HMS Victory

(asked on 28th October 2014) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all items of cultural material from the HMS Victory 1744 wreck site will be acquired by the Maritime Heritage Foundation for deposition in one complete museum archive as required by the UNESCO Annex and Key Management Principles.


Answered by
Anna Soubry Portrait
Anna Soubry
This question was answered on 5th November 2014

The project will follow applicable UK law, conditions of the Deed of Gift and the archaeological principles set out in Annex A of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. It is planned that all cultural items transferred under the Deed of Gift will be accessioned into the Victory 1744 Collection, as will the associated archive, including site plans, drawings and photographs. The Maritime Heritage Foundation has committed to manage and curate the Collection in line with the Museum Association's Code of Ethics for Museums. No items transferred under the Deed of Gift may be sold or disposed of without the consent of the Secretary of State for Defence.

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