"I've gotta get outta this place!!!"(A rolling stone?)

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A couple of weeks ago,I spent a few days of my annual leave,away with my better half. :)Our first port of call,on the way down to where we were staying,was the Historical Dockyard at Portsmouth Naval Base. www.historicdockyard.co.uk/
The first vessel I had a wander around,was HMS Warrior.






Here is a link to other piccies I took whilst I was on board,and an impressive piece of Naval history it is too!!!
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I do have one question for you maritime experts out there though.....WTF is this? ......


I will post more on this trip,as and when I can get PB to play ball,and let me download more piccies,but the short break included a visit to Bucklers Hard,and Beaulieu in the New Forest,Hampshire.
For the Brits that may have been before,apologies,but for some of the guys more far afield,they may see something interesting.

[Leon]

Chris that is sweet looking.Thanks for sharing.

[deafpanzer]

Great pictures! I have no idea what is that black thing? It's possible the first stealth row boat ever made...

[bbd468]

Hey CB, great pics of a beautiful vessel. Thanks for sharing. BTW, what is the black thing.....a jerry rigged lifeboat?

Got more pics?

Gary

[TRM]

Love the pics CB!!! How can you not appreciate a finely rigged sailing vessel!!! The Brits had this S**T down pat!! One of these days I will head back to my wooden roots Sir!!! Can't wait to see the other pics!!!

[`Boots`]

Great pics CB...........the Warrior is stunning, been to Beaulieu meself..........some great stuff there!!

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Leon,thanks fella,wasn't too sure about whether there would be any interest.
Andy,Gary,nice of you guys to look in, ....and IF I knew what the ferk that black thing was,do ya think I'd be asking??? ....I'd be coming across as an expert in all things Nautical,woodeneye??
Ray,I didn't get over to Gosport,to the Submarine Museum this trip,but I have been there in the past.If I can find some piccies,by all means I'll post 'em.As for the National Motor Museum,they will be coming,along with pics from Bucklers Hard,where 3 of Lord Nelsons ships were layed down.(PB permitting)
Todd,when I post the 1/48 builds I saw of some of the ships layed at Bucklers Hard,I reckon you'll retire,like I'm gonna!!!!
Boots,I saw some really good ideas for displaying future motors!!!!

BTW,for scale of this vessel,the forlorn looking little lady near the mainmast,is my better half....

[`Boots`]

Ferk...........thats a big boat ain`t it !!!!!!!, either that or it`s got very small people on it .

I wonder if that black thing is for lowering over the side to check depth under the hull when working unknown or shallow waters , if it weren`t made of wood .........it was Beaulieu that got me into the style of museum base but if ya got pics for future ideas then that`ll be coooool

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Great pics Chris, I've been there a few times over the years and can see that every visits has been fantastic
For lunch I get a dressed crab sandwich from the wooden hut just outside the gate and watch the girls go by  

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Steve....you got that wrong....I get a dressed girl sandwich,and watch the crabs go by!!!!

[venom1]

Nice pix CB!

What that funky black thing is I have no idea!!

Cheers,

Sam

[Teabone]

May 6, 2013 18:40:21 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Great pictures! I have no idea what is that black thing? It's possible the first stealth row boat ever made...

From my rather limited nautical experence here on the ocean I have to go with the first stealth row boat as it definitely has the appearance of an oar powered craft from the raised blocks on the Gunwales which certainly look like where the oar locks would set also on the bow and stern for steering or control of movement.

Bones

[Teabone]

Chris B

I have tried my nautical friends of wtf the small craft on deck of the Warrior might be.  They all scratch their heads as it is a most unusal craft, it would not hold much weight the horizontal seat appears to be hinged meaning there is a stowage box of some sort beneath then ther is the large box in the middle which would make rowing a little difficult and if one set on it odd to say the least.  The risers on both ends could se used for sculling but it would have to be in a calm sea.  The fact that it is setting on the deck and not in some davits where it would normally be kept when sailing adds to the mystery.  Do you have an estimate of its length and width?   We have a Boat Building School down on the bay and I will take the picture down there as they have quite a library on sailing ships and see if anyone has any ideas.

Bones

[ogrejohn]

Nice pictures Chris! The black thingy is called a copper punt.

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Hey,John....Thanks very much for the info.Makes sense,now that I've looked it up.Used by the Shipwrights to effect repairs to the hull,especially on the copper bottomed ships of the era!

[Teabone]

Ole ogrejohn is a true man of the sea, very impressive.

Bones.

[Teabone]

A copper punt was a small raft, often, if not usually, made
of balsa wood, in the form of a catamaran, little more than six feet long and
about four feet in beam. Originally it had been used by the shipwright, in the
days of wooden ships with copper sheathing, which covered the underwater parts
of the ship to just above the waterline. After a storm, it was quite usual to
find much of the copper peeled off at the waterline, and the shipwright would
launch the copper punt, and would go round the waterline, his mouth full of
copper tacks, hammering the copper sheets back into place. In the steel navy,
the copper punt remained, and was used by the painter to go round the waterline
'cutting-in' the boot-topping, i.e., painting the nice straight line that marks
the change from the ship's side grey to the underwater anti-fouling paint. An
example of a copper punt can be seen on board HMS Warrior in Portsmouth.

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hey,Bones.....I knew WHERE it was...just not WHAT it was!!

[Teabone]

May 17, 2013 17:27:50 GMT -5 @chrisb said:

hey,Bones.....I knew WHERE it was...just not WHAT it was!!

Chris B

Yea well I knew what it was all the time I just couldn't bring it to mind until I saw the big hint then it was all clear. 

Bones.

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May 17, 2013 16:35:58 GMT -5 ogrejohn said:

Nice pictures Chris! The black thingy is called a copper punt.

Just read this again,John....and all I can say is thankyou again,AND be thankful you're not dyslexic,or prone to Malapropisms!!!!