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Pride Month 2023 - What are 'Crossing the Line' ceremonies?
To commemorate Pride Month the National Museum of the Royal Navy has produced a short series of blogs detailing the long and complicated history of…
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…
Tidal Teatime Exchange Project brings artefacts’ history to life
Recently the National Museum of the Royal Navy has worked with community group Chat Over Chai and the Royal Navy’s Equality and Diversity Team.The…
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…
Falklands 40: Key naval dates April 1982
Friday 2 April 1982 marked the start of the Falklands and here we look at some of the key naval dates over the first month of the conflict.
Operation Mincemeat: The Jolly Roger of HMS Seraph
Flying the Jolly Roger Flag when coming into harbour was a long-standing tradition for British submarines in the Second World War. First instituted…
Operation Mincemeat: HMS Seraph's Lieutenant “Bill” Jewell
The secret operations of the submarine HMS Seraph in the Second World War are legendary. But who is the man who commanded HMS Seraph?
Operation Mincemeat: HMS Seraph's Lieutenant Leslie ‘Mickey’ Budd
One of HMS Seraph’s crew was a very well-known Gosport figure. Any submariner serving in Fort Blockhouse knew the name ‘Mickey Budd’, and he went on…
Operation Mincemeat: HMS Seraph’s Special Operations And “The Man Who Never Was”
HMS Seraph’s clandestine operations during the Second World War are legendary. One of the most famous is Operation Mincemeat and in 1956 the story…
Falklands 40: Conflict Overview
Thursday 14 June 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands following the invasion by Argentina on 2 April 1982.Over…
International Women's Day 2022
For centuries women were written out of history in favour of male explorers, valiant fighters and educated thinkers. There remain many gaps between…
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…