Purchase of Power Tools for the Conservation of HMS Victory

The aim of the HMS Victory Conservation Project is to deliver a fully-conserved ship, able to survive in an open environment, and in a condition to survive for the next 50 years without major work beyond a programme of planned maintenance. This programme will commence in 2022.

The conservation work includes the replacement of all external and some internal planking and structural timber elements.

New power tools are needed to enable this work to take place. This work will include;

• Stripping existing fittings and planking (externally and internally)
• Repairs to hull frames
• Producing laminated planking/large knees for external/internal for the hull
• Fitting and fixing planking and large knees as well as other replacement items internally/externally
• Fitting and fixing of iron work, as well as other similar fittings internally/externally to the ship.

The first phase of the hull conservation project takes place in the ships midships for a minimum of 4 years before work continues to the Fore/Aft of the ship.