LA PALMA (5200899), Spain, 871gt, completed Harkess, Middlesbrough, 4-1912
yacht club at Las Palmas since 1982 - at Santa Cruz de Teneriffe in 11.2011

Wonderful to see this piece of Teesside heritage still preserved at Tenerife, 17 November 2016:
See also: http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/view.ph ... l=LA+PALMA

Let imagination run riot and envisage modern photo technology recording ships from a century ago!

Ron

Undergone a refurbishment this month, wooden bridge front replaced by steel but painted mahogany and formed into tongue and groove to make it as close to the original as possible
Apparently an important step but still a lot to do according to what I read
Regards
Graham

Recent views of LA PALMA at Tenerife 13.04.24

Wonderful to see the old lady looking so well kept, pity this sort of project could never have happened in the U.K.

I would agree NE although there is the SS Robin sat on a Pontoon in London Docks, at 125years old she is apparently the oldest Steamship in the World and still has her Wooden Bridge although it may not be the original I suspect, she was also furnished with Sails when first completed.
,The Regulations when it comes to Ship Preservation and being on the Preservation Register seem to differ from Aircraft Preservation and their Register when all you need is a couple of bits and the all important Data Plate to be called original.
Unfortunately it would appear that to get the “SS Robin” afloat she required (from the Site info) around 80% of her Steel replacing along with new Rivets which meant she would not qualify if that work was carried out, seems a bit harsh to me bearing in mind the rest of the effort to save her from the Gas Axe which is carried out by Volunteers.
I think to GB shame we never preserved a “Flower” Class Corvette especially one built by Smith,s although other GB Builders would be acceptable.