In C Nepean Longridge’s excellent book ‘The Anatomy of Nelson’s Ships’ he describes the ‘carved work on the stern is yellow ochre on a very dark blue background’. My understanding is that on RN ships ...

Literally hundreds of books have been written about the Arctic convoys: personal memoirs and biographies, records of the convoys as a whole and their battles, accounts of individual convoys – notably ...

How can historic vessels inspire the next generation – and where do you start if you’ve never worked with schools or youth groups before? Join us for a practical webinar exploring how historic vessels ...

SNR has received an inquiry from two Austrian school students who are working on a dissertation project on the Bermuda Triangle. They have devised a questionnaire about the history and beliefs about ...

David Talbot was a Scottish merchant seaman who wrote a journal about his seafaring career 1807-1848. He writes about being arrested, interrogated, threatened with thumb screws and imprisoned in ...

Hi, I’m researching this early carronade and was wondering where the records concerning serial numbers might be kept? Engraved upon it are two broad arrows (cascabel and reinforce), possibly ...

We were recently approached with a query from the descendant of James Draper, who is thought to be the Master Carpenter aboard HMS Victory during the Battle of Cape St Vincent.Can you help or advise? ...

POCKET CHRONOMETER USED ON CHARLES DARWIN’S BEAGLE VOYAGE ACQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, GREENWICH FOLLOWING 2025 EXPORT BAR The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich has acquired a rare ...

Mezzotint by William Ward after Thomas Stothard, published by John Raphael Smith. In the previous instalment, Sailors in a Fight, William Ward’s mezzotint crowded the viewer around a Royal Navy gun ...

The majority of the images used in this site come from the vast image collections of the Royal Museums, Greenwich. They can be searched in their entirety here.

The majority of the images used in this site come from the vast image collections of the Royal Museums, Greenwich. They can be searched in their entirety here.

The majority of the images used in this site come from the vast image collections of the Royal Museums, Greenwich. They can be searched in their entirety here.