Dorian en-route to Southampton on the M3 Motorway
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Dorian is moved from Shepperton to AeroNautica
at Trafalgar Dry Dock Southampton.
Dorian en-route to
Southampton on the M3 Motorway
Dorian was moved to AeroNautica to begin her restoration in early May 2011.
More pictures on the Dorian page
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National Historic Ships are having a Photo Competition and a Volunteer award.
Why not have a go?
Click on links below for further information
National Historic Ships Web Site
National Historic Ships Photo Competition
Photo Leaflet 1
Photo
Leaflet 2
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The Steam Tug Challenge
The bid for Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) has been submitted.
LATEST NEWS! PART 1 OF THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE HLF.
The bid is titled;
Challenge to the future
Phase 1 has been
submitted but this is only the start. If this is successful then the Phase 2 application will be made.
Here we prove we will be able to do
what
say we can, that is make Challenge live and be seen by thousands of people
performing her roles in years to come as a :-
Dunkirk Little Ship memorial and educator
Steam tug memorial and Thames operations educator
Steam engineering training and historical centre
Social history recorder of her times
A fortune of
work for the bid, taking well over a year has been done so far under the leadership
of Trustee Charles Payton.
But there is still much more to do.
This is just the beginning of a new period in life of the Steam Tug Challenge.
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The new workshops are up and ready at
Southampton's Trafalgar Dry Dock, the site of Aeronautica
ready for Dorian which will be moved in the first week in May
Dorian to be
restored by DLSRT at Southampton
(see Vessels page)
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CHALLENGE AT THE
SHOREHAM PORT OPEN DAY
SUNDAY 18th JULY 2010
SHOREHAM CELEBRATED 250 YEARS AS A PORT
The day was very well attended and it
was a long day for the volunteers but we where
all boosted by the many complimentary remarks made by the visitors.
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The return of
the Dunkirk Little Ships took place on the May 27th
Here is the
Nordmag page with pictures and video.
SOUTHERN QUEEN arrives at Dunkirk
ENDEAVOUR
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NEW BASE FOR THE DLSRT
See AERONAUTICA page
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Good news for Lucy Lavers and Rania.
Lucy Lavers is going to the East Coast where she is to be restored to original by Graeme Peart.
Rania is heading for the Lake District where Simon Jones will be restoring her.
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27th and 28th June 2009
The DLSRT had a
stand at the Lepe Country Park, Exbury, Southampton
for the 65th
anniversary of D-Day.
More
pictures from the 65th
Anniversary of D-Day click
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Fermain
V attended the Weybridge Mariners event at
Shepperton Lock on 5th September 2009
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The event was The 2008 South of England Rally Riverside Charity Spectacular at Eton on May 11th.
Fermain had our very good friend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston as crew, and the V.I.P. was HRH Prince Michael of Kent.
We lead the Dunkirk Little Ships for the sail past. Followed by Hilfranor, MTB 102, Bluebird of Chelsea,
Gay Venture, Janthea, NaiadErrant. Tom Tit was also attending .
The Royal Yacht Squadron fired a 15 gun salute as we passed the saluting point.
Fermain also did some tripping to raise some cash for the Trust.
Bluebird of Chelsea above, and Hilfranor below during the sail past at Eton.
Below, MTB 102
Jerry Lewis with HRH Prince Micheal of Kent.
More pictures of The 2008 South of England Rally Riverside Charity Spectacular at Eton
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Southsea Belle for sale See the Ships for sale page
Save The KING See Vessels in Distress on the Vessels page
