Maritime museums · South West England
HMS Courageous
In or near Tamerton Foliot.
HMS Courageous in England South West, United Kingdom.
Derek Harper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Devonport · 1.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
HMS Courageous is a preserved museum ship in England South West, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Tamar Valley
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
HMS Courageous (S50) is a decommissioned Churchill-class nuclear fleet submarine in service with the Royal Navy from 1971. She is now a museum ship managed by the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre. In 2021, plans to set up a Cold War Centre around Courageous entered their first phase of implementation, supported by the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.3704, -4.1839
- District
- Plymouth
- Parish
- Plymouth, unparished area
- Postcode
- PL1 4RW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Nearest railway station
- Devonport — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3296193 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Courageous (S50) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Courageous?
- HMS Courageous is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL1 4RW), in the parish of Plymouth, unparished area.
- What is HMS Courageous?
- HMS Courageous in England South West, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to HMS Courageous?
- The nearest railway station is Devonport, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode PL1 4RW.
- Is HMS Courageous a protected site?
- Yes — HMS Courageous is part of the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB) and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to HMS Courageous?
- The nearest railway station is Devonport, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL1 4RW.