Thread by @sebh1981

HMS Courageous info/appeal thread! 🇬🇧⚓️

For over 15 years the nuclear powered ‘hunter killer’ submarine HMS COURAGEOUS has been open to the public in Plymouth. Visitor numbers are relatively low as she remains within the Dockyard security perimeter. 1/6

However over 5,000 people visit her every year (by pre arrangement and minimum groups of four). In contrast, the only other nuclear submarines open to the public, USS NAUTILUS in the USA and FS REDOUTABLE in France, each receive over 125,000 visitors a year. 2/6

HMS COURAGEOUS is scheduled for disposal and without action will eventually be scrapped. However, there is strong support for the permanent preservation of HMS COURAGEOUS as an exhibit in Devonport dockyard. 3/6

but saving HMS COURAGEOUS alone is not sufficient. A small team led by Rear Admiral John Weale is therefore developing a more ambitious project to tell the Cold War story of submarines and Plymouth based ships. 4/6

You can learn more about the Devonport Naval Heritage centre and HMS COURAGEOUS exhibition, what’s on etc here👇🏻 5/6

devonportnhc.wordpress.com/warshiptours/

To learn more about this project and support via #JustGiving see:

justgiving.com/crowdfunding/h…

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@JohnnyMercerUK @LukePollard @BWallaceMP @PennyMordaunt thread RT request pls for this well worth Plymouth/Royal Navy appeal. 🇬🇧⚓️