I was under the impression that the decision to preserve it had already been made by Mersey Ferries, as far as I'm aware it is going to be a tourist attraction at the Woodside Terminal.
Although, having said that, I'm not thrilled about their plans for displaying it, which amount to vandalism in my opinion. They will involve cutting it into three sections and putting transparent covers over the holes so that you can view inside the sections from a special platform. This is not going to be anywhere near as interesting as going into the thing in one piece and touring the inside, which was kind of the point for me, as well as seeing the thing on land to appreciate the shape of it.
If the petition is to prevent it from being cut up and displayed in this way, then I'm all for that!
Here is my comment I put on my petition signature:
How dare they even contemplate cutting the boat up and displaying it like they plan to. I had the pleasure of touring U-534 at the Birkenhead Historic Warship Museum some years ago, and for me, the whole point was to actually see the thing in one piece to appreciate the shape, and then to go inside and appreciate the confined space in which her crew had to operate.
Why not just smash it to pieces instead you god-damned vandals? Cut her up, and I will never travel on one of your ferries again.
Chock