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The Diving Museum in 2015
Click to see a montage of the Diving Museum in 2015
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29 December
Today in Gosport’s Past:-on 29 December 1860, a now-familiar sight from Gosport, HMS “Warrior” (now named “HMS Warrior 1860”) was launched in Blackwall, London. “Warrior” was the first of two sister ships (the other being HMS “Black Prince, launched on 27 February 1861 in Govan, …
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HMS FISGARD (Gosport 1904-1932)
Pour yourself a very BIG drink, and get comfortable – this is VERY long….. Although the following essay is primarily concerned with the shore establishment HMS Fisgard at Hardway 1904-1932, the story actually begins some considerable time before, and elsewhere. The ‘Leda’ class 46-gun fifth …
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27 April
Today in Gosport’s Past:- on 27 April 1951, Naval Armaments Vessel (NAV) “Bedenham”, having arrived at Gibraltar on 24 April from Devonport (Plymouth), exploded in Gibraltar harbour whilst unloading munitions, caused by a small fire on board the lighter alongside. Thirteen were killed, and many …
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21 July
Today in Gosport’s Past:- on 21st July 1982, aircraft carrier HMS “Hermes” and the frigate HMS “Broadsword” returned to Portsmouth after serving in the South Atlantic Falklands War. Looking more than a little world-weary, they recieved a well deserved heroes’ welcome from vast crowds on …
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Gosport’s Railway Origins: All gong and no dinner.?
The story of Gosport always seems, one way or another, to have involved what I’d call ‘unfulfilled promise’ – a legacy that shows no sign of going away even now. Think it through – by 1753 we’d already got Haslar Hospital, Priddy’s Hard Magazine was …
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28 February
Today in Gosport’s Past:- on 28 February 1978, HMS “Alliance” was transferred, on permanent loan to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum. The submarine was ordered in October 1943 as part of the emergency war programme; builders were Vickers Armstrong of Barrow-in-Furness, and she was laid …
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