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Removal of the After Planes

"Bit of a mess but I'm sure the Wrecker can fix it"

From the Chairman

HMS ALLIANCE. Splendid news!

The Heritage Lottery Fund has approved the application for a £3.4M grant to restore HMS ALLIANCE. Together with the £2.6M raised by the Alliance Appeal, the HLF grant meets the costs of the project that are eligible for HLF support.

Pile driving, to create a coffer dam around Alliance, is planned to start in June and complete by the end of September; once Alliance is surrounded by dry land, the urgent work to refit and conserve her for future generations will begin, running through 2012.

There are some additional costs that are not eligible for HLF support, which the Trustees need to meet for the project as a whole to succeed. These additional costs are estimated at £750K, so the Alliance Appeal continues under the leadership of Vice Admiral Sir Tim McClement KCB, who has also taken on the role of Chairman of Trustees.

Paul Hoddinott, Chairman

 Visit by Friends of the Naval Museums

Following on from the visits by the Friends of all four naval Museums to the Fleet Air Arm Museum in 2009 and to the Royal Marines Museum in 2010, the visit in 2012 is to the Royal Naval Submarine Museum, Haslar Jetty Road, Gosport PO12 2AS. There will be the opportunity to tour HMS ALLIANCE, a World War 2-era submarine, and to view many other exhibits that tell the story of the Royal Navy’s Submarine Service since 1901. On-going restoration work to HMS ALLIANCE should not impair or distract from the enjoyment of your visit.

Programme

1015-1100 Arrive; coffee and tea.

1100-1145 Talk on RN submarine operations in World War I by Rear Admiral Paul Hoddinott, CB OBE

1145-1245 Divide into groups. Guided tours of exhibits and HMS ALLIANCE

1245-1330 Lunch. A two-course lunch will be served; wine and soft drinks will be available at an additional cost..

1330-1430 Continue tours of HMS ALLIANCE and exhibits

1430 onwards depart.

 

The cost for the visit including lunch, tea and coffee is £14.50 per person. Please send names and cheques (payable to the Society of Friends of the RN Submarine Museum) to Commander P. Bolas RN at 58 Southleigh Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2QJ.

Welcome to the website of the Society of Friends of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.

This website is created to give information about the Society's activities to members and others who may be interested, in a cost-efficient way, thereby increasing the financial support that Friends are able to give to 'our' Museum.

Friends will be alerted by e-mail to significant new information on this website. Friends without access to the intenet will continue to be kept up to date by snail mail.The annual journal, All Round Look, will continue to be distributed in hard copy form. 

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Paul Hoddinot
Chairman

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Last update 27 Jan 2012  - Front page updated with link to latest Museum News