Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
Established | 2001 |
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Location | Gosport, Hampshire, England |
Type | Museum |
Website | www.explosion.org.uk |
The Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower is situated in the former
The museum includes a wide variety of exhibits ranging from the 18th century to the present day. These range in size from small arms, to missiles and missile launching systems, as well as complete gun turrets. Exhibits range from the Victorian
The weapons cover all aspects of naval warfare from surface to surface, air to surface, surface to air and sub-surface weapons systems, including mines and torpedoes.
The museum has a waterside coffee shop which looks out on to the original 18th-century camber dock.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2022) |
The Night Hunters: the Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces at War is a permanent exhibition gallery opened in 2021[2] and supported by Coastal Forces Heritage Trust, a registered charity.[3]
The display includes two historic preserved vessels:
- CMB 331 – a 1941 55-foot Thornycroft coastal motor boat
- MTB 71 – a 1940 60-foot Vosper motor torpedo boat
References
- ^ Heal, Sharon (14 August 2013). "Explosion! taken over by NMRN". Museums Association.
- ^ "Museum".
- ^ "The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust, registered charity no. 1044933". Charity Commission for England and Wales.