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The Society for Nautical Research is the world’s oldest society dedicated to the study and preservation of maritime heritage. It publishes The Mariner’s Mirror, the world’s leading journal of naval and maritime history.

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This month’s featured article looks at the career of the British merchant brig, New Holland, and her crew, who sailed to almost every continent over the twenty years that spanned the end of the Georgian era and the start of the Victorian.

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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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Navy Records Society: Caird Library Visit

January 2019

Members of The Navy Records Society have been given an exciting opportunity to visit the National Maritime Museum’s Caird Library & Archive on 18th February 2019. Guests will be hosted from 1300-1500 by one of their archivists, who will begin with a short talk on the work currently being undertaken, before being allowed to view […] Read More

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Maritime Art

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