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The Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower is situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. [1] The museum includes a wide variety of exhibits ranging from the 18th century to the present day.
An unrestored 13 cwt pinnace gun at Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence; A 16 cwt gun on board HMS Warrior at Portsmouth, UK; A 13 cwt gun dated 1859 at the Artillery Museum, North Head, Sydney, Australia; Sea Service Pattern at Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport
The oldest part of the site is now open to the public as the Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, which opened in 2001; in 2013 it became a constituent part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. A new Millennium footbridge from Gosport town centre was constructed to aid the redevelopment and access to the area.
Gun at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower. A gun of the Elswick Battery that served in the Second Boer War is displayed in the Royal Artillery Museum, London but the museum has closed and re-located to Larkhill, Wiltshire. Another Elswick gun is with 203 (Elswick) Battery RA (V) [13]
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The National Museum of the Royal Navy was first opened in Portsmouth in 1911. [1] It changed its name to the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth to reflect its expanded responsibilities over the Royal Marines Museum, the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, the Fleet Air Arm Museum and Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower. [1]
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Police received a report at 3:45 a.m. local time Saturday about an explosion at the Drents Museum in Assen. Upon arrival, officers found the museum damaged and the gold masterpieces gone.