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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 free featured article reassess  where Drake prepared the Golden Hinde for his Pacific crossing in June 1579.

 

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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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Calls for Papers: Continuity and Change in the Indian Ocean in an Age of Uncertainty

July 2021

12-13 November 2021, Sheridan Institute of Higher Education and the Western Australian Maritime Museum Sheridan Institute of Higher Education, in partnership with Australian Association for Maritime History and the Western Australian Maritime Museum, will host the second biennial Indian Ocean Studies Conference on 12–13 November 2021. The theme of this year’s conference is Continuity and […] Read More

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Maritime Art

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