Sponsors
National Historic Ships UK acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors
AGUILA WREN was built in 1951 and part-funded as a memorial to Wrens lost in the torpedoing of SS AGUILA in 1941. She served at Aberystwyth from 1951 to 1964 and, after a refit, she was transferred to Redcar in 1965. In total, she was launched 53 times and saved 38 lives. She was sold to Scunthorpe Sea Cadets to become a training ship in 1973. After some 20 years, AGUILA WREN was sold again and became a diving vessel at Tyne Dock.
In 2004, she was purchased and put into storage with a view to restoration.
As of November 2018, the vessel's restoration remains almost complete.
A Sustainability Award of £2000 for remedial work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
Restoration continues
A Sustainability Award of £2000 for remedial work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships UK
If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk
National Historic Ships UK acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors