Ben Salter's photos with the keyword: historic

The Figurehead

The Figurehead

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 105
HMS Warrior

HMS Warrior

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 98
At permanent anchor at Portsmouth's historic dockyards.
The pointed end

The pointed end

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 102
The impressive bow of HMS Warrior
Porthole

Porthole

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 118
More of a window actually
On deck

On deck

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 92
One of the lifeboats on Warriors massive deck.
funnels and masts

funnels and masts

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 106
The upper deck shows much of the Royal Navy in transition. Here are the masts, yards, rigging and fighting tops of an earlier era. Here too are the ventilation scoops and funnels of the mechanical age.
Galley range

Galley range

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 96
In the centre of the ship was the galley where the food for all the crew was prepared. Food was plentiful if sometimes of variable quality. The galley itself was run by former seamen, disabled or retired from more active work, who were employed as the ship's cooks
The guns

The guns

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 114
The 68 pdr cannon had a range of some 2,500 yards (2,300m - about 1 and a half miles) and generally fired round shot - iron or stone. The guns could fire round shells containing a variety of small fragments - and would then have a devastating effect against the crew of an enemy ship.
Below decks

Below decks

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 79
The capstan provided the means for working heavy objects - and in particular for raising and lowering the ship's anchors. Chain from the anchor was taken along the deck and lowered into the chain locker amidships (where the heavy chain would not upset the stability of the ship.
Engine room

Engine room

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 113
The engines and boilers for Warrior were built by Penn's Engineering Works at Greenwich. The two pistons drive the shaft through massive cranks - with each piston moving backwards and forwards a distance of some 2 feet. The cylinders are very large - and had to be because of the low steam pressure delivered by the boilers. The low pressure and the large size of the cylinders made the engines very inefficient.
Annunciator

Annunciator

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 93
Passing information between the bridge and the engine room.
Pistol rack

Pistol rack

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 91
Pistols were kept on a 'crocus' mounting aft for use by officers. These are Navy Colt revolver type weapons using the new percussion cap cartridge with six shots in each gun.
Coiled ropes

Coiled ropes

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 89
Warrior carried 48,400 square feet (4,580 m2) of sail, all of which had to be set and trimmed manually. To provide the maximum forward thrust, the position of the sails could be controlled by hauling on the complex system of running rigging.
Weaponry

Weaponry

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 108
Warrior carried 350 muzzle loading Lee Enfield rifles for use by seamen and Royal Marines.
The Captains day room

The Captains day room

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 85
In the great day cabin, furnished with the space and appearance of a country house, the Captain controlled the movement of the ship and the lives of every man on board.
A fine mess

A fine mess

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 77
The main crew were organised into messes, with each mess occupying the space between two of the main guns. A table and bench seats were lowered from the deckhead and provided seating for some 18 men. Racks on the ships side contained all the plates, mugs, cutlery and other equipment for the men at that table.
Steering column

Steering column

Ben Salter
29 Aug 2009 94
Warriors lower steering position. Warrior's steering was under the control of the helm - controlled by two wheels, one on the upper deck aft and one directly below on the main deck. Each wheel has space for eight men - in rough conditions the helm would be manned by 16 men, 8 on each deck, who would struggle to hold the ship on course
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