HMS Victory given to new Portsmouth charity
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to hand over the historic warship HMS Victory to a newly formed charity.
The HMS Victory Preservation Trust has been set up by the National Museum of the Royal Navy, the new custodian of the vessel.
The MoD said it would match a £25m capital grant pledged from another charity to support the new trust.
The 250-year-old vessel is celebrated for being Lord Nelson's flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
06 Mar 2012
- From the section Hampshire & Isle of Wight