Volunteer at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

 

Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust has a team of skilled volunteer workers who maintain the collection of historic boats.  They have a workshop in the Historic Dockyard and their work programme is managed by the Trust’s Historian.  During special events and festivals, when some of the boats are used to take visitors on harbour tours, the volunteers also act as crew members and guides.

Some of the vessels restored and maintained by the Historic Boat Volunteers include the Green Parrot, formerly the barge of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command; Osborne, a 31 ft steam launch built in 1891 for the Royal Yacht, and more recently Cyclops – a 42 ft rowing boat built in 1916 as launch to the World War 1 battleship Royal Sovereign.

 

During 2009 the British Military Powerboat Trust will be transferring its collection to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and the BMPT volunteers will join forces with our own in caring for the expanded collection.