Aboard HMS Warrior | The Most Advanced Battleship Of The Victorian Era

'Aboard HMS Warrior | The Most Advanced Warship Of The Victorian Era'
HMS Warrior was Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured battleship and for a short period, the fastest, largest and most powerfully-armed warship in the world.
In the late 1850s, Britain and France were involved in an arms race. Both sides were embracing new technologies like armour plating to try and create the ultimate battleship. In 1860 this produced the revolutionary HMS Warrior, a product of Britain's naval mastery in the 19th century and the Industrial Revolution that was changing everything.
In this documentary Dan Snow takes a tour of this significant ship, beautifully preserved at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. To help explain the history of HMS Warrior, he is joined by Andrew Baines, Deputy Director of Heritage at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
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  • @stanleydangerfreak2325
    @stanleydangerfreak23252 жыл бұрын

    During the restoration, the figurehead was carved by my grandfather Jack Whitehead from the Isle of Wight. Working with him was Norman Gaches, also from the Island. Both well known carvers on the Island. My primary school visited Spencer Thetis Warf at Cowes where the figurehead was being carved and I got the chance to carve a bit myself. My grandfather and Norman also appeared on Blue Peter with the figurehead and everybody in my class were told my grandfather was going to be on television. The next day at school I had many questions about my grandfather and his work. It was a very proud moment for me. My grandfather lived to be 89 and I was in my mid 20's when he passed away peacefully. I was very lucky to have known him for so many years of my life. Every time I leave the Island and pass through Portsmouth I look for Warrior. My friends joke about how I tell everyone, "Did you know, my grandfather carved the figurehead". Warrior has a special place in my heart. For me she is my grandfather's monument and a source of fond memories.

  • @justinakers3196

    @justinakers3196

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing that deserves More likes

  • @jamesthomas7032

    @jamesthomas7032

    2 жыл бұрын

    My dad worked on its restoration in Hartlepool, he always maintained it was his favourite job he's ever had

  • @CMillz884

    @CMillz884

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very cool to hear, thank you for sharing

  • @residentelect

    @residentelect

    Жыл бұрын

    Read that entire post with a smile on my face, and that's quite an achievement as I'm a Yorkshireman and it takes something truly special for us to crack a smile!

  • @petitpanierdosier3206

    @petitpanierdosier3206

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok

  • @TheBuccaneer1975
    @TheBuccaneer19752 жыл бұрын

    I took my family to see Warrior some 10-15 years ago, and was seriously impressed by the restoration. Pointing to a rack of naval swords I asked one of the curators where they went for the information to reproduce such items. "Oh those" he said - "we asked the RN for some drawings and instead they produced a couple of crates from storage with those still wrapped in their original wax paper."....bloody amazing!

  • @AJNpa80

    @AJNpa80

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nurses really do it all... 😉

  • @inlangford

    @inlangford

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AJNpa80 not funny....

  • @AJNpa80

    @AJNpa80

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know, its the Rhodesian Navy.

  • @AJNpa80

    @AJNpa80

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have the utmost respect for the Royal Navy of course. Have cousins over there that served in it. One served during the Falklands, on the admirals flag ship I believe, one time as a kid it stopped over on the east coast and we went to see him, he stayed with us awhile, can't remember for certain if it was when they were returning from there but its what I recall.

  • @AJNpa80

    @AJNpa80

    2 жыл бұрын

    Might have been a separate trip, anyway I know he stayed with us when he was still in the Navy as a kid and I know we met his ship and at least saw him in port, was very young myself, like kindergarten but it made a big impression.

  • @DaiElsan
    @DaiElsan2 жыл бұрын

    I've been on board twice. The simple fact it sits close to HMS Victory, you can see very quickly the advances in ship design in such a short period of time. Warrior is an amazing ship.

  • @belloissus8768

    @belloissus8768

    2 жыл бұрын

    how are you alive?

  • @DaiElsan

    @DaiElsan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@belloissus8768 excuse me?

  • @poruatokin

    @poruatokin

    2 жыл бұрын

    Say what? You do realize that HMS Victory was launched *95 years* BEFORE HMS Warrior.

  • @DaiElsan

    @DaiElsan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@poruatokin of course, but the style of Victory was still the main ship of the line well past Trafalgar. having both these ships within spitting distance of each other is remarkable and therefore makes for easy reference to the immense changes which occurred in construction techniques in the mid 19th Century. Also not forgetting Mary Rose as a comparison to Victory and the changes in design from the Tudor to Georgian era.

  • @whyjnot420

    @whyjnot420

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@poruatokin I'm glad I checked the replies as I was going to say much the same thing. Also Warrior is transitory in warship evolution in the manner of so-called "missing links" are in evolution by natural selection. She sits outside of those that came before and those that came after her. (you can make an analog to the area of speed known as 'transsonic')

  • @CMillz884
    @CMillz8842 жыл бұрын

    I had family serve onboard Warrior and I see her most days. My family have lived in Portsmouth for more than 300 years, we’re very proud to be the home of the Royal Navy.

