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Newsletter—June 2013 Welcome to this bumper edition of our printed newsletter, filled with vessel updates, grants and funding news, as well as a double-page spread on the Shipshape Network and skills-related activities. Please remember to fill out the vessel owner update form included with this mailing, as it keeps us up to speed on everything from vessel news to changes of ownership, restoration work or new vessel locations. There is lots to get involved with as the season continues—see our events calendar and don’t forget to upload your photos to our competition page, enter your

volunteers in the Marsh awards or send us project details!

Photography Competition

One of the highlights of the year, our annual Photo Competition is going from strength to strength!

This year we have launched a NEW category: ‘Faces of the Sea’, with the intention that the public will be able to shortlist this category by voting online.

Our chosen favourite entries so far from the months of April and May were taken by Jules Meredith and Jon Allen, see images left and right. Each received a small prize kindly donated by a member of our Judging Panel.

There is still plenty of time to enter the Competition, the closing date is not until 30 August 2013. We look forward to seeing your entries over the rest of the summer, you could win £1000.

There are also downloadable resources aimed at younger children to support our Young Photographer categories. Please visit our online competition pages.

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Old Gaffers’ Association (OGA) 50 Photo Competition

To celebrate the OGA 50th anniversary, the Association is running a special category as part of its annual competition. The prizes will be awarded as guest prizes at our own NHS-UK Awards

Ceremony, held on board HMS Belfast in October 2013:

OGA 50—Winner: One year’s subscription to Marine Quarterly OGA 50—Highly Commended: A copy of Sailing Gaffers edited by Viv Head OGA 50 Youth—Winner: A visit to the RNLI headquarters in Poole OGA 50 Youth—Highly Commended: A copy of Sailing Gaffers edited by Viv Head The competition is open to entrants of all ages, however entries from younger members are encouraged and there will be separate prizes for entries from those under 18 years of age. Closing date is 30 August 2013. How to enter The competition pages can be found online under ‘Photography’: www.oldgaffersassociation.org

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Lady of the Lake on slip, Ullswater,

Jon Allen

Arctic Penguin & Vital Spark, Jules Meredith


East Anglia vessel visits

On 30 April—2 May, a team from NHS-UK visited a num-ber of registered historic vessels in Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as hosting a networking forum at the International Boatbuilding Training College, Lowestoft (see page 4).

The first vessel to be seen was John Constable, the River Stour barge which has been restored at a cost of £130,000 courtesy of the Managing a Masterpiece scheme and a Heritage Lottery Fund grant.

Historic motor yacht Glala was next, viewed out of the water at Ipswich where she is currently undergoing works to the hull. The owner is hoping to re-launch this year and complete the internal refit afloat.

The following day, the team met with Wherry Yacht Char-ter to inspect their collection of pleasure wherries at the impressive Wroxham base, before driving a few miles further on to Ludham to view trading wherries Albion and Maud.

The Lowestoft forum provided an opportunity for an un-expected viewing of MTB 102, the Dunkirk veteran about to set sail for the Solent, where she was due to partici-pate in the Southampton Maritime Festival (see page 5).

Fifie Sweet Promise, plus lifeboats Laura Moncur and Louise Stephens are also based in Lowestoft and the fine weather allowed the team to fully photograph all vessels visited to ensure their records are kept current on the Register and database.

Marsh Volunteer Awards

NHS-UK and the Marsh Christian Trust present two Awards for a volunteer, or group of volunteers, who have made a significant contribution to the conservation or operation of historic vessels in the UK.

The Marsh Volunteer Award 2013 Prize of £1000 can be spent as the winner(s) chooses.

Young Volunteer of the Year Award 2013 Prize of £500 recognising the role of young people (aged 25

and under) in historic vessel conservation.

Prize money is kindly donated by the Marsh Christian Trust.

Both Awards are presented at our annual Awards Ceremony held on board HMS Belfast in October 2013.

