Maritime museums · Central Scotland
SS Explorer
SS Explorer in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
SS Explorer is a preserved museum ship in Scotland Central, 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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From the Wikipedia article
SS Explorer is one of the last surviving sea-going steam trawlers and is registered to Leith, the port of Edinburgh. She has been placed on the National Historic Ships Register and the SS Explorer Preservation Society is currently restoring her in the Edinburgh Dock, Leith.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.9786, -3.1613
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH6 7DN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Official site
- www.aberdeenships.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7393687 (CC0)
- wikipedia: SS Explorer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Explorer?
- SS Explorer is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH6 7DN).
- Who owns SS Explorer?
- SS Explorer is owned by Scottish Home Department.
- How do I get to SS Explorer?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH6 7DN. It sits within the Edinburgh North and Leith parliamentary constituency.