  • @mat4263

    @mat4263

    2 жыл бұрын

    Say hello to her for me will ya Carl

  • @christopherthewreckerthats2295

    @christopherthewreckerthats2295

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same hi from down the road portchester

  • @CMillz884

    @CMillz884

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mat4263 will do Mat 👍🏻

  • @ChiKettle
    @ChiKettle Жыл бұрын

    To those who worked so hard to restore this piece of our naval history: from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

  • @grene1955
    @grene19552 жыл бұрын

    I'm a Yank, and I toured Portsmouth... the Warrior, The Victory and the Mary Rose. Still one of my favorite memories of my travels!

  • @jamesalexander5623

    @jamesalexander5623

    2 жыл бұрын

    When I was stationed at RAF Upper Heyford USAF there was only the HMS Victory. I toured her twice! I'd love to get back to see the rest! But I'm 70 now so best get crackin'!

  • @samholdsworth420

    @samholdsworth420

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same. Good times and memories

  • @cmdrTremyss

    @cmdrTremyss

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hold on, they have the Mary Rose too?

  • @grene1955

    @grene1955

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cmdrTremyss Yep. When I was there it was being sprayed with a glycol treatment to replace the water in the wood. There is an almost complete side of the hull, with the decks clearly laid out. And thousands of artifacts!

  • @kevg3320

    @kevg3320

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cmdrTremyss Sir Roger Grenville, reported to be the Captain of the Mary Rose is my 1st cousin 14x rem. Also his son, Sir Richard Grenville of 'The Revenge' fame is my 2nd cousin 13x rem. Another 'also', Sir Bevil Grenville is my 4th cousin 11x rem.

  • @dridri78630
    @dridri786302 жыл бұрын

    A most beautiful ship representing her beautiful country. much love from you neighbour france

  • @kayleeman9759
    @kayleeman97592 жыл бұрын

    Yankee here- Spent 2 summers in Portsmouth doing research for my masters degree in history. Absolutely loved every minute and every inch of it! People at the Historic Dockyard were incredibly helpful and accommodating to me as I made my way through the mountains of facts and artifacts available there. They referred to me as “the American Woman.”

  • @CMillz884

    @CMillz884

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad you enjoyed your time in our city!

  • @stever4181

    @stever4181

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm a Yank as well and now live in England. My lovely wife is English. We have visited Portsmouth many times. I use to do Civil War re-enacting and we attended several Christmas dinners on the Warrior dressed in my Civil war uniform and my wife in an 1860s Dress. My wife was absolutely in love with the Warrior. We plane to go back soon.

  • @jacktran7024

    @jacktran7024

    5 ай бұрын

    oh wow...a yankee making statement....wow you're so special

  • @BlyatimirPootin

    @BlyatimirPootin

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@jacktran7024go away.

  • @stephenrojas6533
    @stephenrojas65332 жыл бұрын

    When I need that hit of history, history hit once again delivers.

  • @spankflaps1365
    @spankflaps13652 жыл бұрын

    I saw HMS Warrior entering and leaving Hartlepool, and I regularly went aboard throughout the restoration. For the first 18 months there didn’t seem to be much progress because it took so long to break out the 6 foot of concrete from the deck! I remember talking to the guy who made the new windows for the rear/poop Captain’s cabin, he said it was one of the most complicated jobs on earth!

  • @RichardMottram

    @RichardMottram

    2 жыл бұрын

    I remember going on a school visit while it was in Hartlepool and thinking how cramped it was inside. It must have felt claustrophobic to the crew.

  • @NapoleonSolo61

    @NapoleonSolo61

    2 жыл бұрын

    i worked on the pilot cutter at the time it entered hartlepool

  • @thomash6933

    @thomash6933

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RichardMottram idk, dan snow is like 6'5 and he looks relatively fine, i guess itd be different if it was stocked high with supplies etc

  • @philjackson4365

    @philjackson4365

    2 жыл бұрын

    Was that a guy called Steve Batten? Tall fellow with a beard? I used to work with him. Absolute gent.

  • @alganhar1

    @alganhar1

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@RichardMottram Probably not, at least not when she was first commissioned. It is a matter of context, you have to remember what came before HMS Warrior, and what those sailors would have been used to. In comparison to even a Ship of the Line of the late Age of Sail the crew quarters on HMS Warrior are positively palatial. So during her actual service Career, when she was a sailing warship, it was very much the opposite. The Crew of HMS Warrior would have been astounded by how much space they had in comparison to older wooden ships. They would likely have considered her luxurious when compared to the crew accommodation on even the latest large 3 deckers, let alone the smaller frigates.

