National Historic Ships UK Calendar 2012 Together with Classic Boat

13TH ISSUE, WINTER 2011

National Historic Ships UK Calendar 2012 together with Classic Boat

This calendar is the ideal stocking filler for maritime heritage enthusiasts. Showcasing a variety of images from the National Historic Ships UK Photography Competition 2011, it features a range of craft on the National Register of Historic Vessels from HMS Victory to steam yacht Carola, tall ship Glenlee and narrowboats on the Shropshire Union Canal.

Representing the UK’s maritime heritage as seen through the eyes of school children, amateur photographers, skilled craftsmen and sailing enthusiasts, it will appeal to your nautical instincts and add a splash of colour to your office or kitchen wall.

Produced for the first time by National Historic Ships UK in partnership with Classic Boat, it is available at £12.95 plus postage and packing.

Future for National Historic Ships UK secured

DCMS, the National Maritime The Advisory Committee work we do, the importance of our Museum (NMM) and National appointed to National Historic Ships status as an independent body, and Historic Ships, working in close in 2006 will be replaced by a the constructive partnerships we partnership with Northern Ireland, Council of Experts drawn from the have with the UK governments and Scotland and Wales have agreed Devolved Administrations and the National Maritime Museum. The new Terms of Reference which organisations working throughout new arrangements build on the secure the future of National Historic the UK in the historic ships and commitment and hard work of the Ships (formerly an Advisory Non- heritage sectors. former Advisory Committee, which Departmental Public Body). In recognition of its role across laid firm foundations for future National Historic Ships UK will the home nations, and its growing success.” continue to be an independent international profile the organisations Kevin Fewster, Director, National organisation which gives objective will adopt the expanded title Maritime Museum: advice to UK governments and local National Historic Ships UK. “The National Maritime Museum is authorities; funding bodies, and the John Penrose, DCMS Minister for pleased to continue both our strong historic ships sector on all matters Tourism and Heritage said: relationship with National Historic relating to historic vessels in the UK. “Following the DCMS review of Ships UK and our commitment to DCMS will remain the principal public bodies, I am pleased to preserving and sustaining our island funder, with National Historic Ships announce the new governance nations’ historic vessels”. continuing to seek additional structure for National Historic Ships. funding from appropriate sources in I am confident that the new support of its work. arrangements, and the partnership The organisation will be an with the National Maritime Museum, independent body with conduit for will enable this important DCMS funding, support services, organisation to continue to offer and the means for reporting the objective and strategic advice about A review of the work we’ve activities of the organisation to historic vessels to the UK undertaken over the past five years DCMS through the aegis of the Governments and funding bodies.” from 2006 will be published in the NMM. Similar reporting Martyn Heighton, Director, new year along with a forward look arrangements will be agreed with National Historic Ships UK: at what we will be doing up to Northern Ireland, Scotland and “I am delighted with this outcome, 2014/5. Wales. which recognises the value of the

HMS is airbrushed from London 2012 poster just days before Remembrance Sunday

The Daily Mail has reported the Martyn Heighton, Director of “I am also disappointed that news story that HMS Belfast - National Historic Ships UK said: “It is early representations made by veteran of the Second World War an astonishing thing to do and is an National Historic Ships to the Arctic Convoys, D-Day Landings, interesting reflection on how the Olympic organisers regarding the post Second World War service in 2012 Festival organisers view a use of historic vessels both in the Far East, and the largest vessel major heritage asset such as HMS London and nationwide as a in the UK’s National Historic Fleet - Belfast. It shows a startling lack of powerful component in the cultural has been airbrushed from a London understanding of the ship’s history, celebrations were not taken up and 2012 poster featuring an aerial view war record and cultural presence in that a real opportunity to use our of London. The posters were the capital. It would be unthinkable unique maritime heritage in exciting designed to promote the London to airbrush the Houses of Parliament and innovative ways in support of 2012 Festival and have now been or the London Eye from images of the Cultural Olympiad plans is being removed after Olympic organisers London as design inconveniences, lost.” LOCOG apologised for their and in this case the graphics should mistake. have been worked around the ship. NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13 3

