Warrior was launched on 29th December 1860, but during her lifetime she never fired a shot in anger. Her presence in many situations caused the situation to calm. Warrior was relegated to the Reserve Fleet and in 1883 withdrawn form service. Her masts and guns were stripped when she was used as a depot ship for two years. Warrior went up for sale in 1924 when she was no longer wanted, she was bought and used as a floating oil jetty at Pembroke Dock in Wales.

When the warrior was in commission she had a crew of 42 officers, 3 warrant officers, 455 seaman and boys, 33 Royal Marine officers, 6 Royal Marine NCOs, 118 Royal Marine artillerymen, 2 chief engineers, 10 engineers and 66 stokers and trimmers which gave a total of 705 men.

When visiting Warrior you enter the Warrior on the upper deck, on this deck can be found the captain's bridge, hammock racks and telescopic funnels which could be lowered when the ship was under sail. The stern pivot gun which could fire 110 lb shots and the propeller well can also be found on the upper deck.

Then climbing the stairs to the main deck leads to the births for 655 men and ratings. On this deck there are 26 muzzle loading guns which fire 68lbs and 8 breach loading guns firing 110lbs shot. The galley where all the food was prepared for all 705 crew can be found on this deck. The Capstans for raising the anchors can be found near the centre of this deck. Towards the stern (back) of the ship the captains day cabin, commander and Master (Navigator) cabins can be found.

Going below to the lower deck the officers ward room and cells can be found on this level. On the bottom level of the ship, which is below the water line, is the engine rooms. In here there are ten boilers with four furnaces to power the ship when under steam. As can be seen from the above photo the Warrior is still in the water and is not in dry dock.

For more information about this attraction please see the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard website.