  • @MrTorleon
    @MrTorleon2 жыл бұрын

    A brilliant documentary on this important and historic vessel. I was a teenager when the first calls went out to ' Save the Warrior' from sinking into the mud. Many years of pocket money went to the restoration fund - small potatoes I know, but, when I went to view the arrival of Warrior at Portsmouth, 1987 I think, I remember feeling " I helped save this ship !! " I felt very proud - and still do :) In 2015 I made my last visit ( live on the other side of the world ) - and I was privileged to be given a private tour lasting quite a few hours around this glorious ship, and talked to many of the people who were involved in maintaining everything from ropes to teaspoons in tip top condition -a credit to everyone who appreciates the history, so nearly lost that this ship represents.

  • @andrewbage3250
    @andrewbage3250 Жыл бұрын

    I live in Hartlepool where the Warrior was restored I watched her change from a hulk to a gorgeous ship, then I also had the honour of meeting a gentleman who was 106 years old and served on her before WW1, who then went onto fight in the battle of Jutland his stories were fascinating .

  • @julianquirk9946
    @julianquirk9946 Жыл бұрын

    I worked at the RN salvage Depot Pembroke Dock when Warrior left in 87. She definitely was a reluctant traveler as I remember there were serious issues with the tow from Pembroke. I saw her in her original condition and the restoration is mind blowing. So impressed with the team that did this. She was a floating metal oil can for such a long time

  • @micemb2570

    @micemb2570

    Жыл бұрын

    I had no idea they turned her into an oil can, she looked so sad from her splender as an Ironclad. So glad she was saved and returned to her former glory

  • @kenellis6575
    @kenellis65752 жыл бұрын

    I was privileged to stand and watch the man working,on his commission,to carve a new figurehead, for HMS Warrior,from a 2Ton block of yellow pine, at an Earls Court Boat Show,in the 1980s,truly amazing!

  • @timwhite4301

    @timwhite4301

    2 жыл бұрын

    That must have been fascinating to watch

  • @stanleydangerfreak2325

    @stanleydangerfreak2325

    2 жыл бұрын

    That would have been my grandfather Jack Whitehead who was well known for his figurehead carving on the Isle of Wight where he lived. His partner on The Warriors figurehead was Norman Gaches, another well known Island carver. They both appeared on Blue Peter with the figurehead. I remember warriors figurehead being carved very well even though I was a young boy at the time.

  • @harbourdogNL
    @harbourdogNL2 жыл бұрын

    Visited her a couple of years ago...absolutely stunning, and a must-see. In fact, if you're going to Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, give yourself a week. There's so much to see, and so much you'll want to see two or three times. If I lived in Portsmouth I'd be aboard the Victory or Warrior every other week. Actually, I'd be a volunteer.

  • @nathanielroberts7077
    @nathanielroberts7077 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to have Austin Powers himself show us around the ship.

  • @turdferguson12

    @turdferguson12

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah baby!

  • @onawhim9079
    @onawhim90792 жыл бұрын

    I love visiting HMS Warrior, worth the admission money to the historic dockyard on its own! Then there's HMS Victory a few hundred yards away!

  • @Wolfsschanze99

    @Wolfsschanze99

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not forgetting the Mary Rose

  • @MrDaiseymay

    @MrDaiseymay

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had to forego a visit to Warrior because the queue was way too long, for a day trip.

  • @Wolfsschanze99

    @Wolfsschanze99

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrDaiseymay Wow, when I was there in the spring of 99 I'm sure I was the only one around, no crowds or queues. Warrior was amazing, more rifles & pistols in racks than at the White Tower, weight of the shells for the deck guns were unbelievable, they let me pick a few up, they were fit guys in Rapid fire mode.

  • @blowingfree6928

    @blowingfree6928

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Wolfsschanze99 Same. I visited her in the 90s and we were the only two on board. Doubt that such an opportunity exists now. Took loads of excellent photos; interior and exterior. As you say, stuffed with racks of rifles, cutlasses etc, and the large chests. Gave a real impression of light and space compared to HMS Victory.

  • @royalhero4608

    @royalhero4608

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you're lucky, the new carriers are sometimes at anchor right next to the dockyard

  • @stayfrosty1758
    @stayfrosty1758 Жыл бұрын

    That guy Andrew Baines i like him a lot. He's young and already raised to such an important and incredibly peculiar position. The way he speaks is worthy of note, very defined, using clear and simple sentences but wisely enhancing them with few refined pearls. And you can feel the passion burning inside of him, in his eyes. My generation should have more people like him! I enjoyed this video so much, you got my like and subrsciption!

  • @peterwalton1502
    @peterwalton15022 жыл бұрын

    An incredible achievement for its time. The Thames Iron Works football team came to be West Ham United. West Ham’s logo is still riveting hammers used in the construction of iron ships.

  • @kevnwarriner8819

    @kevnwarriner8819

    2 жыл бұрын

    Arsenal was of course the Royal Arsenal Football Team and although I haven't been to the UK for ten years now, I believe that their Logo is still the Cannons that the Royal Arsenal would have Cast for the Navy, Royal Navy and the West and East India Company's Ships too

  • @fus149hammer5

    @fus149hammer5

    Жыл бұрын

    ⚒️👍Up the irons!

