day, I planned to see the tall ships and visit the National Museum of the Royal Navy, but it was too wet and rainy; the visit was salvaged by the fact that the Royal Marines School of Music was sponsoring a military band tattoo event on Victory Arena, adjacent to the HMS Victory, so I watched that instead (see my separate video of the entire performance).

The next day, I had a reservation on a coastal cruise, followed by a steam train excursion, but the cruise was cancelled due to stiff winds offshore, making the sea too rough. So, since the weather was otherwise very nice and clear, I returned to the dockyard and did what I had planned to to the previous day, except I ran out of time and did not visit the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Just as well, since I think the three ships I DID visit make for better video.

I visited the HMS Victory, and the HMS Warrior, as well as the Mary Rose museum.