HMS M33 is the last ship I visited at the Porstmouth Historic Dockyard. This is only one of few British warships from WWI that is still open to the public. She was built in 1915, cheaply, as she was not supposed to last for a long time. HMS M33 saw 3 major conflicts, including the Gallipoli Campaign. She is the only surviving ship from the Gallipoli Campaign. Now she is open to the public, opposite of HMS Victory. I would recommend visiting the ships in orders, as I did, starting with the Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, and HMS M33. This will also make you realise how much the ships changed during this time.
She was 1 of 5 built for shallow waters. HMS M.33 had no casualties during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 and, thus, she was nicknamed as “The Lucky Ship”. She saw action during the russian civil war in 1919, where despite being involved in active combat, she survived near-misses and direct hits.
In the 1920s she was used to lay mines.
HMS M33 is only 1 of 3 ships from WWI still surviving. Enjoy the pictures.
I enjoyed touring this ship, too! I love some of those “extras” on board like the typewriter and the phonograph.
This has been fun and I appreciate that you presented them to us in order.
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It was fun. I’m sad I missed the last ship there, HMS Alliance – WWII submarine. They also had some interesting museums that I would have liked to see. It takes at least 4 days to visit all, with breaks, at a pace of 2-3 attractions per day.