  • @kristoffermangila

    @kristoffermangila

    Жыл бұрын

    Every time West Ham United takes to the field, Its Hammer Time!

  • @Anglo_Saxon1

    @Anglo_Saxon1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kristoffermangila A tad cheesy.🙄

  • @howler6490

    @howler6490

    Жыл бұрын

    Now THAT is interesting...comment of the video.

  • @ianjenkinson3585
    @ianjenkinson35858 ай бұрын

    I had the privilege of working on the fitting out after restoration when she arrived in Portsmouth. I worked on the jetty and gangways, gun-carriages and the drop down propeller during 1987. I'm pleased to see that 35-years later, she is well looked after

  • @janettechapple1782
    @janettechapple1782 Жыл бұрын

    I went to see Warrior very early in her restoration when she was at Hartlepool. My memories of her contrast starkly with the fully finished ship. She looks magnificent.

  • @trevorashworth7307

    @trevorashworth7307

    Жыл бұрын

    I also went on board Warrior when she first came to Hartlepool.This is a great restoration.

  • @poolie-mag8282

    @poolie-mag8282

    Жыл бұрын

    Can remember it at hartlepool as a kid

  • @theguy0594
    @theguy05942 жыл бұрын

    Literally went there last week, amazing ship

  • @yaboyed5779
    @yaboyed57792 жыл бұрын

    Love this channel.

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @mikereger1186
    @mikereger11862 жыл бұрын

    I had never heard of her the first time I visited the Historic Dockyard. When I realised what I was seeing, I realised she’s a true national treasure, a step in time between the Age of Sail and the Ironclads.

  • @skotty1962
    @skotty19622 жыл бұрын

    I'm an Australian. We were there in 2010. Great to see her again.

  • @potusuk
    @potusuk2 жыл бұрын

    Great to see Warrior still in such good condition, I served onboard HMS Arrow aiding as escort from Hartlepool to Pompey. ... and strangely my first draft after trade training was HMS Warrior the shore base in NW London.

  • @stinker43
    @stinker432 жыл бұрын

    Truly the juxtaposition between the wooden ship and the iron/steel ship era. I have always wondered about how that change happened.

  • @davidwright7193
    @davidwright71932 жыл бұрын

    In 1863 the person giving those midshipmen their gunnery training was on Lt. John Fisher who would go on to build HMS Dreadnought as first sea lord.

  • @theSam91
    @theSam91 Жыл бұрын

    The Portsmouth historic dock and museum is an unforgettable experience, the Warrior was a highlight for me.

  • @johnking759
    @johnking7592 жыл бұрын

    What a fantastic day out. Visiting the Victory and the Warrior.

  • @craftycodhead1
    @craftycodhead12 жыл бұрын

    There's a small town on the north east coast called Hartlepool. Don't think it was even mentioned that that's where the vessel was originally restored. Short memories. You might want to come and visit the 'Trincomalee', also restored in Hartlepool by some very skilled craftsmen an craftswomen.

  • @Jams848484

    @Jams848484

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can tell you that the people of Portsmouth are very fond of Hartlepool.

  • @Alex-cw3rz

    @Alex-cw3rz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hms Trincomalee is a great ship to visit and the museum around is brilliant

  • @CMillz884

    @CMillz884

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Jams848484 love Hartlepool for beating Doncaster so pompey could win the league 😂

  • @bulman07

    @bulman07

    Жыл бұрын

    Not forgetting sister ship of Trincomalee, HMS Unicorn in Dundee - I've been aboard all three 😀

  • @barrytipton1179

    @barrytipton1179

    Жыл бұрын

    What do u expect we are too far north of London

  • @maxt1617
    @maxt16177 ай бұрын

    Just to say the guest presenter Andrew Baines really brought to life this programme (along with Dan Snow of course).

  • @Anglo_Saxon1
    @Anglo_Saxon1 Жыл бұрын

    Love listening to Dan Snow.Ive seen loads of his docs and never seen a shit one.

  • @uncleron9481
    @uncleron9481 Жыл бұрын

    This restoration and preservation is just amazing, stunning, IMPOSSIBLE ! Your video and narration is so good. Thank you so much for this excellent vid.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan2 жыл бұрын

    Dan Snow delivers!

  • @andrewrichardson2293
    @andrewrichardson2293 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting bit of history. Here in the US our public schools teach our USS Monitor and CSS Virginia were the first iron ships but perhaps that was just to do battle which was in 1862. They did stress it as “a point in history where all other warships in the world became obsolete”, but perhaps that was American bravado with Warrior around.

  • @alecblunden8615

    @alecblunden8615

    Жыл бұрын

    Certainly bravado and bravado without any basis in fact. Warrior and it's sister ship Black Prince, were accompanied by Defence, Resistance and Hector in 1862 with a number of others on the stocks or planned - and all were ocean going battleships, not coastal barges with inadequate freeboard and inadequate steam engines like Monitor.

