British Pathé has uploaded its entire collection of over 85,000 historic films to its Youtube channel. This includes high definition footage featuring Massey Shaw's official launch and trials in 1935. Naturally the Society is over the moon about this, as previously footage had to be purchased so...
Lambeth River Fire Station hosted the Massey Shaw open day last weekend. The event, a double celebration of Massey Shaw's history, was organised in conjunction with the Massey Shaw and Marine Vessels Preservation Society and commemorated 80 years of the Massey Shaw being commissioned and 75...
We are pleased to have Bryan Jones on board who is part of the Fire Cadets and has agreed to take some photos en route to Ramsgate and Dunkirk. His photos and others from crew/visitors have been published in our event gallery. Please click on a day to...
To help some of the keen followers of Massey Shaw track our progress across the channel we have offered a simple mapping interface to show Massey's location using MarineTraffic.com View the map below to see where Massey is currently located and follow her progress. You can also...
And the search is on for crew memories At 0730 on Thursday 21st May 2015, the former London fireboat and Dunkirk Little Ship, ‘Massey Shaw’ joins over 60 fellow Dunkirk Little Ships as they leave Ramsgate for Dunkirk to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo. The...
The original clock from Massey has been returned after nearly 75 years separated from the ship after an interesting tale of events. The clock was apparently removed from the ship by an Army Serviceman who had been rescued by the crew of Massey Shaw during Operation...
London’s famous war veteran fireboat which took part in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuations and then battled the Blitz has arrived back on the Thames after a £1 million restoration. The Massey Shaw arrived last night at the Royal Docks in east London to take part in...
Laura Lion – BBC Points West reports on the restoration of Massey Shaw as she prepares to leave Gloucester in November 2013....
Main contractor David Robins (T. Nielsens) talks to BBC Radio Gloucester about the restoration project. Listen to the audio below. ...
A historic London fireboat that rescued hundreds of soldiers at Dunkirk, saved St Paul's during the Blitz and which even played a secret part in the founding of the National Health Service is to be restored to its former glory. In the early 1900s, the River...