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Researching Deathwatch beetles aboard HMS Victory
Cathryn Harvey is a current PhD researcher at Cranfield University within the Forensic Institute. She joined a research study project taking place on…
The truth behind Napoleon’s ‘meeting’ with the Duke of Wellington
Ridley Scott’s latest film, Napoleon, includes a scene that is sure to get a few history buffs talking: Wellington meeting Napoleon onboard HMS…
Unique scale model of HMS Victory put on display at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
The builder’s block model is the only known scale model of HMS Victory from the time of Battle of Trafalgar. This 1:48 scale model is likened to a…
What is a Trafalgar Night Dinner?
Every October the Royal Navy celebrates the British Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar with a special event - the Trafalgar Night Dinner. But what…
Rare polar sledge flag used in hunt for Franklin’s doomed expedition is saved for the nation
The National Museum of the Royal Navy is proud to announce that the last-ditch campaign to raise £120,000 to save a rare polar expedition sledge flag…
Explore ground breaking underwater archaeological project with Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744 - Now open at Hartlepool
The most exciting maritime archaeological exhibition in years can be seen for the first time in the North of England when the new interactive Diving…
National Museum of the Royal Navy fights to save polar sledge flag used in hunt for Franklin’s doomed expedition
The National Museum of the Royal Navy has stepped forward in a last-ditch attempt to save the sledge flag used in the search for Franklin and the…
The extraordinary life of Horatia Nelson
Horatia Nelson, born 29 January 1801, was the only surviving child of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and his lover Lady Emma Hamilton. At the time of…
Nelson in his Own Words: Treasures from the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation
These intimate letters and documents are displayed for the first time in this pop-up display; few have been seen or published before. They are…
Artefacts from wreck that fills "missing link" in naval history gifted to national museum
MORE than 8,000 artefacts which give a unique insight into the Royal Navy just before Nelson joined have been donated to a national museum to…
Victory Live: The Big Repair
Get under the skin of HMS Victory in our latest visitor experience Victory Live: The Big Repair. Learn about the once-in-a-lifetime project to fight…
Major new conservation phase for HMS Victory with once-in-a-generation visitor experience
Modern-day Great Repair offers once-in-a-generation opportunity to see under the skin of a First-Rate ship of the line and tell her story in a…
Materials Testing Begins for HMS Victory
Engineers at the University of Southampton are working with the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) to help find the best materials to ensure…
HMS Victory’s Conservation Announced as Victory Commemorates 100 Years in Dry Dock
HMS Victory was moved into her final resting place a century ago at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, dry dock no. 2. The ship’s custodian, the National…
Century-Old Coin Uncovered Under HMS Victory Mast on Display in Trafalgar Day Tribute
Rare discovery from nation’s flagship put on show from Trafalgar Day as tribute to naval landmark battle. Historic ship team’s wish to discover…
HMS Victory’s Lower Mast Removed Temporarily for Analysis and Conservation
Highly complex three-day engineering challenge marks next crucial step in 20-year conservation project. Main lower mast lifted for first time in…