Mary Rose hull 'a must-see' for Portsmouth ferry passengers

Portsmouth ferry passengers will have opportunities this year to see the hull of the Tudor warship Mary Rose, which Portsmouth Historic Dockyard describes as a "must-see", before it is temporarily withdrawn from view.

The hull will be removed from public display around mid-September this year to enable a new £35 million museum to be built around it.

However, the Mary Rose Museum, which is a short walk away from the dockyard, will remain open during the construction phase and will host a number of displays and activities related to the famous warship.

Portsmouth ferry passengers can see more than 1,000 original artefacts retrieved from the Mary Rose in the museum, as well as a real-time film link to the ship hall while construction work is taking place.

John Lippiett, chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust, said: "We have devised an imaginative programme of events and interpretations during the closure to give visitors a different, but equally fulfilling, visitor experience.

"We have a number of new, previously unseen exhibits being planned; we will be hosting the British Library's national travelling exhibition Henry VIII: Man and Monarch at the end of the year and technology allows us to present the hull in innovative and exciting ways."

Ferry routes in operation at Portsmouth include a Brittany Ferries service to St Malo, an LD Lines ferry crossing to Le Havre and a link to Bilbao provided by P&O Ferries.

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