Please send us your nominations by the closing date 31 August 2013 the Marsh Awards are highlighted on our homepage:

www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk

Sweet Promise

John Constable

Windermere Steamboat Museum

The South Lakeland District Council Cabinet (SLDC) has backed a request to grant £200,000 to help redevelop Win-dermere Steamboat Museum and safeguard the nationally important collection of historic vessels. The money will be used by the Lakeland Arts Trust as part of a £13.37m project to deliver a world-class visitor attraction, create new jobs and bring an estimated 100,000 visitors to the Windermere area.

The Trust has also won planning permission from the Lake District National Park Authority for a new design by ar-chitects Carmody Groarke.

The Lakeland Arts Trust said the project will ‘transform the Winder-mere Steamboat museum enabling it to re-open to the public so that local people and visitors can once again enjoy seeing the unique col-lection of boats.

The Lakeland Arts Trust received a first round pass and development funding of £494,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2011. The sec-ond round application for a confirmed grant was submitted in March 2013 and the Trust expects to hear a decision in July 2013.

Due to open in 2015, the museum will be open all year and offers an exciting range of activities for local communi-ties and schools. New jetties will enable visitors to arrive by boat.

The Windermere Steamboat museum has a nationally important collection of historic vessels demonstrating the history of leisure, industry and trade on Windermere, together with the continuous development of boat building in the Lake District over 200 years from 1745.

Highlights of the collection include the Steam Launch Osprey (image above), probably one of the first series of clas-sic Windermere launches built in 1902 for private use on the lake.

UK Maritime Heritage Forum

16-18 May 2013

A bevvy of UKMHF members received a warm invitation from Shetland Museum, the town of Lerwick, and the Shetland Isles Council with the conference theme being how maritime muse-ums, historic vessels and other maritime institutions link with their communities.

On the Friday, NHS-UK chaired a session on historic vessels and the skills needed to keep and sail them, with excellent contributions from Brian Wilshart, Chair of the Swan Trust, Alan Blain, of the Shetland Museum, and Yvonne Green, who runs Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy.

Museum curators in the audience welcomed the discussions on the role of historic vessels, expressing real interest in getting to grips with practical issues around caring for and operating vessels in their collections. The practical side of all this was emphasised by having Swan, (NHS-UK Flagship of the Year 2011) in port for delegates to go on board.

All agreed it was the best UKMHF ever, showing the full warmth of Shetlanders and their hospitality, the outstanding things done in historic coastal towns throughout the UK and the importance of opening our conferences up to the general public. Much to think about for our next conference in 2014. Watch this space for where it will be...

Please update us!

- Have your contact details changed recently? - Do you have any further information about your vessel

that you would like to share with us? - Perhaps you have some new images?

We’re asking ALL owners to please complete and return the enclosed Owner’s Update Form

OR update us via our website: The Registers/Update your Vessel

Summary of grants awarded

June 2013

Gladys of Peel New sails £1000

Hathor Restoration of rudder £1000

Ibis New sails £1000

Kenya Jacaranda Survey £1500

Kerne Generator £1000

Laura Moncur Restoration work £1000

Portwey Restoration of hull £1000


The deadline for the next round of applications is 1 Sep 2013, see pg 6

Osprey

@ShipshapeNet www.shipshapenetwork.org.uk National Historic Ships UK

Shipshape Network The UK-wide network for ship conservation, managed by NHS-UK, which can be found online at www.shipshapenetwork.org.uk. The Network is home to the National Directory of Skills & Services and offers a communications framework for everyone with an interest in our maritime heritage.

Heritage Lottery Fund/Skills for the Future

NHS-UK has received initial support for a £261,000 bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) under its Skills for the Future programme for the Shipshape Heritage Train-ing Partnership project. The project aims to prevent the loss of traditional skills and techniques involved in con-serving, handling and maintaining historic vessels.

