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HRH The Princess Royal visiting HMS Victory in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Press Release HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

HRH The Princess Royal Pays a Royal Visit to Portsmouth’s HMS Victory to see conservation in action

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a special visit to the Historic Ships workshop and HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, part of…

Curators inspect a Jolly Roger
Press Release HMS Alliance Victorian Ships and Aircraft

Beware! Jolly Rogers on display

The earliest known surviving example of a Royal Navy submarine Jolly Roger from HMS E54 flown over a century ago in 1916 joins the Museum’s newest…

A conservator laser scanning images for the 3D model of HMS Victory.
Blog HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

How can AI be used to conserve HMS Victory?

The conservation of an international icon like HMS Victory requires all-hands on deck, making use of both the tried-and-true historic techniques, and…

A deathwatch beetle on a human finger tip.
Blog HMS Victory 21st Century Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

A close-up on HMS Victory’s smallest inhabitants: The deathwatch beetle

One of the biggest jobs in the conservation of HMS Victory concerns its smallest inhabitant. The conservation team at the National Museum of the…

Couple on top deck of HMS Caroline
Blog HMS Caroline First World War Ships and Aircraft

How to treat yourself to the best maritime adventure in Belfast

Beginning with all things Titanic and ending with Belfast’s fully restored First World War maritime marvel, HMS Caroline, discover why the Maritime…

Work being done on the scaffold around HMS Victory
Press Release HMS Victory Museum Story Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Archaeology meets AI in ground-breaking collaboration between The National Museum of the Royal Navy and the University of Southampton

The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has recently completed phase one of a world-first collaboration with the…

Muskaan Gandhi new curator at the National Museum of the Royal Navy credit NMRN
Press Release HMS Trincomalee Museum Story Ships and Aircraft

Funding to unlock intriguing travels of HMS Trincomalee

The hidden, intriguing stories of HMS Trincomalee are set to be shared thanks to generous funding for a new project. 

HMS Caroline in dock at Belfast
Blog HMS Caroline First World War Ships and Aircraft

Why you should be excited to go on an HMS Caroline guided tour

As HMS Caroline prepares to enter an exciting new phase of her life, we ask what makes a heritage experience truly great?

Model of HMS Victory without masts.
Press Release HMS Victory Museum Story Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft Trafalgar Day

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…

Child runs down corridor aboard HMS Caroline in Belfast
Blog HMS Caroline First World War Ships and Aircraft

What makes HMS Caroline Belfast's best kept secret?

‘Best kept secret’ is often used to describe a well-trodden location located off the beaten track. It’s also a term that’s frequently overused and…

A Fairey Barracuda flying over battle cruisers at sea.
Press Release Aircraft Museum Story Ships and Aircraft

Reconstruction of Second World War Barracuda DP872 aircraft gets funding boost from descendants of rear gunner lost at sea

In the Second World War more than 2500 Fairey Barracudas were delivered to the Fleet Air Arm, making it one of the most widely used by the Royal Navy…

HMS Caroline at her berth in Belfast.
Press Release HMS Caroline First World War Ships and Aircraft

HMS Caroline is awarded ‘Flagship of the Year 2023’ status

National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) has made HMS Caroline a Flagship of the Year for 2023.Belfast’s First World War ship receives the coveted award …

Tea set from HMS Caroline CREDIT NMRN
Press Release HMS Caroline First World War Museum Story Ships and Aircraft

Compelling historic collection returned to Belfast-based warship in time for public reopening

One of Northern Ireland’s most treasured historic collections is being returned to HMS Caroline, the fully restored First World War warship berthed…

The logo of the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Press Release Historic Ships Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

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
Press Release HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

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…

Artist impression of the new flight deck
Press Release Aircraft 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

‘Mavericks’ invited to get up close with Fleet Air Arm Museum’s new Carrier Experience landing this summer

With fans all over the world delighting in the return of Tom Cruise in the recent ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ film, the Fleet Air Arm Museum is captivating…