HMS M33 & Hovercraft museums (Pictures)

Kapitan · 02-13-16, 04:07 PM

HMS M33 a monitor that was built in 1915 for the sole purpose to bombard the shore close in, she did well and survived! taking just 7 months to build she was ready to fight the Turkish at Gallipoli.
Armed with two 6 inch guns this small ship gave fire support to troops landing on the beeches, it was a dreadful disaster costing the lives of over 100,000 men many of who were ANZAC's.

She remained on station until 1918 only returning in 1919 to England after which she was sent north to Russia to support the white forces against the communists of the the monitors sent she was the only one to return.

Shoddily built not trimmed right slow and having under sized rudder meant that by the 1920's she had become a dispatch vessel, her armourment removed she was given the name Minerva.
She completed the role and later became hulk C23 and she wasn't paid off until the 1980's she was then handed over to the local council who later on in turn handed her to the historic dockyard Portsmouth.

She re opened to the public in August 2015 100 years after her initial launch and her trips to the Turkish coast.

HMS M33 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

HMS M33 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

Full photo album is here over 60 picture of her inside and out!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313...57662289487324

Another museum we have done in the same day yes that is today!

This museum is odd ball its not really a ship nor an aircraft but these vessels hover over the water, they are fast nimble and able to give you a good ride or a real bad day!

The museum features the largest civilian hover craft ever built the SRN-4 (the Russian Zubr is larger) which ran a service between Dover France and Belgium.

The museum also features many armed forces craft including the famous hover craft to take a trip into the Arctic (inside shots available)

DSCN0555 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

It gives you some idea of size that door can on and off load vehicles much in the same way a ferry does but these ships hold the record for the fastest crossing between Dover to Calais 22 minuets 23 miles.

DSCN0531 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

She went on to face the Arctic and many other missions

DSCN0486 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

Yup its a big one !

DSCN0550 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

This is the SRN-4 the largest civilian hovercraft ever made, sadly two remain however thier future is also in doubt they maybe scrapped very soon unless we petition to save one please sign the petition to help us save one of them.

https://www.change.org/p/homes-and-c...for-the-nation

All picture of all the hovercraft are located here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313...h/24376389363/

Enjoy!

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Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,090 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 7	HMS M33 & Hovercraft museums (Pictures) HMS M33 a monitor that was built in 1915 for the sole purpose to bombard the shore close in, she did well and survived! taking just 7 months to build she was ready to fight the Turkish at Gallipoli. Armed with two 6 inch guns this small ship gave fire support to troops landing on the beeches, it was a dreadful disaster costing the lives of over 100,000 men many of who were ANZAC's. She remained on station until 1918 only returning in 1919 to England after which she was sent north to Russia to support the white forces against the communists of the the monitors sent she was the only one to return. Shoddily built not trimmed right slow and having under sized rudder meant that by the 1920's she had become a dispatch vessel, her armourment removed she was given the name Minerva. She completed the role and later became hulk C23 and she wasn't paid off until the 1980's she was then handed over to the local council who later on in turn handed her to the historic dockyard Portsmouth. She re opened to the public in August 2015 100 years after her initial launch and her trips to the Turkish coast. HMS M33 by Blair shaw, on Flickr HMS M33 by Blair shaw, on Flickr Full photo album is here over 60 picture of her inside and out! https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313...57662289487324 Another museum we have done in the same day yes that is today! This museum is odd ball its not really a ship nor an aircraft but these vessels hover over the water, they are fast nimble and able to give you a good ride or a real bad day! The museum features the largest civilian hover craft ever built the SRN-4 (the Russian Zubr is larger) which ran a service between Dover France and Belgium. The museum also features many armed forces craft including the famous hover craft to take a trip into the Arctic (inside shots available) DSCN0555 by Blair shaw, on Flickr It gives you some idea of size that door can on and off load vehicles much in the same way a ferry does but these ships hold the record for the fastest crossing between Dover to Calais 22 minuets 23 miles. DSCN0531 by Blair shaw, on Flickr She went on to face the Arctic and many other missions DSCN0486 by Blair shaw, on Flickr Yup its a big one ! DSCN0550 by Blair shaw, on Flickr This is the SRN-4 the largest civilian hovercraft ever made, sadly two remain however thier future is also in doubt they maybe scrapped very soon unless we petition to save one please sign the petition to help us save one of them. https://www.change.org/p/homes-and-c...for-the-nation All picture of all the hovercraft are located here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313...h/24376389363/ Enjoy! __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/