Warship Management Ltd

HAVING read the reported words of Lord Owen and Mike Critchley regarding HMS Plymouth, I find it most disappointing that at least two stalwarts have to admit defeat in bringing the ship back to her native city.
I also understand many other people have tried tirelessly to bring her back where she belongs, thereby losing a valuable asset.
Two of the ships I served on are already floating museums and no doubt a great asset to the public, and have been for many years. I refer to HMS Belfast and HMS Cavalier, which are great attractions to visitors from all parts of the world.
After all efforts from those I mentioned earlier, it almost reads like a conspiracy to degrade HMS Plymouth to the scrap-heap. No wonder such men are so disheartened as to admit defeat. You cannot bang your head against a brick wall for ever.
I never served on HMS Plymouth but I feel that if she could be preserved and found a berth here, she would prove to be a big attraction to visitors, just as famous as Belfast and Cavalier.

JAMES UNWIN, Plymouth

WARSHIP PLEA
07:30 - 07 May 2008  

If possible, please could someone give an update on what is now happening to HMS Plymouth?

F E SHARPE

Plymouth

MYSTERY SHIP

07:30 - 17 May 2008

F e SHARPE (May 7) wants to know about the ongoing saga of HMS Plymouth. The latest edition of Warship World mentions that the MoD recently carried out a survey of the vessel: for whom, for what purpose and at whose expense? What was the result? I thought the MoD sold the ship to a preservation group years ago, so why was the taxpayer-funded MoD involved in the survey? Is it to try and persuade the public a nuclear submarine still owned by the MoD should be used as a tourist attractions at South Yard, albeit with its nuclear power unit removed - in other words, a phoney exhibit?

MIKE STANLEY

Plymouth