Our objective is to preserve artefacts, documents, pictures and the skills of the shipyard workers that contributed to a record of shipbuilding at Sunderland from 1346 until 1988 when the last shipyard closed. We think this history of shipbuilding and the ships that were built in Sunderland is worth preserving for future generations so that they may know the maritime heritage that their city is built upon. Please take the time to look at our web site and see if you agree.

Adelaide in 1864 and 2007

New Slideshow, loads much faster and has new material
see Ships, HMS Venerable, scroll to bottom of page.

New Direction Maps, New 'Contact Us' form
see Contact page.
updated 14th-15th April 2007

Updated Links page Also News, News2007
updated June 2007

Our large-scale model of HMS Venerable. Click on SHIPS in the blue menu bar at the top of the page.

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Revised: November 2007