page_title: Sydney Heritage Fleet
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Sydney Heritage Fleet / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Western side of Circular Quay intersection of Pitt and Barton Streets - the 'Lady Hopetoun' is seen in the foreground
context_page_description: Sydney Heritage Fleet, is the trading name of Sydney Maritime Museum Ltd., a public company in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  The Fleet restores and operates a number of historic vessels including the barque James Craig. In 2003 the International Congress of Maritime Museums gave the James Craig the Maritime Heritage Award.
  The offices, model workshop, some displayed boats, and the library are on Wharf 7 located in Darling Harbour. The James Craig is alongside the wharf. The fleet's shipyard is in Rozelle Bay; it is somewhat like a men's shed.
context_section_description: The Lady Hopetoun and Port Jackson Marine Steam Museum was the forerunner of the Sydney Heritage Fleet. In 1965 a group of enthusiasts under Warwick Turner, formed the museum to preserve Sydney's 1902 VIP steam yacht Lady Hopetoun. The organisation later became known as the Sydney Maritime Museum Ltd. In 1998 the museum adopted the trading name Sydney Heritage Fleet, except for two years (2003/4) when 'Australian Heritage Fleet' was used. The Fleet now comprises 10 historic vessels which is amongst the largest collections of its type in the world.
caption: The Lady Hopetoun at Circular Quay c.1910
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