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£31m for historic ships
Two 'national treasures' are to receive major funding in the latest round of Heritage Lottery Fund awards.
The 16th-century Mary Rose, raised from the bed of the Solent 26 years ago, is to receive £21million towards the final stage of its conservation, in which the remaining hull will lose a third of its weight in water, and a purpose-built museum in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard. This will for the first time since the recovery bring the ship together with the majority of the impressive collection of artefacts which were also recovered. The present museum only has space to display some 6 per cent of these.
The Cutty Sark has been awarded a £10million grant increase to cover damage caused by the fire last May. It follows an original restoration grant of £11.75million made in September 2006.
Classic Boat, 25 January 2008
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