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Press Release HMS Victory 21st Century Museum Story Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory invites visitors inside bold new phase of £42m conservation project

A 3D visualisation of the scaffolded stern of HMS Victory.
Blog HMS Victory 21st Century Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Chatterboxes – Connection and Conversations with HMS Victory

A box full of nautical items open on a table.
Article Literature Napoleonic Culture, Sport and Leisure

Jane Austen and the Royal Navy

A mother and two children sit outside HMS Victory, a wooden ship.

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A journal by W. Dawson with a title 'Doings of Ye Trincomalee'
Blog HMS Trincomalee Victorian Ships and Aircraft

HMS Trincomalee and the Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast

As part of her second commission (1852-57), HMS Trincomalee was despatched to the Pacific Station in 1852. She started off her journey from Plymouth…

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…

Children look at video in the Worlds Beneath the Waves exhibition in Portsmouth
Press Release Oceans & Climate Technology & Engineering Victorian Innovation and Exploration

Closing 20th January 2026 : Worlds Beneath the Waves Exhibition opens in Portsmouth

Embark on a voyage of discovery to the Worlds Beneath the Waves, a new exhibition launching this September in Portsmouth, which delves into the…

Steam Pinnace 199 sailing along the coast.
Press Release Historic Ships Victorian Ships and Aircraft

Steam Pinnace 199 shortlisted for prestigious award

The Institute of Conservation (ICON) Awards team have announced that Steam Pinnace 199 has been shortlisted for the Institution of…