Originally Posted by
Asturias56
I commend his enthusiasm but history tells u getting hold of the ship is only the first step o n a painfull journey. Running costs, maintenance, site purchase, salaries..... and how many people a wek wil l bother to come?
In the Uk outside of Portsmouth Dockyard and "Belfast" every Maritime museum struggles.................
How true. We were lucky enough to visit (with my late, ex RN stepfather) HMS Plymouth and HMS Onyx (both Falklands veterans) in Birkenhead in the late '90s. Just looked them up, both gone, both scrapped.