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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

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Blog HMS Victory 21st Century Napoleonic Ships and Aircraft

Chatterboxes – Connection and Conversations with HMS Victory

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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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Statement Collections Conservation 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

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…

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National Museum of the Royal Navy Statement

On Monday 9 December 2024 the National Museum of the Royal Navy became aware that we have been the victim of a ransomware cyber attack.

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Statement Museum Teams 21st Century Museum behind the scenes

Important information regarding the upcoming closure of Action Stations

We would like to inform our visitors that Action Stations will be closing on 23 February 2025. This closure marks the start of a significant…

HMS Prince of Wales's ship bell in a display case.
Statement Memorials Remembrance Second World War Culture, Sport and Leisure

Statement on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse

We are distressed and concerned at the apparent vandalism for personal profit of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse. They are designated war graves…

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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Michael Boyce

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Michael Boyce KG GCB OBE DL who passed away on Sunday 6 November 2022.