SHIP NOTES
Ship Trust Activities Report for 1986 by Frank G . G. Carr, C hairman , World Ship Trust and Eric
The World Ship Trust is pleased to report the election of additional vice presidents, including Henry A. Anderson, Jr., C hairman of the Ameri can Sail Training Association and past Commodore of the New York Yacht Club; the noted author Hammond Innes , who has written the text for the new promotional leafl et; and Viscount Caldecote , for twenty years Chairman of the Ocean Youth Club and now Chairman of the Mary Rose Trust. Dr. Alan M cGowan has joined the board of Trustees. As Head of the Department of Shi ps at the National Mari time Museum , he brings with him his extensive knowledge of the fie ld and provides another close link with the Museum. The International Register of Historic Ships, by Norman Brouwer (published for the WST by Anthony Nelson) has become an instant success. Its coverage of more than 700 histori c vessels from 43 countries is considered a milestone in historic ship preservation scholarship . The Register includes not only museum ships but vessels of historic significance that have not been acquired by any museum or maritime preservation group. Each ship is described as to where it is lying today , its condition and its importance to the progress of men and nations. There is no comparable reference work and the Register' s value has been applauded by museums and scholars throughout the world . It is prized not only for its acc uracy and detail , but because it is plainly enjoyable reading for anyone with an interest in ships and the sea. The Trust's next major publication project is Cathedrals of the Sea, by Rick Hogben . This is a glori ously illustrated compilation of some of the most famous ships in maritime history, selected by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and w ith a forward by His Royal Highness. Organi zation and project identification have begun in support of the " International Maritime Heritage Year: 1990" the principal objecti ves of which are to increase awareness of the need fo r ship preservation and to raise the level of awareness of our maritime he ritage worldwide . An introductory phase leading on to International Maritime Heritage Year: 1990 is planned by the NMHS, as outlined by Peter Stanford in hi s " Ope ning of the Atlantic World " (see SH40). In a re lated development , Portu gese maritime scholars are organi zi ng a learned confe rence to be he ld in Sagres in October 1987, in which the WST w ill jo in as sponsor.
SEA HI STORY , WI NTER 1986-87
J. Berryman, Hon. Secy. , American Ship Trust
The WST is also a sponsor of the project to restore the Peruvian steamer of 1862, Yavari, which lies in Puno on Lake T iticaca (see SH4 l ). Project coordinator Meriel Larken reports that the restoration wi ll offer to young English shipwrights the opportunity to work on the project in an exchange program involving young Peru vians worki ng in the United Kingdom. Granada Television (UK) has followed the project with interest since its inception. T he World Shi p T rust has contracted with the Franklin Mi nt to endorse a series of half-hull models of ocean liners, beg inning with the Titanic in commemoration of the seventy-fi fth anni versary of her maiden voyage ( 19 12- 1987). Design and production has been undertaken with the techn ical advice of the NMHS. The WST has been pleased to offer assistance to the Harvard University/Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Snow Squall Project, under the leadership of Dr. Fred Yalouris. This year's objecti ves have thus far been achieved , including the cleaning and packing for shipment of the 36ft section of the starboard hull that had been rescued and brought ashore in 1984. In addition, structural items were retrieved from under the jetty which runs through Snow Squall's midsection, and also from within and around the mud-embedded lower portion of the hull. A section of the port side (including the main deck timbers) was removed intact. The fi nal recovery phase is scheduled for late 1986 , and will conclude in early 1987. In addition, Dr. Yalouris has generously given much time to surveys of the Lady Elizabeth and Jhelum , in whose restoration the Trust has considerable interest. At the request of the NMHS , WST member and AST Naval Historian, LCDR R .E. Arnold-Shrubb , RN , has agreed to be available to lend Dr. Yalouris's crew ass istance in the Falklands. It may be possible to dovetai l recovery of the Vicar of Bray at the concl usion of the Snow Squall effort, possibly throu gh the purchase or rental of speciali zed equipment that has been brought in for Snow Squall. At present , ex pert personnel and equipment to a recovery of the Vicar abounds in the Falklands. Edward Zelinsky and hi s committee of the Museum for the C ity of San Franc isco Project are examining the possibilities .
mouth (NH) Ship Trust is converting the eighty-year-old steel barkentine into a sailtra ining vessel in compliance with the US Coast Guard ' s Sailing School Vessel regul ations. Parker Marean has overall responsibility fo r the vessel' s design and Captain Barner Jesperson is the consul tant fo r rig and ri gging design. The Univers ity of New Hampshi re is expected to be the major user of the Sagamore, and has proposed fo ur undergraduate courses fo r the ship , at an approx imate weekl y cost of $500 per student, all fo und . Among other services in the fi eld , the AST has provided advice and he lp in personnel recruitment for the HMS Rose Foundation in Bridgeport , Connecticut. The replica ship , built in 1976, has been brought back fro m a near-hulk condition under the direction of the Foundation' s director Kaye Williams and master ri gger Ray Atkin , and this past summer sailed in Operation Sail 1986/Salute to Liberty-a stirring answer to the question ra ised in these pages some years ago: " HMS Rose, Will She or Won' t She?" The AST and NMHS are currentl y reviewing several consultancy opportunities suggested by municipalities participating in the Waterfront Center's annual conference held in Washington, DC . Discussions at the September conference covered a broad spectrum of concern including maritime museums, youth education and apprenticeships, sea-related cultural resources, training for the disadvantaged , sail training and the most effective use of training ships, budget analysis, new construction , and so forth . Some of the communities were explicit in their opposition to the development of condominiums and restaurants which shut off the waterfront and generate only menial jobs. Most look to an educational center, with hands-on training in marine skills and a working boat of some kind . The NMHS and AST are in the process of shaping up a waterfront team that can help to answer the questions and meet the needs of the municipalities . .t
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