During the 17 years that the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCity of Adelaide\u2019 has lain on a slipway at Irvine, various proposals have been put forward for her preservation or restoration; the options considered have ranged from restoring her to seagoing condition to preserving her afloat or ashore as a museum ship.<\/p>\n
The cost of restoring the City of Adelaide as a ship is considerable due to her composite construction and also because only her bare hull remains without fixtures, fittings, furniture or rig. As a result of the high costs no proposal for her restoration or preservation has progressed and the Scottish Maritime Museum, who own the ship, are, as a last resort, intending to cut her into sections, some of which can then be displayed under cover in museums. We do not think this is a fitting solution for one of the most historically significant passenger ships of the 19th century.<\/p>\n
Our proposal approaches the problem of the City of Adelaide differently. Instead of restoring or preserving her as a ship, we propose to convert the ship\u2019s hull to a unique and distinctive building while retaining the features of the hull that made the ship so successful; her iron frame, her timber planking and her lines will all be preserved.<\/p>\n
To download an abridged version of our proposal document please\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During the 17 years that the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCity of Adelaide\u2019 has lain on a slipway at Irvine, various proposals have been put forward for her preservation or restoration; the options considered have ranged from restoring her to seagoing condition to preserving … Continue reading