Advertisement

HMS VICTORY: Victory gifted to trust

The Royal Navy has handed over custodianship of the historic HMS Victory to a newly-established charitable trust. The HMS Victory Preservation Trust, part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, assumed responsibility for the iconic warship, which served Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, on 1 April.

The transfer includes the cradle on which the ship rests in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, along with access rights and leases to all of the facilities in the dockyard which help maintain the ship as a heritage attraction.

The move immediately attracted £50 million of investment, with the MoD providing a £25 million capital grant to match a donation from the Gosling Foundation. As part of the transfer agreement, HMS Victory will remain as a commissioned warship with a Royal Navy crew. Currently the Flagship of the Second Sea Lord, she will also become the Flagship of the First Sea Lord.

Ships Montly - January 2024

Rebuilt Stena Foreteller returns to service with enhanced efficiency

In the end of July 2025, the ro-ro ship Stena Foreteller returned to service on the Europoort/Rotterdam-Immingham route following a major rebuild and renovation....
Advertisement

Related articles

Rebuilt Stena Foreteller returns to service with enhanced efficiency

In the end of July 2025, the ro-ro ship Stena Foreteller returned to service on the Europoort/Rotterdam-Immingham route...

Outfitting of the Nexans Electra CLV begins at Ulstein Verft

The hull of the state-of-the-art DP3 cable-laying vessel Nexans Electra arrived at Ulstein Verft on 5 July 2025....

Historic cruise ship Astoria goes for scrapping

The world's oldest cruise vessel Astoria finally reaches the end of the line. After 77 years of service,...

Glen Rosa on target for 2026

In a letter to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee, Ferguson Marine CEO Graeme Thomson...