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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.
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Jane Austen and the Royal Navy

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

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Blog Women in the Navy Navy Origins Naval Lives

‘Free a man for the fleet!’ - Stories of inspiring Wrens

The Women’s Royal Naval Service, also known as WRNS, was a special branch of the Royal Navy formed initially to help ‘free a man for the fleet!’…

‘Appreciating the Situation’ on display, one of the key objects looked at by Chat Over Chai Credit NMRN
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Cross-service Diwali celebrations bring colour and light to a grey November

Celebrate Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, and find out more about the shared maritime heritage of Indian and Hindu communities with the Royal…

Blog Women in the Navy Navy Origins Naval Lives

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…

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Press Release Women in the Navy Professional Navy Naval Lives

Wrens United as new exhibition launces at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

The recent launch of new exhibition at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Somerset saw veterans from the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) gather alongside…