  • @tarkjones

    @tarkjones

    6 ай бұрын

    @@alecblunden8615 and were the first ironclads to engage in battle. The French was the first launched ironclad, followed by . However, and were the first fully steam-powered ironclads. , , and others of similar design were ironclad frigates with steam engines, but their overall design was essentially the same broadside-firing man o' war design used for hundreds of years prior. did mark a key turning point in naval warfare as the first ship to employ a turret, which in itself did lead to ironclad frigates becoming obsolete, so I wouldn't say it's bravado without basis in fact. During their battle, could fire on Virginia at any time and from any location, whereas , being based on a rebuilt ironclad frigate hull, was still a broadside-firing vessel and had to turn the entire ship to target. The Monitor gun style went on to inform the design of naval warships from that point forward, culminating in as the first true battleship and followed by which defined modern heavy battleships with matching primary batteries and limited secondary broadside batteries.

  • @alecblunden8615

    @alecblunden8615

    6 ай бұрын

    @@tarkjones I don't know of any nation other than the US who used the Erickson turret. Nor do I know of any country which regarded the Monitors as anything more than coastal defence ships of dubious value.. And I can hardly award the victory to either Virginia or Monitor - this a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. The Black Snakes were the first armoured seagoing warships.

  • @toshishimura
    @toshishimura8 ай бұрын

    I'm from Hartlepool and I remember Warrior being towed into the Coal Dock about 15 years after the last shipyard closed. I was a regular visitor during the restoration and watched as she was towed away to Portsmouth. Many in the town were sad to see her go but later, HMS Trincomalee was towed to Hartlepool for her restoration, she now sits proudly in the water in one of Grays graving docks and is going nowhere

  • @kenroubik3221
    @kenroubik3221 Жыл бұрын

    What a stunning restoration. Incredible

  • @briandoyle667
    @briandoyle6672 жыл бұрын

    I love this stuff and so wish we could go back a few years and have a go. Very happy we have these dedicated historians so we all have a chance at going back in time! Fantastic job!!

  • @matty6848
    @matty68482 жыл бұрын

    It’s staggering too think the technology they had even back then. No computers, no electronic measuring systems, everything was engineered and crafted in the heads of extremely clever men. The sheer skill those that built her must of possessed must of been amazing.

  • @petitpanierdosier3206

    @petitpanierdosier3206

    Жыл бұрын

    You do realise the intelligence it required for man to be able to build the computer?

  • @Euragone68
    @Euragone68 Жыл бұрын

    The Spark was the American Civil War... The Monitor and the Merrimack battle ended of the wooden fighting ship era! If I ever venture to the UK.. Portsmouth is at the top of my places to visit list.. The Warrior is Ab-So-Lutely B E A UTIFUL!

  • @caroldocherty6810
    @caroldocherty68102 жыл бұрын

    Had the pleasure of visiting this dockyard. A beautiful ship.

  • @charleswhitfield8915
    @charleswhitfield8915 Жыл бұрын

    The restoration is amazing. I used to fish off her when she was moored in Milford Haven when I was a kid and she was a sorry state. I was stunned when I visited her a few years ago at the standard she was restored to.

  • @Mrfrontrow
    @Mrfrontrow Жыл бұрын

    I visited HMS Warrior in November 1997. Quite remarkable! It is truly a beautiful ship and wonderful restoration job.

  • @hughgrection4205
    @hughgrection42052 жыл бұрын

    The Warspite should have been alongside the Mary Rose, Warrior and Victory

  • @markfoley8582

    @markfoley8582

    2 жыл бұрын

    No it should be HMS Dreadnough

  • @hughgrection4205

    @hughgrection4205

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@markfoley8582 Nice thought but keeping historic ships for posterity had not been thought of back then

  • @blowingfree6928

    @blowingfree6928

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hughgrection4205 it was in Japan, US, Russia etc.

  • @alganhar1

    @alganhar1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@blowingfree6928 Years later, not immediately post war. Most of the US museum ships for example survived to become museum ships because they continued to serve in the USN well after the war, the Iowa's being a very good example. As a result they survived long enough for people to become interested in them. Plus the second problem with Britain immediately post war is a little thing called money. For crying out loud, people forget that Rationing was still ongoing in the UK until 1955. Ten years AFTER the war. You think people had spare money to sink into museum ships immediately after WWII in the UK? Because if you do think again.

  • @blowingfree6928

    @blowingfree6928

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alganhar1 I understand your point, but I was not thinking of people ploughing money into museum ships. I was thinking of the government setting aside a couple of ships for posterity. There was a campaign to save Warspite (if ever a ship should have been saved it was she - who saw more action than any other battleship) so there was some public appetite, but it fell on deaf government ears, who were at the time spreading largess abroad. Warspite could have been saved at relatively little cost. In 1947 Britain took out and sank HMS Implacable, a veteran of the Napoleonic wars; an act of vandalism. All UK museum ships were saved by accident, so I think there is more to it than just not wishing to spend money.

