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Nelson & Hardy's descendants to save HMS Victory
 The descendants of Captain Hardy and Admiral Nelson are due to launch a series of projects to help fight the decline in the Royal Navy. This could include a "buy out" package for HMS Victory and commissioning experts to look into the sorry state of "Nelson's Navy".The grandson of Captain Hardy warned the MoD that they had "awoken a dragon" and would do everything in their power to turn around the Navy's terminal decline. He also promised to keep the public involved and informed while drawing together consensus amongst naval campaigners. The families are known for controversy clashing with the recently formed UKNDA and causing discomfort at the Admiralty as they declared "The covenant between Nelson and Hardy's descendants and the MoD as "null and void". The Nelson and Hardy families have been becoming more public in their stance since the Trafalgar 200 celebrations in 2005 and have consulted experts in naval preservation, naval architects and top naval historians. Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-09-27 |
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