The Warship Preservation Trust was based in Birkenhead, Wirral, England and hosted Europe's largest collection of preserved warships.[citation needed]
The collection was brought to Birkenhead in 2002 and was moored in the West Float of the Birkenhead docks complex. The fleet consisted of the frigate HMS Plymouth and the submarine HMS Onyx, both from the Falklands War; the minehunter HMS Bronington; the German submarine U-534; and LCT 7074, the last surviving tank landing craft that took part in D-Day.
On 5 February 2006 the museum closed due to being required to relocate. This was as a result of a decision to redevelop the adjacent Grade II listed former flour milling warehouses.[1] Without a replacement berthing agreement, the Trust subsequently went into voluntary liquidation.[2] By default, ownership of the collection transferred to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) following the demise of the Trust.[3]
- ^ Future of warships in the balance, BBC News, 18 January 2006, archived from the original on 14 February 2008, retrieved 19 January 2006
- ^ Warship trust is now in liquidation, Wirral Globe, 1 March 2006, archived from the original on 6 October 2008, retrieved 9 June 2008
- ^ HMS Plymouth e-petition response, 10 Downing Street, 1 June 2007, archived from the original on 14 August 2007, retrieved 12 August 2007