Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England at sunset June 2005.
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England, photo May 2006.
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Looking down through the clear glass floor panels of the Spinnaker Tower. May 2006
The clear glass floor panels of the Spinnaker Tower. May 2006
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England, May 2006.
HMS Warrior, built in1860, return to Portsmouth in 1987, fully restored to her Victorian glory. When she was originally built she was, quite simply, bigger, faster and more heavily armed than any other warship afloat. Warrior was the world’s first iron-hulled, armoured warship powered by steam as well as sail and constructed of wrought iron. She never once fired a shot in anger. Her strength was her ability to keep the peace. She represents Pax Britannica at its zenith. However within a decade she was obsolete, her technology surpassed.
Seen here, from the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England, is HMS Victory, the Royal Navy's most famous warship and the world's oldest commissioned ship. She is a proud memorial to Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, Britain's greatest Naval hero.
In No. 2 dry dock, HMS Victory is one of the most famous warships ever built. Built between 1759-1765, Victory was a first-rate, ship-of-the-line. In 1805, Vice Admiral Lord Nelson on board his flagship, HMS Victory, led 27 British ships into battle off Cape Trafalgar against a much larger combined French and Spanish fleet.
a broad harbour view from the tower with HMS Warrior and HMS Victory from Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
his look says it all, June 2005.
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth England