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Victory in diversity
Imagine standing on a lower gun deck so crowded you can barely stretch your arms, surrounded by 820 men from every corner of the globe. This was the…
Ernie: A Sailor’s Lucky Charm Beneath the Waves
Gus Britton didn’t just carry orders with him when he went to sea. He carried a small version of himself. Somewhere inside the tight, oil-scented…
Flying into Fire: Eugene Esmonde and the attack on Bismarck
The wind over the Ark Royal’s deck didn’t just bite; it bruised. Eugene Esmonde stood by his Swordfish, the fabric of the wings shivering in the gale…
Surviving the storm: The Tale of HMS Eurydice
Benjamin Cuddiford was one of only two survivors onboard HMS Eurydice (the other was Sydney Fletcher) when it capsized with more than 300 people…
Spy or tourist? The curious case of Captain Trench
History is often told through dates, battles and treaties. But sometimes the most compelling stories are about people: their curiosity, their courage…
HMS Vanguard Statement
The National Museum of the Royal Navy is proud to have worked closely with Orkney Islands Council and the Ministry of Defence, in our capacity as…
New Acquisitions: The Highlights of 2024
2024 has been a year of significant acquisitions at The National Museum of the Royal Navy. Formed in 2009, The National Museum of the Royal Navy…
The Princess Royal Pays a Royal Visit to Fleet Air Arm Museum’s Barracuda rebuild project to see conservation in action
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a special visit to Barracuda Live: The Big Rebuild at Fleet Air Arm Museum, which is celebrating it’s 60th…
Top 10 school topics to explore at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Throughout our four halls, the museum tells not only the history of the Fleet Air Arm, but also its technological development, its artistic design,…
6 Objects that help bring the story of D-Day to life for D-Day 80
2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history. Beginning with landings across the beaches of Normandy (known as…
A roundup of the National Museum of the Royal Navy's acquisitions for 2023
2023 has been a year of significant acquisitions at The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN). Formed in 2009, NMRN is the youngest and fastest…
Conserved figureheads to tell untold and sometimes difficult stories
Ships’ figureheads have long captured the imagination and the suspicions of sailors. Now curators and conservators at The National Museum of the…
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…
Huge boost to expansion plans for National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool with acquisition of retail park
Ambitious plans for the expansion of the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool (NMRN Hartlepool) have received a huge boost today, Tuesday…