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| Mary Rose warship: Full view revealed after museum revamp | Mary Rose warship: Full view revealed after museum revamp |
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| A full, uninterrupted view of the Mary Rose, has been unveiled after a £5.4m museum revamp. | |
| Henry VIII's flagship has undergone 34 years of conservation since it was raised from the Solent in 1982. | |
| Small viewing panels have been replaced with floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony entered through an airlock, at the purpose-built museum in Portsmouth. | Small viewing panels have been replaced with floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony entered through an airlock, at the purpose-built museum in Portsmouth. |
| Conservation manager Dr Eleanor Schofield said it was an "emotional" moment. | |
| "You think about all the people involved in the project and their commitment and perseverance. It's fabulous to see the ship like this. | |
| "It feels like you can reach out an touch it - you get a sense of the compartments and relate it to all the artefacts and the people on board," she added. | |
| The warship, which sank in 1545 while leading an attack on a French invasion fleet, was discovered in 1971. | The warship, which sank in 1545 while leading an attack on a French invasion fleet, was discovered in 1971. |
| It was taken to an atmospherically controlled dry dock where it was sprayed with a mist of cold water, then water-soluble wax, before an air-drying process began. | It was taken to an atmospherically controlled dry dock where it was sprayed with a mist of cold water, then water-soluble wax, before an air-drying process began. |
| The latest development, which saw the ship close to public view in November, cost about £5.4 million to complete. | The latest development, which saw the ship close to public view in November, cost about £5.4 million to complete. |
| The £39m museum first opened its doors to visitors in May 2013. The ship goes back on public view on Wednesday. | The £39m museum first opened its doors to visitors in May 2013. The ship goes back on public view on Wednesday. |
| Dr Alex Hildred, head of research and curator of ordnance, who was among those who dived on the wreck in the 1970s and 80s said: "When we excavated the Mary Rose we wanted people to see even a little of what we, as archaeologists, saw and experienced underwater. | Dr Alex Hildred, head of research and curator of ordnance, who was among those who dived on the wreck in the 1970s and 80s said: "When we excavated the Mary Rose we wanted people to see even a little of what we, as archaeologists, saw and experienced underwater. |
| "The fact that you can see it from three different angles that you've never been able to see before, except for when she first came up, is brilliant." | "The fact that you can see it from three different angles that you've never been able to see before, except for when she first came up, is brilliant." |
| Mary Rose - Timeline | Mary Rose - Timeline |