The Warship Trust, Birkenhead

Is tsr for sale then? cant be much if she is.Looks down at the tail so assuming nobody checking up on her(or pumping her out if they do)

 Good to hear the U534 isnt getting scapped just yet, bad guys are part of our history too. If we rewrite history we're condemmed to repeat the past.

 Sounds like Onyx has a good home to go to. Keep us informed on the rest of them

Hi All,

Just got Ship's Monthly yesterday, piece on HMS Plymouth saying that ABP ports have withdrawn the offer of a berth at Millbay Docks at the last minuet and they had planned to have her there by Easter for the commeration of the Falklands war. What a great pity, the charity has raised some 150,000 towards the costs. You wonder sometimes why bother trying to save our heritage, I guess we could say just for ourselves who are interested in a way. but then when the hard work is done, people come out of the woodwork saying how great it is!

John    

Hi Jimmy,

Thanks for the above, quiet agree, it seems that there is a good movement with regard to our coastal craft, things are at least being looked at with a view to hanging on to them, even if perhaps eventually they have to be let go. Said before, we often say "if only we had...."! Saw post from Sentley re 506, understand completely the position, same with MQ etc, people asking why nothing happening, but working like mad behind the scenes to make things "happen" as if by magic. All the best to you all, forum really interesting on coastal forces etc,

John

Still think a great idea would be securing somewhere that can be used as a homebase for all these historic boats!

 Bought, donated, landclaim, whatever. It could be an elephants graveyard for the unloved ones until funds are found & a homebase without mooring fees for the ones that are actively being saved. Pay for itself in the 'longview'

 That said like most of us i cant put up the cash so it may just be a pipedream. Certainly be something if it happened though