Hartlepool National Navy Museum

Hartlepool National Navy Museum

 -Trinco Maleemuseum

The features of the Trinco Malee Museum

1.The Trinco Malee ship itself

The open-air museum that is the ship herself The Trinco Malee is docked at Hartlepool. One can experience how much shorter humans where in ? when Trico Malee was made. The Trico Malee allows you to explore the possible life experience of the crew. Right from the captain, Bosan and powder monkeys. The powder rooms are lined with copper and the captain’s toilet is tiny. The Trinco Malee is made of Tick wood from India ship building and that is one of the reasons it has lasted so long. The ship has cannons and cannon balls.

2. The cannon demonstrations.

There are very few places where you can experience the noise the powder monkeys and other crew members will have experienced, but this is the place. The cannon is not the only weapon of war you can handle in your hands. After the recipe for gun powder is explained and demonstrated there are many other weapons to seize your interest. The demonstrator is also dressed in period clothing adding to the reality of the history spoken of.

3. The 18^th century street.

Then there is the 18^th century shops to explore each with their own aspect of maritime life of the 18^th century. Their life death  and burial with the rope pushed through their septum and sown into the cloth.

The gift shop

The gift shop is nautical themed with yummy sweets to buy. Decorated bars, teddy , parrots, rats, starfish, fish, and pirate swords where available to buy at the time of this visit. The shops stock may change when you visit. The counter is fairly close to the entrance.

the Trinco Malee National navy museum

1.The Trinco Mallee herself.

The ship itself is not accessible to anyone using a pram or wheelchair. The steps are step and almost ladders. The doorways are extremely low and tight especially in the powder rooms. Where they kept the gun powder. Powder monkeys were children as young as 12.There are few staff on the ship itself and there are no audio described  tours of the ship . Staff if They , are happy to explain if one is needed an explanation.

2.The Canon demonstration

The keyside dock is mostly flat with a few cobles. Thee is allot to smell, hear and feel. Plenty of room for wheelchair users and prams.

3.The 18^th century Shops

The shops do not have any steps to get in. However, the shops are narrow and may make it hard to turn a wheelchair or pram round to leave. There are no braille or large print descriptions of the Dioramas

Navy opening hours

Every day 9am-5pm

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