HMS Victory 1744: Options for the Management of the Wreck Site

This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 25 March - 30 June 2010

A Public Consultation by the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The wreck of HMS Victory, the third ship of that name and known as “Balchin’s Victory” after the Admiral who commanded it, was recently rediscovered in the English Channel, outside UK territorial waters. In view of the unique importance of this Sovereign Immune wreck site for British naval heritage, the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport are issuing a public consultation paper on the possible future management approaches for the wreck site. DCMS will be coordinating responses to the consultation.

Consultation document(s)

HMS Victory 1744: Options for the Managagment of the Wreck Site (PDF 74kb)

HMS Victory 1744: Options for the Managagment of the Wreck Site (RTF 2mb)

How to respond
25 March 2010
Open date: 25 March 2010
Closing date: 30 June 2010

Freedom of information
Please note responses may be published, unless you ask us not to do so. In addition under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 all information in responses, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure. If any correspondent requests confidentiality this cannot be guaranteed, and will only be possible if considered appropriate under the legislation.

For enquiries about the consultation (handling) process only please email enquiries@culture.gsi.gov.uk, heading your communication 'Consultation on wreck of HMS Victory'.

These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

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