In 1968 the Duke of Edinburgh chaired a meeting that discussed preserving and restoring Warrior and other historic vessels, and a year later The Maritime Trust was established to save the decrepit ironclad and other historic ships.
I 1968 var hertugen af Edinburgh formand for et møde, der skulle undersøge muligheden for at redde og restaurere Warrior, og et år senere blev Maritime Trust etableret med det formal at redde det gamle panserskib og andre historiske skibe.