Re-launch of

Some 350 people were gathered at was the birth date of the vessel's of the restoration, or had some con- the National Maritime Museum designer, William Stoba. nection to the vessel and her history. Cornwall on Saturday 1st October All present at the ceremony were Amongst the guests was a descend- for a private ceremony to mark the given the opportunity to go on board ant of Kindly Light's pilot, Lewis Al- 100th birthday of pilot cutter Kindly Kindly Light in groups and view the exander, as well as members of the Light- re-launched after a meticulous high level of authenticity which has Ellis family - whose father, Chris Ellis, 18-year long extensive restoration, been achieved with maximum care had founded the Ocean Youth Club funded and masterminded by owner in the restoration. She has been re- with Kindly Light in 1960. Kindly Malcolm Mckeand. turned as closely to her original Light will be kept on the River Fal Rev. Chris Courtauld led the as- specification as research would al- this winter whilst the remainder of sembled crowd in a rededication of low, complete with her build paint her rig is fitted. the vessel and a rendition of the scheme (as depicted in a photo from Photo: National Maritime Museum Cornwall hymn 'Lead Kindly Light, amid her launch day), origi- th'encircling gloom', following which nal accommodation Kindly Light was officially re-named layout, pilot cutter by the daughter of boatbuilder David deck fittings and no Walkey. In a remarkable turn of engine installed. There events, professional Barry seaman was also an illustrated John Hart then produced the original talk on her history and coin from Kindly Light's mast-step the restoration which which he had removed for safekeep- was held in the Lec- ing following the vessel's last sail ture Theatre. when her mast was lifted on entry to All those invited to Cardiff Museum. John presented the the ceremony had coin, dated 1854, to Kindly Light's been keen supporters owner and it was later found that this Become our Flagship Winner of Raymarine Award announced of the Year 2012 At midday on Saturday 17th are to be the recipients of the Ray- ‘Flagship of the Year' is an annual September at the Southampton Boat marine Award. Nowadays, in the award run by National Historic Ships Show, Raymarine UK announced the North Sea, there are so few naviga- UK to recognise the tireless efforts Lowestoft sailing smack Excelsior as tion marks that it is no longer possi- of vessel owners to keep their the successful recipient of the ble to make a passage in all vessels in working order. It is aimed National Historic Ships’ award for conditions without a plotter. The AIS at vessels which are operational and regularly operating historic vessels, ability to enable one to call up a which raise their profile by attending receiving over £4,000 worth of commercial vessel and let them public events and festivals and electronic gear to enhance safety at know that you are actually a 100 ton inviting visitors of all ages and sea, including an electronic sailing ship with seventeen souls on interests to come on board and chartplotter (C120W) and an AIS 500 board that will take several minutes experience historic vessels at first (Automatic Identification System). to tack is vital for future safety.’ hand. The successful applicant will Excelsior is one of the National National Historic Ships UK is the be given a broad pennant to fly, Historic Fleet – some 200 vessels official voice for historic vessels in marking their flagship status and the included on the National Register of the United Kingdom, championing year of the award and receive a Historic Vessels which are of pre- their interests and working to advise grant of up to £1,000 to assist with eminent significance to the UK. She government and key funding bodies the costs of running the vessel and regularly cruises the North Sea and to ensure their long-term conserva- appearing at major national or Channel with its busy shipping lines, tion wherever possible. The support international events. In return, the covering some 4,000 miles per year of Raymarine in offering this Award vessel will help publicise the work of with youth groups and passengers has helped to highlight the vital im- National Historic Ships UK. Full on board. portance of keeping the UK Historic details of the conditions and how to Fleet safe at sea, protecting vessels apply can be found on our website: John Wylson, Technical Director which are an irreplaceable part of www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/ of the Excelsior Trust, said: ‘We were Britain’s maritime past. pages/flagship-of-the-year.html delighted to hear the news that we 4 NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13 Awards Ceremony, Wednesday 19th October, HMS

Building on the success of the Geoff Holt, and Peter Mumford, winner’s choice from the 1,000+ Award Ceremony for our first professional photographer from vessels on the National Register of National Photographic Awards in Beken of Cowes. Mike, who Historic Vessels. 2010, NHS UK was delighted to hold regularly sails in the Solent, received an awards event this year his prize at a special Awards encompassing the 2011 Ceremony held on board HMS Photographic Awards, the new Belfast on 19 October 2011, hosted Volunteer Award supported by The by Antiques Roadshow expert, Dr Mike Garlick has Marsh Christian Trust, and marking Paul Atterbury. confirmed that he’d like to contribute the 2011 Flagship of the Year 2010 judge and competition £200 of his prize towards a suitable Award. Details of what took place supporter, actor David Suchet, said: engraved, official builder’s plaque are set out below. “I am delighted to have been for Maybird. He is looking into involved with National Historic Ships’ donating the remaining prize money Photography Competition and was towards a smaller restoration particularly impressed with the project, likely to be in the South imagination and unusual West. Mike Garlick, crew member of perspectives in the photographs historic vessel Maybird, has had his from the children’s categories. I image selected from over 300 have a keen interest in photography entries to become winner of the and, as a supporter of Inland National Historic Ships Photography Waterways’ vessels, I feel this Competition 2011. The judging competition is a step forward in panel included Jock Wishart, one of raising the profile of our maritime the UK’s leading maritime and polar and waterway heritage.” adventurers, renowned actor The £1,000 prize secured by Timothy West, author Philip Hoare, the winning entry has to be spent Yachting Journalists Association directly on a historic vessel of the Pantaenius Yachtsman of the Year Dr Paul Atterbury and Mike Garlick

