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A 3D visualisation of the scaffolded stern of HMS Victory.
Press Release HMS Victory 21st Century Museum Story Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

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

New scaffolding will open up views of Nelson’s legendary flagship not seen for 260 years.

A box full of nautical items open on a table.
Blog HMS Victory 21st Century Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Chatterboxes – Connection and Conversations with HMS Victory

It has been scientifically proven that engaging with museums and galleries (as well as culture as a whole) can be a real boost to health and…

HMS Victory is now available in brick form.
Press Release HMS Victory Museum Story Ships and Aircraft

Win the world’s only official HMS Victory construction brick model set

In partnership with COBI, the National Museum of the Royal Navy present the first official HMS Victory construction brick model set.Enter Now

A conservator working hard to protect HMS Victory
Interview HMS Victory 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

Latest news from the Conservator for HMS Victory: The Big Repair

HMS Victory: The Big Repair is more than just conserving the historic ship for future generations, but discovering 260 years' worth of stories as we…

Shipwrights excited to attend the Wooden Boat Festival
Press Release HMS Victory 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

Shipwrights excited to attend the Wooden Boat Festival

A £42 million project to preserve Britain’s most iconic warship is set to make waves at a world-renowned boat festival, as two Portsmouth-based…

Shipwrights celebrate anniversary milestone onboard HMS Victory
Press Release HMS Victory 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

Shipwrights leave secret message for the future, as HMS Victory: The Big Repair reaches conservation milestone

Like the generations of crafts people before them, HMS Victory’s team of specialist shipbuilders leave a secret signature within the fabric of the…

A family having fun onboard HMS Alliance.
Listicle HMS Alliance 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

Make Your HMS Alliance Visit Unforgettable: 8 Key Details to Spot

The displays on HMS Alliance are full of references to her 26-year history and the lives of the crew on board. 

HMS Alliance docked at the Gosport marina.
Article HMS Alliance Cold War Second World War Ships and Aircraft

HMS Alliance is 80!

But why is she so important and why have we preserved her?

HMS Victory covered in the protective scaffolding of Victory Live.
Blog HMS Victory 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory commits to sustainable forestry certification for its use of French oak

HMS Victory: The Big Repair is more than just conserving the ship for future generations, but discovering 260 years' worth of stories as we peel back…

Vice Admiral Lord Nelson's cot onboard HMS Victory.
Blog HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Nelson’s Sleeping Quarters Emptied for Next Stage of Repairs

HMS Victory: The Big Repair is more than just conserving the ship for future generations, but discovering 260 years' worth of stories as we peel back…

Cat Dixon holding up a terrarium for Deathwatch Beetles.
Blog HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Tiny vandals: London Zoo's deathwatch beetle colony reveals what’s eating HMS Victory

A colony of deathwatch beetles can now be found at ZSL’s London Zoo, offering scientists and visitors a rare chance to learn more about the pests…

HMS Victory sits in dry dock with repair scaffolding to protect her from the weather.
Press Release HMS Victory 21st Century Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory shortlisted for best conservation project

HMS Victory: The Big Repair has been named as one of the UK’s best conservation and restoration projects, following stellar progress over the last 12…

Two shipwrights woodworking in their workshop.
Article HMS Victory Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

HMS Victory: Conservation work "continues at pace" to restore Royal Navy flagship to her former glory

Painstaking engineering to conserve HMS Victory for future generations is “continuing at pace”.

Close up view of a Deathwatch Beetle.
Blog HMS Victory Museum Story Ships and Aircraft

The DNA sequence of a wood-munching marauder - Sanger Institute

Tapping out the DNA code of the Deathwatch Beetle gives hope to future conservation research into battling this wood-munching marauder

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…

Steam Pinnace On the Water
Press Release Historic Ships Early 20th Century Ships and Aircraft

Steam Pinnace 199

In the 1880s, the Admiralty commissioned a range of small steam boats called "Steam Pinnaces," to support the fleet. Steam Pinnace 199 represents the…