STS Lord Nelson

History
United Kingdom
Name	Lord Nelson
Owner	Jubilee Sailing Trust
Decommissioned	2019
Identification	IMO number: 1002495 MMSI number: 232003690 Callsign: GHJV
Status	For Sale
General characteristics
Propulsion	Sails: Engines: 2 x Cummins Diesel.
Sail plan	Barque (three-masted)

STS Lord Nelson was a sail training ship operated by the Jubilee Sailing Trust. She was designed by Colin Mudie^{[1][page needed]} and launched on 17 October 1986.^[2]

The ship was built by the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) and, along with the SV Tenacious, the pair were the only tall ships in the world that are wheelchair accessible throughout. The JST are an international UN accredited charity offering sailing adventures to people of all abilities and backgrounds. She was decommissioned in October 2019.^[3]

Design and construction

STS Lord Nelson was commissioned by the Jubilee Sailing Trust, and the build was started in the summer of 1984 at the yard of James W Cook, Wivenhoe, Essex. She was designed by Colin Mudie, and is his design no 342. The ship was launched almost a year after the formal keel laying.^[2] After J W Cook went into voluntary liquidation, Lord Nelson was moved to Vosper Thornycroft's yard in Woolston, Southampton. As a result of an industrial dispute at Vospers, Lord Nelson had to move again, this time to Coles Yard in Cowes where the remainder of the work was carried out. She was finally sailed in completed form from Southampton on 17 October 1986.^[2]

In service

STS Lord Nelson completed 16,000 accessible voyages during her 33 years at sea with the Jubilee Sailing Trust.^[4][5]

She finished her final voyage on 10 October 2019 to Southampton, and was subsequently moved to Bristol docks for decommissioning.^[6]

Disposal

On the 26 April 2021 the Jubilee Sailing Trust announced that they would sell the vessel, by then in a state of significant disrepair.^[4][7] No sale of Lord Nelson was concluded and in August 2022, the ship's owning company, Jubilee Sailing Trust Ltd, was put into administration.^[8] With still no sale, the administrators put the ship for auction in June 2023.^[9]

References

1. Rowe, Nigel (2014-07-03). Tall Ships Today: Their remarkable story. A&C Black. ISBN 9781472903488.
2. "Lord Nelson". Southampton: Jubilee Sailing Trust. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
3. "Jubilee Sailing Trust to decommission tall ship after financial review". BBC News. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
4. "Jubilee Sailing Trust puts Lord Nelson up for sale". Southampton: Jubilee Sailing Trust. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
5. "Lord Nelson tall ship for disabled people may get Bristol home". BBC News. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
6. Cork, Tristan (18 October 2019). "The sad story behind the huge tall ship which has just arrived in Bristol". BristolLive. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
7. "140ft. Three masted barque tall ship - STS Lord Nelson". Stirling, Scotland: Apollo Duck. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
8. "Jubilee Sailing Trust Ltd 'forced' into administration". Marine Industry News. Gosport. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
9. "Historic tall ship Lord Nelson goes to auction to repay charity's debts". Marine Industry News. Gosport. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

Further reading

• "LORD NELSON - Sail On Board". Sail On Board. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
• "Lord Nelson". www.small-cruise-ships.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
• "Setting sail for accessible adventure on the SV Tenacious". Lonely Planet. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
• Report on the investigation of Lord Nelson contact with Tower Bridge London River Thames 15 May 2004 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, Retrieved 2018-12-07
• Harry Turner: World's first round-the-world ship crewed by disabled docks in London yachtsandyachting.com, 24 Sep 2014, Retrieved 2018-12-07
• "The Lord Nelson". www.wivencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
• "Force 10 to Antarctica". Retrieved 2018-07-04.
• "Disability accessible Tallship on World circumnavigation". Retrieved 2018-07-04.
• Butcher, Amanda (2014-02-15). Tall Ships Handbook. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445618685.