About Massey Shaw Fireboat
Massey Shaw was built in 1935 as a fireboat for the Thames. In 1940 she went to Dunkirk and rescued 500 troops off the beaches, plus returned with a further 110. She fought in the Blitz and helped form the NHS. https://www. masseyshaw.org
Massey Shaw Fireboat Description
Massey is now back in London at her new berth in the West India Docks, close to the Docklands Scout Project. E 14. We are now able to provide visits to the vessel by appointment and will be taking part in a number of events during the summer on the Thames and beyond
If you would like to arrange a visit please contact via our website- www. masseyshaw.org.
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DUNKIRK 2020 TRIP: We have posted details of our plans to visit Dunkirk with the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships (official), minus Massey Shaw via coach. Our trip includes coach travel, accommodation and a packed itinerary. Please share this post with anyone who you think may interested as we need to fill the coach (30 people) to make this trip viable. https://masseyshaw.org/news/trip-to-dunki rk-may-2020/ #Dunkirk2020 #DunkirkLittleShip
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Cleaning the decks is vital on Massey to maintain the woodwork and stop any moss growing. Plus, in this wet and cold weather we don't want any ice forming either! Thanks to our volunteers for more hours spent on board, even in this cold weather! If you would like to support regular maintenace... and maybe allow us to buy Bill a larger brush please consider donating here:
Saturdays volunteer session saw the return of the rebuilt air starter and the start of our valve reseating work. More progress in moving forward with the engine rebuild. Well done volunteers 👍
A year in review - Bill Scott takes a look back at 2019 and recalls some of the highlights from visitors to Massey, volunteering events and expanding the history of the boat! If you've visited us this year, please comment your highlights below! https://masseyshaw.org/news/looking-back- at-2019/ #masseyshaw #fireboat #yearinreview
2019 has been a pretty difficult year for Massey and her dedicated volunteers with the current engine repair still on going. We are sad to announce that Massey Shaw will not be attending the the Dunkirk trip with the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships (official). However, we are organising a coach to allow us to take part in the event and see some other historical sites. Details to be announced in January. For now, please check back to our page regularly and why not book a visit to Massey in 2020! https://masseyshaw.org/plan-a-visit/
A very Merry Christmas from all our volunteers on board Massey Shaw. It's been a challenging year, but we have had numerous visits, educational trips and hours spent on the engine! Best wishes from Santa on board.. in 1994!
Great photo of the cadets!
Work continued today stripping the spare heads ready for cleaning and rebuilding. We thought out of the box and got the valves removed in good time. Well done !! The engine heads are returned and so work commenced on preparing them for refitting plus the air starter was removed from the other engine for an overhaul. Thanks once again to our volunteers for all their hard work! If you're able to donate towards the tools, products and people hours please support us!
Today is #GivingTuesday and #PayPal are matching all donations via our PayPal Giving Fund page, so please give generously! All funds donated are currently going to the engine restoration and archiving resources. https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/char ity/2723086 #donate #heritage #history #london #fireboat
Thanks to the Marine Unit Fire Cadets for cleaning the decks today after learning about all things Massey Shaw from our Hon Archivist Bill H. Looking forward to many more sessions over the coming months. 👍
On International Mens Day 2019 Victor explains why he volunteers for London Fire Brigade as a Fire Cadets Instructor.
After starting as as a Fire Cadet himself with LFB Fire Cadets, he thinks it’s important to give young people a safe space to come to each week.
Find out more & to register to attend our volunteer recruitment event >
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The heads from our engine have arrived at Gardner Marne in Canterbury today ready for pressure testing and inspection. Thanks to Rodney for his help in moving the heads. Hopefully in a couple of weeks time we should get a full set of heads back ready to move the rebuild our engine.
Thank you to Rodney & Bill for their help today with our visitors from the RNLI and two guys from an engineering company who were volunteering on Portwey.
This week we wanted to share a great article from Model Boats magazine all the way back in its March edition! Thanks to Fraser Gray for the article and photos! If you would like to feature Massey in a publication please get in touch! #modelboats #magazine #masseyshaw #fireboat #history
Sponsorship opportunity: Get your name on Massey's iconic engine! As you know we still have one of our main engines in various bits and without it we’re going nowhere!
Now that we have an understanding of what work needs to be done, we’re seeking sponsors for 6 ‘big end bearings’ for the engine pistons. We already have 4 confirmed donors so there is space for 2 more! Please read the news item or get in touch to find out more information! https://masseyshaw.org/news/get-your...-n ame-on-masseys-engine/ You could also simply donate securely online via PayPal Giving!
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A great session archiving more items we have been given and collected over the years! We hope to make these items available to people to view and enjoy in the future. If you enjoy organising or have archiving experience please get in touch to find out how you can help!