Nick Johns Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) WW2 LCT 7074 likely to be scrapped http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/03/05/historic-merseyside-naval-vessel-used-in-d-day-in-danger-of-being-lost-92534-25966966/ Edited March 13, 2010 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 that........ is bad :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Its still not to late ! it may be sunk but the scrap mans torch has not had its way yet . True it's now more complicated needing to be refloated before it can be saved , but IF someone or some group can be found to supply the money It CAN be and should BE saved !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agripper Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I love the quote in teh news paper about this when one fellow said that the £750,000 spent to improve teh view of the museum would have been better spent on historic vessels . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/d-day-news/details/saving-landing-craft-lct-7074 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Lets hope this step in saving the ship wont result in more damage from corrosion now that it has been raised than what would happen if it was still submerged as it says it may be a number of years while it is inspected and plans and money sought before any serious work is done . What I m saying it it should be in a controlled environment and have treatments started that would start the process of removing the sediments and salts that have affected every inch of the ship if its only raised and left to the elements it could quickly rust beyond being saved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 These guys have a lot of experience in ship preservation - don't forget, they're the same people that look after HMS Victory, the M33 and others and have just restored the WW2 sub HMS Alliance, which was heavily corroded - so it should be OK. Either way, it's a step forward from sitting at the bottom of the East Float at the mercy of whatever Peel Ports decide to do with it, given that the last rare piece of history Peel Ports dealt with went to Turkey to be cut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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