Winner – Mike Garlick ‘Maybird. Early morning Newtown Creek’ Highly commended - Mike Garlick ‘Maybird. Final Fastnet training’ This picture was also of this year’s competition NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13 5

Winner – Andrew Guest ‘Chris and Snowdrop’ Highly commended – Alan Kempster ‘The signwriter’

Winner – Leila Webb ‘Chatham dockyard boat building shed’ Highly commended – Lawrence Donnelly ‘HMS Cavalier bell’ 6 NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13

Winner – Daisy Stagg ‘Purton barge graveyard’ Highly commended – Alice Cameron ‘Canal boats’

Winner – Tom Finnie ‘Glasgow Tall Ship Glenlee is towed down the Clyde to go into dry dock at Greenock’

Highly commended – Mike Garlick ‘Polly Agatha mid channel’ NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13 7

This award sees £1,000 donated to The runners-up to this award were the volunteer deemed to have made Jeff and Cindy Grice – Kathleen & the most valuable contribution to May historic vessel conservation in 2011. The ‘highly commended’ for this This was a closely contested award, award were: with a short-list of 9 entrants and Lewis Draper – Caronia went to Robert Skuse for his Wheldale Crew longstanding work at the Bristol Jill and Norman Tulip - Shieldhall Museums Galleries & Archives. Brian Marsh and Robert Skuse

Restoration of the

The narrowboat Tarporley has received a grant from the Association for industrial Archaeology to replace her foredeck and cants. The works specification was drawn up from the shipyard’s (JW Yarwood, Northwich, Cheshire) original 1937 drawings and in line with the CCNA Conservation Guidelines which specify restoration and replacement standards. The steelwork was done by Steve Powell, Bulls Bridge Docks and the timberwork by Marriage Joinery, Uxbridge Wharf. Tarporley (register certificate no. 2008) is owned and operated as a community boat on the London canals by the charity Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association.

HLF grant for The new eNewsletter format

The Trinity Sailing Foundation is We will be producing a monthly celebrating an award of £170,400 email version of the eNewsletter via from the Heritage Lottery Fund to the email publisher ‘MailChimp’. support the restoration of Leader. We will still be producing a printed Restoration of the main weather version twice a year and every deck and supporting structures is newsletter will still be available to the centrepiece of the project, as view in full on our website. well as focusing on helping people learn about, appreciate and If you have changed your email become involved in the maritime address in the last 6 months or so, heritage around Brixham and please let us know so we can Torbay. ensure that you will receive the new version. NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13 8 Broadening access - SS responds to SOS from improving the website fellow Scottish Steamship

