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This month’s free featured article looks at the German attempted mining of the Thames estuary in August 1914.

 

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Historic Ships

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

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The E G R Taylor Lecture: Online

August 2020

Estimates and Instruments: The Case for Comparative Maritime History Dr. Margaret Schotte 8 October 2020 6.30 – 7.45pm As they ventured across the open oceans, early modern European navigators faced a host of technical challenges, from calculating the tides to estimating the speed of their vessels. When it came to the specific details of their […] Read More

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Maritime Art

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