Portsmouth Trip
Wednesday 10 January 2007
The sun finally shone on Wednesday, in time for our trip to Portsmouth, a nearby city and home of the Royal Navy. Here, we visited the historic dockyard and had a guided tour around the HMS Vistory. This ship was built in the 18th century and in 1805 it was used by Lord Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar. Nelson led England to victory against the French and Spanish, but died in battle.
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Is that Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Carribean?
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Our guide shows us the spot where Nelson fell in battle. |
How to load a cannon. |
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A table of nasty medical instruments in the ship's hospital.
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The ammunition store. |
In front of HMS Victory. |
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