HMS Warrior
HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 1860 Warrior-class ironclad
- Also known as: “Vernon III”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Victory and Portsmouth Harbour railway station.
HMS Victory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. HMS Victory is situated 1,300 feet north of HMS Warrior.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station serves the city of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. It is situated in Portsmouth Harbour, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard. Portsmouth Harbour railway station is situated 560 feet south of HMS Warrior.
Genesis Expo Creationist Museum
Museum
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Genesis Expo Creationist Museum is situated 700 feet east of HMS Warrior.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Southsea
Suburb
Hardway
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hardway is a suburb of the town of Gosport, in the Gosport district, in Hampshire, England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite to the naval base.
HMS Warrior
- Categories: ironclad warship, independent museum, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.79821° or 50° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.10926° or 1° 6′ 33″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Inception
1860Open location code
9C2WQVXR+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 12433822991OpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
8015414Wikidata ID
Q609925
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“HMS Warrior” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “勇士号铁甲舰”
- Chinese: “勇士號鐵甲艦”
- Chinese: “戰士號戰艦”
- Czech: “HMS Warrior”
- Danish: “HMS Warrior”
- Dutch: “HMS Warrior”
- Finnish: “HMS Warrior”
- French: “HMS Warrior”
- German: “HMS Warrior”
- German: “Warrior”
- Hebrew: “אה’מ ווריור (1860)”
- Hebrew: “אה"מ ווריור”
- Hungarian: “HMS Warrior”
- Irish: “HMS Warrior”
- Italian: “HMS Warrior”
- Japanese: “ウォーリア”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Warrior”
- Persian: “اچاماس واریر (۱۸۶۰)”
- Persian: “اچاماس واریر”
- Persian: “اچاماس واریور”
- Polish: “HMS Warrior”
- Portuguese: “HMS Warrior”
- Russian: “HMS Warrior”
- Spanish: “HMS Warrior”
- Turkish: “HMS Warrior”
- Ukrainian: “HMS Warrior”
- Ukrainian: “Warrior (1860)”
- Wu Chinese: “勇士号铁甲舰”
- “HMS Warrior”
- “Vernon III”
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