934 [REVY] Lord_Slayer Members 2,631 posts 14,430 battles Report post #1 Posted February 13 So this article popped up in Facebook: Apparently, Victory's 200 year old Figurehead was cut up by a chainsaw in error........in 2009. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hms-victory-royal-navy-battle-trafalgar-b1799397.html 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
195 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 705 posts 9,477 battles Report post #2 Posted February 13 Thanks for posting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,159 [GWG] AVR_Project Members 7,396 posts 14,182 battles Report post #3 Posted February 13 Officials in Spain and France: "Whatever... Can't see the big deal here. Nothing interesting here. Go back to what you were doing." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,125 [CO-OP] HamptonRoads Members 2,811 posts 28,367 battles Report post #4 Posted February 13 Destruction of a national treasure. I'm sure the chainsaw operator will never live this down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
934 [REVY] Lord_Slayer Members 2,631 posts 14,430 battles Report post #5 Posted February 13 23 minutes ago, HamptonRoads said: Destruction of a national treasure. I'm sure the chainsaw operator will never live this down. on the one hand, yeah it sucks to be him, but on the other, I blame whomever was in charge of the restoration/renovation. Someone had to approval the removal of the figurehead. Someone had to approve of it being cut up. The pieces were saved. Why have it cut up if you were saving it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
195 [WOLF8] Slammer58 Members 705 posts 9,477 battles Report post #6 Posted February 13 Unlike hair styling, this might be an appropriate use for Gorilla Glue. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
123 LieutenantJebStewart Beta Testers 198 posts 14,330 battles Report post #7 Posted February 13 Benny Hill, a chainsaw, and "Yakety Sax" playing in the background......look what happens! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,358 [PVE] IfYouSeeKhaos Members 7,852 posts 23,816 battles Report post #8 Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Lord_Slayer said: on the one hand, yeah it sucks to be him, but on the other, I blame whomever was in charge of the restoration/renovation. Someone had to approval the removal of the figurehead. Someone had to approve of it being cut up. The pieces were saved. Why have it cut up if you were saving it? My thoughts exactly... "This is garbage...chop it into pieces... Now put it in that storage bin to save"... Wait...Wut??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
515 [JFSOC] Murotsu [JFSOC] Members 1,628 posts 4,925 battles Report post #9 Posted February 14 It sounds like the work of some obscure Monty Pythonesque bureaucratic agency like say the Ministry of Historical Inaccuracies who ordered it to ensure it was the real thing after reading a post on some website that it was a fake... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12,216 [WOLF3] HazeGrayUnderway [WOLF3] Members 29,839 posts 25,782 battles Report post #10 Posted February 15 19 hours ago, Murotsu said: It sounds like the work of some obscure Monty Pythonesque bureaucratic agency like say the Ministry of Historical Inaccuracies who ordered it to ensure it was the real thing after reading a post on some website that it was a fake... It sounds so absolutely ridiculous that something like this should happen. And then one remembers how things are at work, at any organization. I then thought, "Yeah, I can easily see this happen." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
934 [REVY] Lord_Slayer Members 2,631 posts 14,430 battles Report post #11 Posted February 15 (edited) On 2/14/2021 at 12:31 AM, Murotsu said: It sounds like the work of some obscure Monty Pythonesque bureaucratic agency like say the Ministry of Historical Inaccuracies who ordered it to ensure it was the real thing after reading a post on some website that it was a fake... 22 hours ago, HazeGrayUnderway said: It sounds so absolutely ridiculous that something like this should happen. And then one remembers how things are at work, at any organization. I then thought, "Yeah, I can easily see this happen." Article names the agency Quote What was believed to be a 'modern replica' sculpture was consequently cut into six pieces with a chainsaw and put into storage and in 2012, responsibility for HMS Victory (and all related material in storage) passed from the Ministry of Defence to the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Edited February 15 by Lord_Slayer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
