Conserving HMS Victory, by Andrew Baines
At 249 years since floating out, HMS Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. Famous for her role as Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, the ship has been permanently dry docked in Portsmouth since 1922. In March 2012, ownership of Victory passed to the National Museum of the Royal Navy. This talk, by Victory’s Curator and Project Director Andrew Baines, will examine the ship’s history, the National Museum’s new approach to conserving Victory, what new information has been brought to light in recent archaeological studies and structural investigations and how the Museum intends to undertake the twenty-year, fifty-million pound conservation project.
Individual lecture tickets: Members £4.00 , Non-members £7.00. Season tickets available.
To book contact the CA Office. Tel: 0207 537 2828 or email office@cruising.org.uk
Lectures and talks start promptly at 19:00hrs