Prospects for preserving HMS Courageous

Is HMS Courageous still likely to become a museum ship?

Work continues and limited access exists, but funding, institutional politics, and continuing nuclear-certification obligations make full museum operation difficult.

HMS Courageous remains at Devonport and has had limited public access, but preservation is a long-term undertaking. The discussion highlights funding and organizational pressures on the National Museum of the Royal Navy, together with the continuing burden of maintaining nuclear-related certification even after components have been removed.