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We now move on to the Royal Naval Museum. The Royal Naval Museum is located within a number of historic buildings within Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard. Storehouse No11 was built from 1763 onwards and is used to store many of the galleries of the Museum. The Royal Naval Museum was founded in 1911. During the 19th century HMS Victory was moored in Portsmouth Harbour and visitors were allowed aboard and they could also view a small Nelson collection.

The small Nelson museum was moved ashore to a specially built museum in the dockyard that was completed in 1938. This building was called the Victory building and was on the site of an old rigging house opposite HMS Victory.

The museum consists of a victory gallery, sailing navy gallery, nelson gallery, twentieth century gallery and also many temporary exhibitions. The Victory gallery tells the story of the ship and the people who served in her. It contains a multi-media experience allowing you to experience the Briefing Room, Gun Deck and Cockpit. The gallery also contains Victory’s original figurehead, information about restoring Victory and the royal barge used in Nelson’s funeral.

The sailing Navy Gallery which is located within the storehouse and includes an interactive computer exhibit, health issues of the Royal Navy, hand to hand fighting and portraits of naval officers. The Nelson gallery contains artefacts relating to Nelson including a Nelson Figure, Nelsons story and portraits.

The Twentieth Century gallery includes the Second World War at Sea, the forgotten fleet, women at sea, combat at sea and the reserves. For more information about the Royal Naval Museum have a look at www.royalnavalmuseum.org.