  • @a320trevor
    @a320trevor2 жыл бұрын

    My Grandfather was aboard the WW1 ship named HMS Warrior at the battle of Jutland.

  • @Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground

    @Anakin_Sandy_High_Ground

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn, you wouldn’t be here today if HMS Warspite didn’t draw fire from the entire High Seas Fleet and saving HMS Warrior. If Warspite wasn’t there then Warrior would have been vaporised like HMS Defence

  • @j.calvert3361
    @j.calvert3361 Жыл бұрын

    Impressing story, well told. Greatest appreciation to all the people taking care of the ship.

  • @Wanderer628
    @Wanderer628 Жыл бұрын

    We have a ship from every era but we never preserved any actual battleships. Sending HMS Warspite to the scrapyards, one of the most decorated, legendary Battleships ever was a crime.

  • @joygibbons5482

    @joygibbons5482

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ruska we do still have HMS Exeter

  • @zorkmid1083

    @zorkmid1083

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ruska Sure we can relate. We scrapped the Enterprise, the carrier that served the entire duration of WWII with honors.

  • @richardglady3009
    @richardglady30095 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. The more things change…the more they stay the same. Pre 9/11, I served on the USS Nimitz (aircraft carrier) and when we visited Alaska, what did we have? Public tours aboard the ship. Any Navy is amazing in the job that it does, day after day, but very rarely in the limelight. Tours help remind civilians what they are getting for their money, but also the hard work done by sailors.

  • @philhayhoe1
    @philhayhoe1 Жыл бұрын

    My Dad managed the dockyard at Pembroke Dock in the sixties and I stood on the (concrete!) deck as a small boy. It's so incredible to see this deep restoration and to know that this vital piece of Maritime history is being cherished and preserved.

  • @mikehoy4238

    @mikehoy4238

    8 ай бұрын

    My family moved to Pembroke in the 1966 when I was 9 and I think my parents knew yours (Pat and Richard?). We sailed past The Warrior many times, but I never went aboard. My Dad explained to us the historical significance of the ship and I remember thinking at the time what a pity it was for her to end up as that scruffy oil fueling hulk at Llanion Cove. I knew that she'd subsequently been renovated to some extent at Hartlepool but had no idea of what she looks like now on display in Portsmouth - until the KZread algorithm sent me this interesting video today. They must've spent an absolute fortune to turn what I last saw as a desolate hulk in the 1970s into that, but I'm glad they did. Hard to believe something like that would happen in today's Britain.

  • @ianlawrie919
    @ianlawrie9192 жыл бұрын

    Dan and his guest are fantastic at bringing the time to our senses with wonderful illuminating insight 👍👌

  • @LiveDonkeyDeadLion
    @LiveDonkeyDeadLion2 жыл бұрын

    Growing up in Portsmouth, I had been on Victory so many times as my grandfather knew the curator so the only time I went onboard using the ‘on’ ramp was on a school trip. I once took some Irish cousins around telling them as many of the old stories the navy used to tell when they did the tours. It was only a few years ago I went on Warrior and I was genuinely stunned at the progress in such a short time. Funny post script, one of my old bosses used to be a navy officer and Victory was his ship and flew his flag

  • @johnbroadway4196
    @johnbroadway4196 Жыл бұрын

    Utterly fascinating, I very much enjoy historical times. Especially about old sailing ships. The " Warrior " is both of modern art and practical reasons. Thank you.

  • @patrickkeefe1919
    @patrickkeefe19192 жыл бұрын

    I was lucky enough to visit Warrior when she was still in Pembroke Dock, and then be in Portsmouth soon after her transformation in 1987. I've also been an associate member of the War Widows Association (in Portsmouth) since about 2001, at which time one of the widows mentioned her father had been the Chief Gunnery Instructor onboard! I'm surprised the fact that Warrior was one of the first ships with an armoured citadel and watertight doors didn't get a mention. The ship is such a treasure and is a vivid demonstration of the progression from Mary Rose there (essentially the first purpose-built gun-platform), through Victory (almost the ultimate in wooden line-of-battle ship design - whose size was constrained by the strength of the wood). Warrior was properly rendered obsolete in 1871 by HMS Devastation - the first 'modern' looking warship without sails (which was similarly transformational and hence why she appears on the boxes of 'England's Glory' matchboxes). Despite this however, I would argue that the whole period from 1860 till 1906 was trying to work out how to sink a ship like Warrior - Devastation had only 4 main (12 inch initially) muzzle-loading guns that were capable of damaging Warrior, but unlikely to hit her very often! Accordingly, Dreadnought in 1906 (learning from the lessons of the battle of Tsushima) was the first class not fitted with a ram! Which turned out to be ironic, since the only thing she sank was a U-boat (the only battleship to achieve that feat deliberately), by ramming!