Development funding of £12,200 has also been awarded to help NHS-UK progress their plans to apply for a full grant at a later date. The project will host ten 12-month training placements at five partner sites ranging from Scotland to the West Coun-try. Trainees will be working with a variety of historic vessels, receiving specialist training in the signifi-cance of these craft and how to operate them safely and effectively. They will also undertake a tailored course in historic vessel maintenance at the International Boatbuilding Training College and an interpre-tation placement at the Scottish Fisheries Museum. A skills mapping exercise and the development of an assessment framework in traditional seamanship skills will ensure a legacy which will endure beyond the length of the 2 and a half years project.

Regional Project Pages

The Shipshape Network is currently home to five regional networks:

Solent

Thames Estuary

Bristol Channel

Mersey

East Anglia

Each regional network has been developed around a range of existing skills, facilities and vessels. A number of exciting projects are currently underway in each area featuring training in traditional skills and techniques, conservation and repair of historic vessels, or the regen-eration of disused docks and maritime services. Each Region has Project Pages online, giving more infor-mation about the major projects in the specific area. Please contact us if you would like your project to be included.

Shipshape East Anglia (SEA)

Networking Forum

Over 40 boat builders, vessel owners, suppliers and trainees attended the first networking forum for the Shipshape Network in East Anglia, held on Wed 01 May at the In-ternational Boatbuilding Training College (IBTC) Ltd in Lowestoft. Hannah Cunliffe, Policy & Project Manager of NHS-UK who, with her team, was undertaking a se-ries of visits to historic vessels in the region (see pg 2) welcomed attendees. The event marked the launch of the new regional pag-es for SEA, with IBTC awarded status of the first UK Shipshape Hub to provide local support and advice to Network members, offering a regional base and access to on-site facilities. Regional projects featured at the event included: Excel-sior Yard, regeneration of the old Whisstocks boatyard and the charity Rescue Wooden Boats. Please browse through our SEA pages and our other Regional Networks on the Shipshape website.

mailto:[email protected]

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Southampton's docks were open to the public for two days on 5-6 May 2013, with events ranging from diving displays, a Lancaster bomber flypast and of course a selection of historic vessels. Prince Michael of Kent officially opened the event at the Ocean Cruise Terminal, arriv-ing on the historic steam tug Challenge. She was the last steam tug to serve on the Thames and was one of nearly 1,000 vessels that took part in the evacuation at Dun-kirk. Organised by the Southampton Heritage Federation and Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology (HWTMA), the festival also marked the 175th anniversary of the opening of Southampton docks. Joining the flotilla of Dunkirk Little Ships around the Terminal, included the SS Shieldhall which offered trips to the public. Other historic vessels in attendance were MTB 102, Bluebird of Chelsea, Amazon and HMS Medusa. Attended by approximately 12,000 people, we hope the two-day heritage event be-comes an annual event in the city’s calendar!

Keeping History Afloat Phase 2

Three new trainees have been recruited for Keeping His-tory Afloat (KHA) Phase 2, chosen because of their pas-sion for maritime heritage and the inland waterways:

Alex de Leie—a dedicated volunteer at the National Wa-terways Museum over the last 2 years and member of the Boat Activity Group.

Millie Leith—recently restored Kishti, a 56 ft Swanline and, with her father being an engineer, has been welding since the age of 9.

Dawn Tigwell—previously ran a boat fitting company, is chairperson of the Young Waterways and Boating Society and also has her own boat, Canis Major, a BCN Tug.

The trainees started their 18-month placement at the Heritage Boatyard, Ellesmere Port on 3 June 2013 with a two-week induction programme and are due to be visit-ed by Hannah Cunliffe, Policy & Project Manager NHS-UK, on 10 July 2013 for an introduction to the Shipshape

Network and the wider sector.

BTEC in historic vessel conservation

The new BTEC in historic vessel conservation is due to be run for the first time later in 2013 at the Interna-tional Boatbuilding Training College, Lowestoft. The course duration is 280 learning hours, resulting in a Level 3 diploma for successful candidates.

An assessment guide is currently being developed to support the existing units and places for the first intake will be advertised shortly via the Shipshape Network and NHS-UK news pages.

