"HMS Victory's Masts Removed" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 28 Apr 2026 8:10 a.m. PST |
In latest stage of £42.00 GBPm restoration project, 30-strong team remove mast from Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar flagship Not the original wooden masts, but 19th Century iron masts salvaged from HMS Shah. The Guardian: link |
| DeRuyter | 28 Apr 2026 9:48 a.m. PST |
I had no idea the masts had been replaced until I visited the dockyard last year. |
| John Armatys | 28 Apr 2026 4:16 p.m. PST |
I can't resist the temptation to say that this might be a way of avoiding the suggestion that HMS Victory should be deployed to the Strait of Hormuz… |
 McKinstry  | 29 Apr 2026 6:27 p.m. PST |
I was also surprised when visiting Victory last year to see the masts were metal. |
| arthur1815 | 30 Apr 2026 8:31 a.m. PST |
I think that may have been done in the interests of longevity and safety. |
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