The Mary Rose Trust Flag Officer Club is the means by which we formally recognise the contributions of major donors.
The Mary Rose Trust is the custodian of an iconic and historical Tudor collection. In our role as custodians of human history, it is our job to care for and conserve the Mary Rose, her crew and their belongings, ensuring we do everything we can to pass on the collection to future generations, in the best condition possible.
We also inspire current and future generations through educational programmes, contemporary interpretation of the collection, and engage our local community in order to improve the well-being, culture and economy of Portsmouth and its residents.
The scale at which we are able to achieve in these charitable objectives depends hugely on the Trust’s financial sustainability. The ship is an extremely demanding asset to look after and, whilst we will continue to explore new technologies to reduce energy use and cost of environmental controls, its conservation will continue to be a challenge.
We need to generate income necessary to fund this conservation whilst at the same time investing in the Museum’s visitor experience, from which, in turn, we generate income from visitor admissions, catering, retail and other activities.
The Mary Rose Trust Flag Officer Club is the means by which we formally recognise the contributions of major donors. It is represented by four ranks - reflecting the Flag Officer structure of the Royal Navy - with these determined by the level of contributions to which the donor commits over a period of years.
All rankings entitles the holder and up to three guests to visit the Museum at any time and on any number of occasions - subject to prior appointment, based on two week’s notice - to enjoy a private tour, including the Reserve Collection, hosted either by the CEO, the Deputy CEO or the Head of Collections or Research. The exclusive Flag Officers’ Wardroom offers a range of complimentary refreshments and a space in which the party may relax between embarking upon other visits within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Free entry for Flag Officers and their guests also applies to the other major attractions and Museums comprising Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. These include HMS Victory, Admiral Nelson’s flagship; HMS Warrior, the world’s first iron-hulled, armoured battleship; the National Museum of the Royal Navy – and, coming soon, the new Royal Marines Museum - all located within the pleasing Georgian surroundings of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Additionally, on the Gosport side of Portsmouth Dockyard, and accessible via the complimentary waterbus service, Flag Officers can also gain entry to The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, located at Haslar, and Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, which showcases the history of naval ordnance over the centuries at Priddy’s Hard.
The Mary Rose Trust recognises the generosity of Flag Officers by:
The honorary title applies for the lifetime of the holder - subject to upgrades resulting from additional donations - while certain privileges are then accorded to each specific rank, specified on the following pages.
Commodores will be entitled to:
Rear Admirals will be entitled to:
Vice Admirals will be entitled to:
Admirals will be entitled to:
Registered address
Mary Rose Trust
1/10 College Road,
H M Naval Base,
Portsmouth,
Hampshire
PO3 1LX