HMS M.33 wasn't open when I was at Portsmouth. She was part of the Royal Navy during WWI and is the only surviving ship from the British battle at Gallipoli. Her website is here.
Aaaannnddd... little bit of American history. Early in the existence of the American Navy, six powerful frigates were commissioned to help keep the peace and protect trade. One of them, the Chesapeake, was captured by the British ship Leopard. Parts of the Chesapeake were used to build a mill in Portsmouth. As for the Leopard ... she's remembered:
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