By New digital tour of Ross Tiger open to public
Grimsby’s Fishing Heritage Centre has launched a new digital tour that allows visitors to explore the historic Ross Tiger trawler online from anywhere in the world.
Viewers will be able to explore both the interior and exterior of a three-dimensional replica of the ship, including the parts usually hidden by the water.
Locals will be able to virtually walk through the ship, turn the propeller, operate the rudder, sound the whistle and issue smoke from the funnel.
There will be plenty of information to discover, videos to watch and images to view on the Ross Tiger’s digital tour.
The new tour was funded as part of a £75,000 grant from the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund, a £1.57 billion fund which aids cultural organisations throughout the pandemic.
Louise Bowen, collections officer at Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, told North East Lincolnshire Council: “The new tour allows users to explore Ross Tiger in a unique way using incredible new technologies which bring the vessel to life through a combination of exciting visuals, interactives and information.”
David Ornsby, acting operations manager, added: “Ross Tiger is a huge part of the offer at Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre and is nationally significant as the only surviving example of her class and the earliest large, diesel-powered side-trawler to survive to the present day.
“Those who may not have opportunity to venture around the real ship are now able to discover all about her and explore the ship in fantastic detail.”
Chris Lightfoot, the Managing Director of Bee3D (who worked with Interactive Digital Heritage) told NELC: “We set out to achieve a level of digital heritage that was unique and ground-breaking.”
He added: “We have captured a snapshot in the lifetime of this historic ship, digitally recreating the full exterior, 3D scanning the interior, so it feels like you are walking through the actual ship and then interacting with crew who manned the vessel and listen to their stories.”
The tour launches tomorrow, Saturday 18 September as part of the museum’s Heritage Open Days.
It can be accessed at the Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby or on their website.
