Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Boathouse No 4

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Yesterday I made one of my regular visits to Portsmouth Dockyard and discovered that Boathouse No 4 is now open to the public. This historic building has been restored and converted into a small craft boatbuilding construction and repair centre with a public exhibition.

I have used my photos to create a Member article which you can see here:

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Well worth a visit.

Colin

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

The latest attraction at Portsmouth

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Nice article Colin, splendid set of images, thank you.

Now I will add Portsmouth to my list of visits for some time soon, we really enjoyed Chatham and Hartlepool. Actually, we are going via Portsmouth to France in August next year, so could delay the return home by a day or two and take this in. Now how to explain that one?

I like the last shot, the frames set up for the clinker build. The Australian Balmain bug builders used a very similar technique at a smaller scale, making a strong "picture frame" and setting the frames within that. It meant that both sides could be planked together and access was available under and over the build. That's always a problem when building on a board, as most builds are with the boat upside down without access to within the hull till the planking is completed.

Thanks again, aye, Kimmo

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Kim,

If you are visiting Portsmouth Dockyard then you need at least two days to do it justice. Even then you won't see everything. You can spend three hours in the Mary Rose museum alone. Although I have been over the Warrior several times before, we still spent an hour and a half aboard her yesterday including discussing the anchor handling arrangements with one of the staff. Because the chains were so heavy the chain lockers are amidships which meant manually pulling the chain half the length of the ship on the gun deck. Raising the anchor could apparently take over four hours!

And quite apart from the dockyard, you have the Submarine museum in Gosport, the Explosion armaments museum further up the the harbour and the Royal Marines Museum about three miles away at Eastney.

Glad you enjoyed the article.

Colin

[Mark Jarvis 2Participant @markjarvis2]

Colin, you have shown us another superb part of the historic dockyard, like Kimosubby, we are going to France in August and returning over the bank holiday, will get the wife to go for a coffee!!!! this is a must when we are there, "probobly cost me a shopping trip, but who cares!!!!"

Thanks for a superb article

Mark

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