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The masts from Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Nelson are to be removed in the latest stage of a £42 million conservation project.
Starting on Monday evening, a 750-tonne crane will lift the mizzen (rear), foremast (front) and bowsprit (bow) and lay it by the side of the 18th century warship at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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