Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
The Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower is situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Gosport, Hampshire, UK
- Also known as: “Explosion Museum”, “Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower”, and “Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Victory and Burrow Island.
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 mile southeast of Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.
Burrow Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burrow Island is a tidal island in Gosport, United Kingdom. The island overlooks Portsmouth Harbour. At low tide a spit connects it with Priddy's Hard.
HMS Warrior
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. HMS Warrior is situated 1 mile southeast of Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardway and Gosport.
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.
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.
Fort Elson
Locality
Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport.
Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
- Categories: military museum, national museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.80743° or 50° 48′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.1263° or 1° 7′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2WRV4F+XFOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5421422
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “爆炸！海軍火力博物館”
- French: “musée Explosion”
- French: “Musée Explosion”
- German: “Explosion Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo Explosion!”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Earthwork defences at Priddy’s Hard and Former RNAD Priddy’s Hard.
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