{"id":2325,"date":"2015-08-28T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T13:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=2325"},"modified":"2015-08-28T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T13:03:58","slug":"m33-portsmouth-historic-dockyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=2325","title":{"rendered":"M33 – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ship<\/a>
2013 view<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe monitor ship M33 has recently completed a restoration of its interior and was ceremonially opened on the 6th August 2015. Previously one had only been able to view the ship from the top of the drydock.
\nI was one of the first members of the public allowed on board on the 7th August. The ship was built within around seven weeks as a shore bombardment vessel, and despite mounting two 6 inch guns it has a displacement of only a few hundred tons and no armour.
\nYou may find it interesting to compare this ship with the 10,000 ton cruiser HMS Belfast (C35) which has twelve 6 inch guns.
\nM33 is one of the very few ships surviving from WWI, and the only survivor of the Gallipoli campaign.
\nAs seen today, the 6″ guns are essentially the same as the originals, and the crew accommodation, stores, officer quarters, galley, wheel house, radio room etc have been fitted out with representative contents. Maxim guns as used for repelling close attack stand on slots in the side deck.
\nThe engines and boilers were removed a long time ago, prior to the ship’s use as a hulk, and have not been replaced. Instead, the space is used as a cinema for a short film. The bass sound in the empty steel space is quite effective. \ud83d\ude42
\nThe ship is well worth a visit and can be visited as part of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Charges apply.
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\"Shell<\/a>
Shell room<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"6"<\/a>
6″ gun<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Restore<\/a>
Radio room<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Superstructure\"<\/a>
Superstructure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Crew<\/a>
Crew accomodation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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