  • @redmist5890
    @redmist58902 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this podcast a well delivered program and of corse a great subject. A delight to hear what the interviewee said and was allowed and encouraged to do so. Again thanks.

  • @DeltaComrad
    @DeltaComrad2 жыл бұрын

    One of the differences that really struck me between the gundeck on HMS Victory and HMS Warrior was the standardisation on Warrior. As you can see at 3:40, by every gun there is a bench and a cabinet for it's crew's tools. Further tools for operating the guns are mounted on hooks on the ceiling.

  • @sunsettersix6993
    @sunsettersix69932 жыл бұрын

    Is it just me or does somebody need to rerelease this video after dubbing over Dan Snow's lines with the voice of an excited 8 year old boy? The thrill and excitement he displays is obvious and my inner 8 year old boy can totally relate. :)

  • @garethjudd5840
    @garethjudd58402 жыл бұрын

    HMS Warrior is indeed magnificent but there is something really magical about HMS Victory.

  • @royalhero4608

    @royalhero4608

    2 жыл бұрын

    As cool as the Warrior is, she doesn't have the illustrious career of almost legendary proportions that the Victory has

  • @mcgoose258
    @mcgoose258 Жыл бұрын

    the lifecycle of this ship is incredible, the fact that it's been restored so completely after its various uses...fantastic

  • @mcgoose258

    @mcgoose258

    Жыл бұрын

    @AK Floperator yeah another fascinating story!

  • @davidcreager1945
    @davidcreager19452 жыл бұрын

    If i ever get a chance to visit England, she is near the top of my list of things and places to see ! Thank you for the up close " visit " !!! Really enjoyed the video 😊 🇬🇧

  • @2pugman

    @2pugman

    2 жыл бұрын

    It required four trips to England to see the historical sites I had only read about for years.

  • @MrDaiseymay

    @MrDaiseymay

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@2pugman Did it include Brunel's SS Great Britain in the Bristol Dock she was made in?

  • @mtbelly1972
    @mtbelly19722 жыл бұрын

    Love this ship. Spent a good few hours looking around it.

  • @michaeltroster9059
    @michaeltroster9059 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing restoration of a ship that was one step from the breaker’s yard. Well done.

  • @Ammageddon89
    @Ammageddon89 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Documentary. Thank you!

  • @MrFroglips69
    @MrFroglips695 ай бұрын

    Brilliant! What a beautiful ship. What a groovy video. Thanks to everyone who saved her for all to see and enjoy..

  • @nathansharp2478
    @nathansharp24782 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant thanks!!

  • @artawhirler
    @artawhirler Жыл бұрын

    Such an interesting video! I had never even heard of this amazing ship until now! Thanks!

  • @jordanroud2248
    @jordanroud2248 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning, I can't wait to pay my respects

  • @thebiggol
    @thebiggol Жыл бұрын

    The sick bay on the HMS Victory wasn't on the orlop deck it was on the upper gun deck at the bow of the ship so that it had good ventilation and light. While in combat the ships doctor did surgery in the cockpit on the orlop deck (that's why Nelson was taken down there) but under normal conditions the sick bay way used. Also the Warrior is not three times the length of Victory it's about twice as long (420ft. vs 227ft).

  • @Christpoher
    @Christpoher2 жыл бұрын

    I hope all of my history loving friends are doing well.

  • @cjthedevil5689

    @cjthedevil5689

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you mean us or do you have a close knit group of friends that enjoy history?

  • @Christpoher

    @Christpoher

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cjthedevil5689 all of the above

  • @splatoonistproductions5345
    @splatoonistproductions5345 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks to ships like this, we now have absolute legends in the history books and continue to be built thanks to this one ship revolutionising the world on the ocean, thanks hms warrior, if battleships were still around, I’d want one named after you

  • @Aubury
    @Aubury2 жыл бұрын

    A visit some years ago, had me agog. An amazing warship.

  • @kooperativekrohn819
    @kooperativekrohn8192 жыл бұрын

    Iv had the pleasure of seeing her might in person ! And Hms victory is amazing also

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    Very good Video. I have been on Warrior and the quality of the restauration is staggering

  • @mpersad
    @mpersad2 жыл бұрын

    A terrific documentary of a terrific ship.

  • @mikedrown2721
    @mikedrown2721 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this video, thanks Dan👍😊

  • @tonnywildweasel8138
    @tonnywildweasel81382 жыл бұрын

    I just love these ships. Thank you very much for sharing, appreciate it a LOT! Greets from the Netherlands 🌷, T.

  • @michaelmitchell6476
    @michaelmitchell6476 Жыл бұрын

    It’s amazing how fast naval technology advanced from hms Victory to HMS warrior and finally HMS vanguard Britains last true ship of the line in my opinion to our cousins across the Atlantic from me here in the U.S I say thank you for this long tradition of maritime building and for always pushing the limit of what a ship can do and can be

  • @marcusverngren858
    @marcusverngren85811 ай бұрын

    You can't convince me this isn't Michael Cera in disguise, preparing for a new role as a british naval historian.