Challenge

SS Shieldhall

MTB 102 Bluebird of Chelsea Amazon HMS Medusa

Southampton Maritime Festival

http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/13/challenge

Vessels currently for sale

The historic vessels above are just a selection of those which we currently have recorded for sale. If you would like more information and/or wish to contact the own-er(s), please Get in Touch (see pg 7). Similarly, if your vessel is looking for a new home, or has recently been sold, please notify us.

SS Robin

‘Open Doors’

Event

The Duke of Edin-burgh unveiled a plaque on 5 June 2013 to inaugurate SS Robin’s new permanent home in Royal Victoria Dock, just a mile from her original birthplace on the River Lea where she was built at the famous Thames Ironworks Shipyard in 1890.

The visit marks the start of the final phase of an exten-sive five year restoration, costing £3million. The work has been supported by thousands of volunteers, friends and contractors since the charity originally bought the ship in 2001.

This final phase of restoration work - known as ‘Open Doors’ - has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Newham Council, and is intended to be completed in 2014, when SS Robin will open to the public.


Grants & Funding

As you are probably already aware, our guidance publi-cation Conserving Historic Vessels (see pg 7) sets out the approaches we would like to see owners and custo-dians adopting in maintaining and conserving our mari-time heritage.

Please note our online grant application form now in-cludes questions on how your project relates to the principles set out in Conserving Historic Vessels.

Remember we also offer bursaries to attend confer-ences of all kinds, including the UKMHF (see page 3). Funds are tight these days, but we are keen to help when we can.

The grant application deadline for the remaining round this year:

See our online section What we can do for you

for all information on our Grants & Funding scheme

Closing date

for applications

Decision made by

1 September 2013 1 October 2013

Iseult Gaff yawl built by Ashton & Kilner, Poole, in 1909

Dunleary Lifeboat built by J Samuel White & Co., Cowes, in 1911

Frederick Kitchin Lifeboat built by Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co., in

1911

Maria Khristina Postal boat built by Robertson & Sons, Sandbanks, in 1923

http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1794/ss-robin

http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1794/ss-robin

Get in touch

Please continue to email us your vessel up-dates/news stories and we can let others know what

you have achieved: National Historic Ships UK / Shipshape Network

Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF

[email protected] [email protected]

T: 020 8312 8558

Conserving Historic Vessels—Volume 3 Our guidance publication, designed to explain the key principles behind con-servation, and help readers understand how to analyse a vessel’s signifi-cance and determine the best conservation route to adopt in each circum-stance. Copies are available from: Royal Museums Greenwich online shop: www.shop.rmg.co.uk Old Gaffers Association (OGA): www.oga.netau.net 30% discount for registered vessel owners, members of the Society for Nautical Re-search (SNR) and members of the OGA.

NHS-UK: [email protected] For bulk orders (9x copies or more) or orders payable by cheque only. 30% discount for registered vessel owners.

Applicants for sustainability grants must demonstrate that they have read and understood the relevant chapters of this publication.

Diary

Hannah Cunliffe,

Policy & Project

Manager

Martyn Heighton,

Director

30 May - Guest speaker at NMDG meeting, Uni-versity of Greenwich

8 May - attended recep-tion marking 70th anni-versary of the Battle of the Atlantic on board HQS Wellington

5 Jun - Attended SS Robin ‘Open Doors’ launch event, Royal Vic-toria Dock, London

10 May - as trustee of HMS Victory & Chair of the trust’s Technical Committee, led meeting resulting in appointment of Wessex Archaeology to undertake a Conser-vation Management Plan (CMP) for the ship

11 Jun - Chaired Regis-tration Working Group meeting, on board SS Shieldhall, Southamp-ton

10 Jun - attended Transport Trust Awards, Brooklands Museum


Events coming up...

Golowan Maritime Festival - 28-30 Jun

Tarbert Traditional Boat Festival - 19-21 Jul

Thames Traditional Boat Rally - 20 & 21 Jul

Audlem Festival of Transport & Gathering of Historic Boats - 28 Jul

Arbroath Seafest - 3-4 Aug

See our online Calendar of Events

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