Peel Ports issued the following statement this afternoon:
The Historic Warships Preservation Trust rented a berth for HMS Plymouth in 1990 within the East Float, Birkenhead from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company but when the Trust went into liquidation in 2006, HMS Plymouth became, by default, the legal responsibility of Peel Ports.
We understand Plymouth City Council attempted to acquire the vessel and display her in the city