| # | Name | Comments |
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| 1 | Anonymous | Save her or loose her |
| 2 | mark | |
| 3 | Chris | save her! such beauty could be lost to neglect and lack of historical, cultural interest |
| 4 | Luke Howard | |
| 5 | Lee Chaplin | so is it a boat or a train? |
| 6 | Andrew Veal | The Duke of Lancaster is the last of it's kind and should be saved for future generations. I will campaign in any way I can to save this ship. |
| 7 | Anonymous | |
| 8 | Eileen M Wright | |
| 9 | Sally-Ann Bowen | Hi,
My dad used to work for British Rail and we travelled on all the Duke ships. Would love to see the Duke of Lancaster restored and moved to a maritime museum, history shouldn't be descarded, and this is the last surviving steamer, but in a dreadful state. it should be restored maybe with lottery money (that hasn't been claimed) or go on the restoration programme).
Many many people would love to see this ship restored.
thank you.
:) Sal |
| 10 | Duncan | Save this ship, save part of our heritage!!! |
| 11 | Daniel Andrew | This ship is a local landmark and remebered fondly by many in north wales and the wirral, It should not be scrapped, |
| 12 | gareth perks | this ship needs to be restored and not sold for scrap i have a big intrest in this ship i will pass the petition on |
| 13 | J Hinson | |
| 14 | Anonymous | |
| 15 | Anonymous | |
| 16 | Anonymous | |
| 17 | William Noble | Save it! |
| 18 | Anonymous | |
| 19 | Chris Standing | |
| 20 | alan goodenough | |
| 21 | Damien Pask | Save it! Simple but effective I feel. |
| 22 | Mark Gavin | This would be a great shame! |
| 23 | Tom McCluskie M.B.E. | As an island nation it is of vital importance that we preserve for future generations examples of our maritime heritage |
| 24 | jay | |
| 25 | Dave Sykes | This ship is too important to be allowed to deteriorate any further.
Scrapping is NOT the answer |
| 26 | Anonymous | |
| 27 | Ricky Botham | Save it! im sure you could use it as a tourist place to get £ and to help the area! |
| 28 | Ashley Llewellyn | |
| 29 | Matt Berry | |
| 30 | Rob Parry | We need to keep our history alive.. lets save this boat |
| 31 | Denis Ranaghan | I am one of the last surviving crew member of the Duke of Lancaster and I was pantry boy on her in September 1956 on her maiden voyage. I took her from Holyhead to Fishguard to be sold in the late 70's I had senior rank then. Her original bosun is still alive too and a few of her drew from the the 60's to '74. It is imperitive that a classic ship should be saved and protected. There are few examples of the great British Merchant Navy fleets of the 50's,60's and 70's. Beautiful ships and only photographs and models of them. I will help you as much as I can with this project. I wish you all the best of luck and hope that a Co Council or corporate body can take care of the old girl. Denis Ranaghan. |
| 32 | Gary Thornton | |
| 33 | Michael Sumpster | |
| 34 | Colin Rhodes | Save this piece of maritime and welsh history, the area it's in really needs a landmark like this to restore the tourism and buisness lost from cheap foreign holidays! |
| 35 | Sam Walmsley | |
| 36 | Michelle Hudson | |
| 37 | Jay | Save the duke! |
| 38 | james seddon | please don't throw more of our heritage away! |
| 39 | Lee Jewell | |
| 40 | Matthew Larmour | |
| 41 | Jack O'Neill | Its a good ferry, and should be saved! |
| 42 | Pete Marr | Totally agree!
Would be terrible to see the Duke disappear. |
| 43 | rushie | Let's for once have a bit of British maritime history preserved....rather than been forgotten and scrapped.
She's a beautiful vessel that should never have been granted the decline that she has been subject to. |
| 44 | Alejandro Cuevas | Help save the Duke |
| 45 | David Long | Aside from the fact that my late but remarkable uncle, Jack Irwin, was the ship's Captain, I'd like to see the ship rescued and restored as she represents an important if now little known piece of our maritime heritage. Her scrap value would be minimal, and once she's gone she'll be gone for good. |
| 46 | paul barnett | i see the boat everyday when i drive pass and i hope to god that it stays and gets done up ,cos i would help to ,should turn it into a nightclub or cafe bar |
| 47 | Rob Schumm | After been told the tales of this great ship and it's importnace to my dear friend Andrew Veal, i feel it should be saved as it holds so many memories of his uncle. I now live in Wales and feel the welsh and Yorkshire people would appreciate its historical value. Kind regards. |
| 48 | john veal | Remember
Once is gone
Its gone for good |
| 49 | Gary Williams | |
| 50 | Anonymous | I was brought up as a kid nearby this ship and always remember where it is when I speed past on the train from my new home in London. Someone please restore this sad vessel to its former glory
Such a waste |