  • @227beau
    @227beau2 жыл бұрын

    I do enjoy visiting the Historic Dockyard, however I am dismayed at how expensive it has become since before the pandemic. One attraction, ie HMS Victory, was about £18, it included a Harbour Tour, and was valid for repeat visits for a year. Now, it is £24, Harbour tour plus £10, and only valid for the one day. Whow.

  • @fancyultrafresh3264
    @fancyultrafresh32642 жыл бұрын

    Yet another reason I must visit the UK someday.

  • @JockeB70
    @JockeB702 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing! What a ship and the presentation is awesome!

  • @robertdiehl1281
    @robertdiehl12812 жыл бұрын

    What a great story. Involved the lives of so many people. Very good video.

  • @punksintheback7062
    @punksintheback7062 Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see Mike Myers knows so much about ships

  • @englishmaninfrance661
    @englishmaninfrance6612 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating & excellent

  • @grumpygreatgrandad
    @grumpygreatgrandad2 жыл бұрын

    My son worked on this ship when it was in Hartlepool being refurbished and rebuilt

  • @daneelolivaw602

    @daneelolivaw602

    Жыл бұрын

    David Watson They did a fantastic job, I'm lucky I visit the Dockyard 5 or 6 times a year, and I'm always amazed by this beautiful ship, and as silly as it sounds I feel proud of everyone that worked on the restoration.

  • @netacid11
    @netacid11 Жыл бұрын

    This channel is insane. What an amazing video. What an amazing channel. This was so wonderful to see. Thank you!

  • @HistoryHit

    @HistoryHit

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @mrwinterhd5202
    @mrwinterhd52022 жыл бұрын

    Love this Video, great Contend!

  • @davidnemoseck9007
    @davidnemoseck90072 жыл бұрын

    Well, another place I'll have to visit if I ever get to England, first being the Tank Museum, most likely.

  • @philipplace9990

    @philipplace9990

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I've been on Warrior about 4 times and each time the restoration work has moved forward, always something new to see. I took a young friend on board a couple of years ago, he knew nothing about her and within 20 minutes he fell in love with her! Quick fact; I asked one of the guides around 3 years ago about the state of the hull, they were getting worried about how badly rusted she may have been getting. He told me that the divers had been down recently and only 12% rust had been found! Hope you get to see her soon, absolutely fascinating ship!

  • @derekwordley1837

    @derekwordley1837

    2 жыл бұрын

    A really interesting u tube site is 'Tank chats.'

  • @davidnemoseck9007

    @davidnemoseck9007

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@derekwordley1837 Thanks!

  • @SomeGuyCalledJ

    @SomeGuyCalledJ

    2 жыл бұрын

    You might also like the Royal Armories at Fort Nelson, home of Saddam's 800km supergun, as well as a history of artillery, and a whole load of fort. Then perhaps Portchester Castle, a Roman fortification used right up until the end of the 2nd world war. Gotta love Portsmouth.

  • @malcolmwilkinson4449

    @malcolmwilkinson4449

    2 жыл бұрын

    You will have so many historical places in the U.K. you will need a year at least to see say 10% of our sites ….. we have over 5000 years of history 🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @philc4520
    @philc4520 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible.

  • @samsaul8223
    @samsaul82232 жыл бұрын

    Visited HMS Warrior today, off the back of this video. As good as this video is, it doesn’t do Warrrior justice, its just so much …… bigger better great than I could have thought. Would highly recommend everyone and anyone to visit the Royal Naval Museum. You will need 2 days tho as there is so much there. HMS Warrior HMS Victory Mary Rose (1525) Boat tour Submarine tour. And like 4 museums.

  • @Hyporama
    @Hyporama2 жыл бұрын

    11:47 54 degrees Centigrade is 129 degrees Fahrenheit

  • @minuteman4199
    @minuteman41992 жыл бұрын

    With all the modern technology they still have racks of cutlasses strapped to the deck heads on the gun decks!

  • @pho3nix-
    @pho3nix-2 жыл бұрын

    Keep 'em coming!

  • @mrdeliberate5175
    @mrdeliberate51752 жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Thanks! :D

  • @leonardo.1024
    @leonardo.10242 жыл бұрын

    Sound design very on point. Props.

  • @ruscador1
    @ruscador15 ай бұрын

    loved watching this thanks for sharing

  • @DonCarlosHormozi
    @DonCarlosHormozi Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely beautiful!!!

  • @jamesgardner8048
    @jamesgardner8048Ай бұрын

    I used to live in Alverstoke Gosport and walked past it two times a day on my way to work. It's definitely got character.

  • @davidstevens6117
    @davidstevens61172 жыл бұрын

    I visited her in 2006. Easy to see how she influenced every battleship that came after her, right down to the IOWA class ships here in the US. An amazing piece of history!

  • @billybobkingston5604
    @billybobkingston5604 Жыл бұрын

    Superb job on the ship and great video