HMS Trincomalee Ships Model
Limited Quantity Of This Item!
The Trincomalee 1817 project is an ongoing process. The restoration is completed
(click here to review her restoration history), but that was only the beginning!
HMS Trincomalee, built in Bombay for the Admiralty in 1817, is the oldest ship
afloat in the UK and the last of the commissioned frigates of the Nelson era.
She saw service in the West Indies and throughout the vast Pacific in the nineteenth
century before taking a role as a training vessel, largely in Portsmouth, that
lasted until 1986, by which time she was in poor condition. The Ship was sensitively
restored in Hartlepool between 1990 and 2001in a project that gained widespread
acclaim with the Trust winning an International Maritime Heritage Award. Subsequent
recognition has included a Silver Award in the 2004 national finals of the Excellence
in England Tourism ‘Oscars’, and reference in several notable publications
as a fine example of the voluntary maritime sector leading economic and tourism
regeneration in the renaissance of towns and cities.
Today, HMS Trincomalee is afloat in the Graving Dock as the central attraction
of Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience [HME] and is open to the public throughout
the year. In addition to the usual visits, the Ship is able to host weddings,
functions and presentations and is a popular venue for filming. Educational
usage is another important element of the Trust’s work.
Click
on image above to view!
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