Journey across the Ocean Map

Go on a journey across the ocean on one of our ride-on ship models! 

Please note: the ships are having some final repairs before returning to Ocean Court and won't be in place during the opening weekend. But they will be back soon!

• RRS Sir David Attenborough is a next-generation marine science platform for UK research in both Antarctica and the Arctic.
• Once the world’s largest container ship, Encounter Bay was launched 50 years ago during the infancy of “containerisation”, the development of which changed globalisation forever.
• HMS Kildangan was operated by the Royal Navy during World War I, was double-ended and painted in “dazzle” camouflage in order to confuse German submarines.
• Empire Windrush brought some of the first post-war migrants to Britain from the Caribbean. 
• Designed as an icebreaker, the Arctic Sunrise has been used by environmental organisation Greenpeace since 1995.
• Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was one of the most famous passenger vessels ever built, completing more than 800 transatlantic crossings before retiring in 2008.

Discover some of the most weird and wonderful creatures in the ocean!

From the colossal squid to the wandering albatross, the loggerhead turtle to the hammerhead shark, there are 20 hidden creatures dotted around the Ocean Map. Can you find them all?

The Ocean Map may be big and blue, but you can find your way home if you want to!

Major global port cities are highlighted, showing the vital maritime links that keep our modern world turning. Plot a route across the seas and see where your journey takes you.