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Year 1 Visit Hartepool Maritime Marina

Following our assembly we finished the topic with an exciting and informative visit to Hartepool Maritime Marina.

Here we are as we arrived on the dock.

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We had a guided tour of HMS Trincomalee

HMS Trincomalee is the oldest British warship still afloat. With its towering masts and thundering cannons the ship was built in Bombay, India in 1817, the Trincomalee was brought to Hartlepool in 1987, where it has taken over 10 years to restore the ship to her former glory.

 

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 Sailors slept in hammocks

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The food was disgusting!

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An officer's room!

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The officers' dining room

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A new officers wields her Wilkinson sword!

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The Sailors' Uniform

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The captain's cradle in his quarters!

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One of our boys tries out the Captain's lavatory!

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We learnt how to fire a cannon - it is a dangerous buiness and very loud!

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Up on deck we had a good look around and saw the ship's wheel.

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Thank you to all the parents who accompanied us for the day.

 

 

 

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