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A model of HMS Victory has gone on display at St Clement's church in Ipswich in honour of designer Sir Thomas Slade who is buried in the churchyard.

What could be more disastrous than giant ships exploding in the middle of the vast ocean, claiming the lives of the people on board, probably before sinking to the bottom of the sea?

Published: 2:25 PM February 23, 2021    Captain Geoffrey Hartgrove, chairman of Ipswich Maritime Trust, at the memorial to Sir Thomas Slade - Credit: Charlotte Bond Sea shanties have chimed over Ipswich Waterfront in memory of HMS Victory designer Sir Thomas Slade. The designer of Lord Nelson's famous ship, Sir Thomas came from a family of Ipswich and Harwich shipbuilders and, through his numerous warships, helped make the Royal Navy into a force to be feared worldwide. Behind other giant warships and frigates including the HMS Bellephon, HMS Windsor, and HMS Agincourt, Sir Thomas died in 1...

Published: 2:25 PM February 23, 2021    Captain Geoffrey Hartgrove, chairman of Ipswich Maritime Trust, at the memorial to Sir Thomas Slade - Credit: Charlotte Bond Sea shanties have chimed over Ipswich Waterfront in memory of HMS Victory designer Sir Thomas Slade. The designer of Lord Nelson's famous ship, Sir Thomas came from a family of Ipswich and Harwich shipbuilders and, through his numerous warships, helped make the Royal Navy into a force to be feared worldwide. Behind other giant warships and frigates including the HMS Bellephon, HMS Windsor, and HMS Agincourt, Sir Thomas died in 1...

Published: 7:00 PM February 22, 2021    St Clement's Church in Ipswich will ring its bells in memory of Sir Thomas Slade on the 250th anniversary of his death - Credit: Ipswich Historic Churches Trust The bells of a historic Ipswich church will ring out on Tuesday to celebrate the life of Ipswich naval legend Sir Thomas Slade, and a wreath will be laid in his memory. Tuesday, February 23 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of the celebrated warship designer, who designed HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar . The memorial to Sir Thomas Slade in St Clement's churchyard in...