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This page aims to provide current information about historic vessels. We believe that it essential to make people aware of news and events with publication on the web. Therefore we are encouraging you as fellow owners, organisations and enthusiasts to submit any items promoting the historic ships fleet. These can range from funding announcements, updates on restoration projects, as well as selected events involving historic vessels in the UK.
If you would like to submit your event for inclusion on our site, please complete our events form, or send your news to Paula Palmer.
Use our search form to search for selected events in the UK involving historic vessels.
We rely upon you to keep us up to date, making these pages both informative and current, although we cannot promise to include everything that is submitted.
Website warning
At the moment, a Google search for 'National Historic Ships' will bring up our old website - www.nhsc.org.uk - before our current one. The old site has now been bought by a third party unknown to us. Consequently, we have no control over, nor responsibility for, any of its content. We would be very grateful for your help in spreading the word that the official website of the Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships is here, at www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk.
Historic steamship moved in first stage of £2 million restoration programme
SS Robin left her home berth in Canary Wharf on Saturday 14 June in the first stage of a historic journey to transform her into the capital's newest landmark. More…
HMS Warrior – can you help?
We are attempting to put together a project to enable the ship to lift her small gigs and boats out of the water for maintenance, and are looking for some radial arm davits for the project. More…
Curator – ss Great Britain Trust, Bristol
Exceptional individual required to manage curatorial responsibility for the ss Great Britain Trust and its collections. More…
Vacancy: Project Officer (Maritime) – East of England Hub
£21,412–22,845 p.a., fixed term until March 2009 (Full-time); based at Great Yarmouth Museums. More…
National Historic Ships First Annual Report
The National Historic Ships Annual Report April 2006 - March 2007 is now available to download. More…
Sailing Barge Greta - April 2008 sailing dates available
Thank you for your interest in sailing with us in 2008, we have dates available from April. More…
No Merseyside welcome for Manxman
In view of recent decisions the Manxman Trust has concluded, obviously with great regret, that the envisaged project cannot be progressed. More…
£21 million Heritage Lottery Fund win for Mary Rose
The world's oldest surviving warship, the 16th-century Mary Rose, has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £ 21 million. More…
HLF statement - Cutty Sark awarded £10 million exceptional grant increase
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has approved, under exceptional circumstances, a £10 million grant increase application from the Cutty Sark Trust to cover additional costs following the May 2007 fire. More…
Greetings from Sailing Barge 'Thalatta'
A personal update on the project to restore this historic barge. More…
National Historic Ships publishes guidelines on recording and deconstruction of historic vessels
The Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships today published on its website the first two volumes of its 'Understanding Historic Vessels' series. More…
National Historic Ships publishes a guide to sources of funding for historic vessels
The Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships today published on its website guidance on funding for historic vessels. More…
HMS Trincomalee - Historic ship celebrates 190 years
HMS Trincomalee, the oldest Ship afloat in the UK, celebrated her 190th birthday on 12 October 2007. More…
Launch of the Ripple
111-year-old fishing lugger the Ripple is now ready to return to the sea. More…
Podium finish for HMS Victory
HMS Victory can justifiably feel proud after being proclaimed the second best historical tourist attraction in the United Kingdom. More…
HMS Belfast: Shipbuilding - The Exhibition
HMS Belfast is preparing a family-orientated exhibition using hands-on and computerised interactive displays to demonstrate techniques of shipbuilding. More…
Where were you when the Mary Rose was raised?
Mary Rose celebrates 25th anniversary, 11 October 2007. More…
Infrastructure audit
National Historic Ships have commissioned an Infrastructure Audit of all the skills and facilities available for the repair and maintenance of historic vessels in the UK and we invite you to fill out the survey form. More…
HLF South East England Update June 2007
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New Grants for Owners of Ships on The National Register of Historic Vessels
The Strategic Development Fund
National Historic Ships is delighted to announce an initiative to support owners of historic vessels and the ships in their safe keeping. With the help of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, we are now able to give small grants designed to assist owners in the following ways: More…