HMS Victory – The Big Repair.

Book your tickets now for our talk on Friday 10th April by Naval Architect, Howard Mackenzie-Wilson.

At the Lymington Community Centre, 6.30pm for 7.00pm start.

HMS Victory, cared for by the National Museum of the Royal Navy, is entering the most exciting stage of its £42 million conservation project. This long-term effort aims to preserve Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous flagship for at least another 50 years while keeping her as close as possible to the condition she was in at the Battle of Trafalgar.

The next phase, ‘The Big Repair,’ will see the ship enclosed in a specially designed scaffolding structure. This will bring visitors closer than ever before and reveal parts of the 260-year-old warship that have been hidden for generations. For the first time, visitors will even be able to see into Victory’s inner structure as experts prepare the bow and stern for further conservation work.

Howard MacKenzie-Wilson, naval architect and former Royal Navy marine engineer with over 50 years of experience in shipbuilding, a member of the Victory Technical Committee of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and director of the team that designed and built STS Tenacious, the largest wooden ship built in Britain for over a century, will outline the project’s aims and share progress and discoveries from the work so far.

Tickets £6.00 for Members and £7.00 for Guests, to include refreshments.

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