I was there June 17 and it was very interesting. A few weeks after the Manchester bombing so security was crazy. The whole area gives you some idea of Portsmouth history for several hundred years. The submarine with a screen door in the other drydock was a little different. BUT it allows more of the general public to come in without clambering up and down ladders
Why isn't Victory housed beneath an external structure to protect it from the weather, wouldn't that be in the medium term better for its maintenance than leaving it open to the elements as is?
kcirdrab Good question and I'm no expert, but I guess it would cause more environmental trouble -- the hull is used to being outside now. It would also be very expensive - those masts when refitted are very tall. BobUK.
@@bobuk5722 The maintenance cost on ships against the ravages of the weather is huge Robert, & the construction of a steel & glass structure over it I would imagine wouldn't be an unreasonable expense by comparison, & the temperature can be controlled inside. Victory's height is 205ft above the waterline, the glass dome of the Eden Project in Cornwall is 180f high. So I think it's not technically a problem.
Totally agree. Wooden ships tend not to like fresh water as it causes them to rot - the salt in salt water prevents wood from rotting : all the rain and molten snow the Victory has had to put up with must have caused untold damage, so surely a building could be erected over it ( like the Mary Rose) allowing the vessel to be kept in controlled conditions. Surely it would save millions in the decades or centuries to come while keeping the the ship in top condition.
She really is so beautiful .
a school boy dream came true 5 years ago i,m now 64 and i went to portsmouth and went around HMS VICTORY ...
Spare a thought for those brave Divers in 1920 who installed those large iron supports, "Underwater"
I was there June 17 and it was very interesting. A few weeks after the Manchester bombing so security was crazy. The whole area gives you some idea of Portsmouth history for several hundred years. The submarine with a screen door in the other drydock was a little different. BUT it allows more of the general public to come in without clambering up and down ladders
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Why isn't Victory housed beneath an external structure to protect it from the weather, wouldn't that be in the medium term better for its maintenance than leaving it open to the elements as is?
kcirdrab Good question and I'm no expert, but I guess it would cause more environmental trouble -- the hull is used to being outside now. It would also be very expensive - those masts when refitted are very tall. BobUK.
@@bobuk5722 The maintenance cost on ships against the ravages of the weather is huge Robert, & the construction of a steel & glass structure over it I would imagine wouldn't be an unreasonable expense by comparison, & the temperature can be controlled inside. Victory's height is 205ft above the waterline, the glass dome of the Eden Project in Cornwall is 180f high. So I think it's not technically a problem.
Totally agree. Wooden ships tend not to like fresh water as it causes them to rot - the salt in salt water prevents wood from rotting : all the rain and molten snow the Victory has had to put up with must have caused untold damage, so surely a building could be erected over it ( like the Mary Rose) allowing the vessel to be kept in controlled conditions. Surely it would save millions in the decades or centuries to come while keeping the the ship in top condition.
Wooden ship
The question is, after £16,000,000, will she float again? Being able to occasionally visit the Thames for special events would be great.
No. Hell no. And as awesome as it would be would you really be willing to risk the ship to be lost forever?
Maybe technically but in practice they would probably not as it would put her back at more risk.
Great ship just a shame they had to put a gift shop in her hull very sad to see nelson would be so ashamed
Because you totally know what a dead 300 year old naval admiral would know and think would you?
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Mark 8mins long towards the video... I think hes got his facts wrong on certain parts on the integral structure hold
With all this new wood going in over the years at what point does she stop being the original Victory and becomes triggers brush?
That's the nature of all wooden boats and ships ,triggers broom if you like.
When victory was in use at Trafalgar, it would've sustained damage and needed to be repaired , normal service life alone would mean constant repairs .