The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is recruiting five experienced shipwrights to join the HMS Victory conservation project team based in Portsmouth; a once-in-a-generation opportunity to be part of conserving the world’s oldest commissioned ship.
Launched in 1765 and still in commission as the flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory is undergoing a 10-year, £42m conservation programme. The focus of the project is to entirely replace the topside planking from the waterline up, including replacing many rotten futtocks, internal knees and hull ceiling planks.
The five new recruits will bring the current team to 15, plus three lead shipwrights. The shipwright team works across the NMRN based in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, with occasional travel to the museum’s other locations in the UK, including Gosport, Hartlepool and Belfast. The museum’s ships are open all year round as public attractions, so shipwrights will be able to engage with visitors about the conservation work in progress.
Photograph: National Museum of the Royal Navy
To apply, head to https://jobs.nmrn.org.uk/job-advert/?Category=Shipwright&Advert=Fk1Ec6hEAs5kCHT5pw2Yog%3D%3D&Region=NationalMuseumoftheRoyalNavyPortsmouth or to arrange an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Jimmy Green or Rich Atherton, Lead Shipwrights (HMS Victory), at jimmy.green@nmrn.org.uk or richard.atherton@nmrn.org.uk .The closing date for applications is midnight, Sunday 7th July.