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This month’s featured article looks at Eastman’s Royal Naval Academy through the reminiscences of a 12-year-old student (Robert Scot Skirving 1859-1956) who spent a year at the establishment in 1872.

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The Society for Nautical Research played a leading role in the preservation of HMS Victory and other historic vessels.

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Viola, Salvage & Repatriation – The Technical Challenge

August 2019

Built in 1906 in Beverley, Viola was part of the Hellyer fleet of steam trawlers working the North Sea. In 1914, she was requisitioned for duty in the First World War and served with distinction, spending four years on the front line in the grim war against mines and submarines and involved in sinking two […] Read More

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The Society for Nautical Research helps to purchase important works of art.