We have been awarded a grant The historic Steamship and National national and international importance from The Headley Trust in support Historic Fleet vessel, Sir Walter too. However, as with all historic of the National Historic Ships UK Scott, will this month come to the aid vessels, preservation and restoration Public Access to the National of another icon of Clyde's is a very expensive business and Registers Project. This project is to shipbuilding heritage - the SS whilst much has been done to save make the National Register of Shieldhall. the Shieldhall, her future is very Historic Vessels (NRHV), the much in jeopardy. National Archive of Historic Vessels (NAHV) and the Overseas Watch We have faced similar List (OWL) fully searchable online challenges here at the by everyone wishing to learn about steamship Sir Walter historic vessels in the UK at a level Scott and appreciate the appropriate to their interests. This efforts, funds and new, user-friendly advanced expertise required to search facility compatible with the restore and maintain new website systems giving access these beautiful to our database, is necessary to steamships and ensure both sustain our database that the important arrangement and widen public chapter of steam in our access to the information it holds. Sir Walter Scott rich industrial history is both The project will begin in January remembered and celebrated. The and is expected to take around a On Saturday 29 October, proceeds Sir Walter Scott has been very month. However, during this time from sailings aboard the Sir Walter fortunate to receive the support of we will not be updating records on- Scott at Loch Katrine in the the Scottish Government and other line or adding new registrations. Trossachs went towards funds to bodies, enabling her to continue Current images of restore the Shieldhall which, after a sailing on Loch Katrine. However, long career in the service of the there are many other historically your vessel needed! Glasgow Corporation, is now being important vessels out there which lovingly restored by the Solent desperately need assistance to Please don’t forget to send us Steam Packet Company, who are literally keep themselves afloat and current images of your vessel at any raising funds to preserve her for so we are delighted to support the time. We like to ensure that web generations to come. Solent Steam Packet Company's entries and files are up to date. efforts, particularly as both of our Send them to: Built by Lobnitz & Co in Renfrew in vessels share a link to Glasgow and [email protected] 1954, the Steamship Shieldhall was her water supply history." for many years a familiar sight for Clydesiders, as she plied the river transporting the city's waste out to sea whilst, during the summer months, carrying passengers and day trippers. Shieldhall Graham Ellis, Trustee of the Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust, explains: "The SS Shieldhall is an iconic part of the Clyde's steam heritage and, as Northern Europe's largest working Order house flags and calendars steamship, she is of online through our website 9 NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13

Grants - September in the Fastnet Race round by Darryl Hughes

Challenge, £500 towards dry Just after midday on Sunday 21st This was Maybird’s first attempt docking August Maybird crossed the finish at the Fastnet Race-however Chapman, £1,000 towards line of the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race. Aideen, another Tyrrell/Shepherd remedial work She had been at sea for 8 days and collaboration built in Arklow in 1935 Eileen Aisling, £1,000 towards 39 minutes and was the oldest yacht along very similar lines, did compete remedial work to complete the course. She was in the 1947 Fastnet Race. And so it Kerne, £1,000 towards overhauling built by Jack Tyrrell at Arklow, was that 64 years to the day later the propeller shaft Ireland in 1937 and was designed Aideen’s younger sister Maybird Lady Jean, £1,000 towards by Fred Shepherd. Maybird was retraced her track to the Fastnet replacing the mast deck accepted on to the National Register Rock and back. Mercia, £1,000 towards remedial of Historic Vessels in 2010 following Commenting on the race work her restoration. Maybird’s skipper and owner Darryl MFV119, £1,000 towards remedial With a crew of eight split into two Hughes said “The combination of an work watches of four Maybird incredibly well designed and Olga, £250 for attendance at ICMM encountered a wide range of seaworthy built ketch together with a conference weather conditions from flat calms to superb crew ensured we got round Peggy, £1,000 towards a laser F7 winds. With the exception of the the course safely.” survey tri-sail the crew used every sail at RML 256, £1,000 towards remedial some stage during the race. Her For further details and charter see work storm staysail was slung under the www.Maybird.co.uk main boom as a jury rigged water- sail at one point.

Mooring for a historic vessel in York city centre

York City Council are offering the lease of a mooring on the River Ouse to a vessel which will be open to the public as an attraction (and not for passenger trips along the river). It is the Council’s intention to work in partnership with the vessel’s owner to promote the vessel as an additional venue within the City for events and to incorporate it into the many festivals the City hosts. In order to reach the mooring though the lock, the vessel must have the following dimensions:

Max. Length 134ft Max. Beam 24ft 6ins Max. Air Draught 21ft 6ins

For further information please contact: Valerie Inwood, Property Surveyor, City of York Council; Tel: (01904) 553358 or [email protected] 10 NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13

New registrations up to 25th November 2011

Claudia Letty, pilot Scots Miss, ring- Quinta, yacht cutter netter

Dorothy, Thames Linette, yacht Severn Iris, tug rater

FCB 68, concrete Linguard, launch ST 248, seaplane barge tender

Flip, Humber keel Moosk, gaff yawl St Clair, ring- netter

Golden Sceptre, Nellie, Thames Steadfast, small trawler sailing barge harbour tug

Henry Ramey No.37, joey Tipton, narrow Upcher, lifeboat boat

J & W, Watson Number 10, Trent 5, tanker class lifeboat barge

Jumbo, motor Pentland, Watson Turn of the Tide yacht class lifeboat IV, Admiralty pinnace

June Rose, drifter Perseverance, Zuzu, Hillyard shrimper 12 tonner

Lee 217, narrow Petrel, josher boat

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