National Historic Ships UK The official voice for historic vessels in the www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk About us

National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) We provide leadership, strategic is a government funded, independent vision and support across the UK organisation which gives objective historic ships’ communities and wider advice to UK governments and local maritime sectors, and have set up authorities, funding bodies, and the the Shipshape Network to promote historic ships sector on all matters partnership work, training and the relating to historic vessels in the UK. regeneration of traditional skills through a regionalised structure of We manage, develop and maintain the online links. UK Historic Ship Registers and have a wide remit, covering not only the NHS-UK is run by a small professional immediate issues concerning historic team based in offices at , vessels in the UK, but also addressing enhanced by regional working, questions relating to their support particularly on the South Coast and infrastructure and the potential for them South West England and supported to contribute in the wider economic, by a Council of Experts drawn from

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NHS-UK provides support for the historic ships sector and maritime community in the following ways:

• maintaining the UK Historic Ship and maritime communities to Registers the wider world through annual awards featuring our national • giving small grants to owners of photography competition, Marsh vessels on the National Register of Volunteer and Flagship of the Historic Vessels as sustainability Year awards grants covering conservation, maintenance and training • representing the historic vessels sector at conferences, workshops, • giving technical advice on seminars and events conservation, governance, business planning and fundraising • providing an online forum for vessel owners and the maritime • providing guidance publications community to share ideas and on conservation through our exchange news major publication Conserving Historic Vessels, and, on recording • promoting the NHS-UK house and deconstruction techniques flags and national ensigns for available free on-line vessels on the National Register of Historic Vessels and the National • providing free downloadable Historic Fleet reference sources and technical papers • maintaining the National Directory of Skills & Services listing maritime • raising awareness of historic vessel craftsmen, suppliers and training activities through our website, organisations newsletters and social media outlets • encouraging networking, partnerships and regional growth • maintaining a Calendar of Events through the Shipshape Network – for related maritime activities www.shipshapenetwork.org.uk • promoting the historic vessel National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV)

The NRHV features over 1,000 vessels, providing an overview of the UK’s extant historic vessels and can be used to identify and prioritise significant vessels that should be conserved, provide guidance to decision-makers on the allocation of funding, and give an early warning of ships ‘at risk’. To qualify for inclusion, a vessel must:

• be at least 50 years old The online database contains details of designer, builder, dimensions, • have demonstrable and significant construction, propulsion, service associations with the UK and subsequent history, current • be based in UK waters location and ownership, as well • be more than 33 ft (10.07 m) as images of many of the vessels. in length overall (length OA) Statements of Significance are measured between the forward being developed over time for all and aft extremities of the hull vessels, concentrating initially on overall excluding any spars or those in the National Historic Fleet. projections Confidential information about ownership is always kept secure • be substantially intact and is not made publicly accessible.

The National Historic Fleet (NHF) The NRHV contains a sub-group of vessels - those which comprise the National Historic Fleet. There are some 200 vessels in the Fleet which are distinguished by:

• being of pre-eminent national or • meriting a higher priority for regional significance long-term conservation. • spanning the spectrum of UK The National Historic Fleet may also include vessels from the National • illustrating changes in Small Boat Register which are a construction and technology minimum of 50 years old and which fit the above criteria. © Ray Bridges © Ray

National Archive of Historic Vessels (NAHV)

The NAHV was set up to hold some vessels which do not fit information on vessels previously the NRHV criteria (in particular on the NRHV which have now the age criterion) but which been broken up, lost, or whose nevertheless have the potential owners have been out of contact of joining the NRHV at a later for a considerable period. The date because of exceptional NAHV also contains details of historical significance. © Gary Muir © Philippe Saudreau

Overseas Watch List (OWL)

OWL is comprised of vessels which fall into one of the following two categories:

Vessels of UK Vessels previously registered 1 significance abroad 2 on the NRHV OWL features significant vessels OWL also includes vessels which were built (and in some previously registered on the NRHV instances operated) in this country which have now migrated abroad and sold abroad. or have left the UK for a period in excess of 3 consecutive months. Being outside the UK they do not Owners are asked to let us know of qualify for registration, but holding any relocation of this kind so we can information on these and similar amend the status accordingly, and to vessels is important as we are often notify us when vessels have returned consulted on them. to the UK after a period abroad. UK Replica List

The UK Replica List provides an overview of all replica vessels which have been built in the UK or abroad to a UK design.

This List is entirely independent of • True Replica the NRHV, but is intended to identify • Hull Replica replica craft for the purposes of research, public interest, filming • Operational Replica or charters and to promote the • Hypothesis traditional skills involved in building and sailing these vessels. • Operational Hypothesis • Representation Vessels on the UK Replica List are classified using the following When applying for inclusion on the UK definitions as set out in our Replica List, owners are asked to make guidance publication an assessment as to which category Conserving Historic Vessels: of replication their vessel falls into. © Will Sterling © Will Contact us

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