Friday, 22 October 2021

USA - Virginia, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and a Walk around Town

A walk through the Parks at Portsmouth had this interesting statue of a soldier that fought in the Spanish War of 1898

 

This arch reminded me of Lallybroch, (for all Outlander Fans)


Our first stop was at the Lightship Museum, only to find it closed.

This particular Lightship, the Portsmouth was stationed at the southern tip of Cape May, the inlet into the Delaware Bay. An area we’d sailed past just a couple of weeks earlier. 
I would have hated to be a Seaman aboard these vessels. They must have rolled like a Pig, in shallow water with breaking waves. I salute the Mariners who stood this amazing service to all Ships.


The Lightship Museum being closed, our next port of call was the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum a few hundred meters away.



This is Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, one that we never see from sea, as we’re standing so far off-shore from the shoals and Gulf Current pushing one onto the Oracoke Bans


An interesting artifact, the Fresnel Lens that was used on Lightships and Lighthouses




The Museum was interesting, but very localized with information of the Shipyards of Norfolk and Portsmouth from the 1700 to present

Outside the Museum is a Town Dock, and we could have brought the dinghy right to the doorsteps. However we did not know of this and had enjoyed our walk through the parks and had been en-route to the Lightship Museum anyway

Walking back along the Promenade we could view this Huge Dry Dock with a Naval Vessel across the river at Norfolk


Overlooking the Elizabeth River on the Promenade from the Portsmouth Museum back to the Marina


Back at the Marina, Fish & Slips was calling

Good Craft Beer

Our dinghy tied up to the Restaurant Pier

Our selection of Craft Beers

A meal of Shrimp, Hot Wings and Fries with Craft Beers - it was Yum

Overlooking the anchorage from the Restaurant 


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