The 2018 Sir Julian Corbett Prize in Modern Naval History
The Julian Corbett Prize is awarded annually by the Academic Trust Funds Committee, on the recommendation of the Institute of Historical Research, to reward original research in the field of modern naval history. It carries a monetary value of £1,000. The Prize is open to all researchers in modern naval history, without regard to nationality […] Read More
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British Commission for Maritime History John Armstrong Prize
Professor John Armstrong, a former Trustee and seminar convener of the BCMH who died in February 2017, left a legacy to the British Commission for Maritime History. In discussion with John’s widow, Pamela, the B.C.M.H. has decided to use the legacy to establish an annual prize of £250 in his memory. The John Armstrong Prize […] Read More
Category: Maritime Heritage | Funding
Pearsall Fellowship in Naval and Maritime History
The Pearsall Fellowship is a one year postdoctoral Fellowship in Naval and Maritime History from the Institute of Historical Research. Applications are encouraged for work on any aspect of Naval and Maritime History, in the broadest sense, anywhere in the world, from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West up to the present […] Read More
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The Sir Julian Corbett Prize in Modern Naval History
The Julian Corbett Prize is awarded annually by the Academic Trust Funds Committee, on the recommendation of the Institute of Historical Research, to reward original research in the field of modern naval history. It carries a monetary value of £1,000. The Prize is open to all researchers in modern naval history, without regard to nationality […] Read More
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Annual Boydell & Brewer Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Maritime History
Nominations are now open for the British Commission for Maritime History‘s annual Boydell & Brewer Prize for the best doctoral thesis in maritime history. Subjects eligible for consideration reflect the Commission’s view of maritime history as a wide-ranging discipline. Nominations may be submitted by the candidate, or by their supervisor. All doctorates must have been […] Read More
Appeal by the N.M.R.N. to preserve Falklands veteran Landing Craft Foxtrot 7
The National Museum of the Royal Navy is planning to conserve Landing Craft Foxtrot 7, a veteran of the Falklands War, with thirty years service through war and peace. It will cost £25,000 for the conservation work and to move the historic craft from its present site to its new home in Portsmouth Historic […] Read More
Category: Funding | Historic Ships | Maritime Heritage
Donations from the Society of Nautical Research exceeds a million pounds for HMS Victory
The Society for Nautical Research has just donated £100,000 towards the costs of ongoing research and the continuing restoration of HMS Victory. The Society, which launched its ‘Save the Victory Fund in 1922′, has now given the ship over £1,262,000 since 1994. This latest award was presented by the Society’s chairman, Admiral Sir Kenneth Eaton, to […] Read More
Category: Society News | Historic Ships | Maritime Heritage | Funding
Bloomsbury Summer School on the Underwater Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean
As part of the Bloomsbury Summer School programme held at University College London, underwater archaeologist Dr. Peter Campbell will be teaching a course on Underwater Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean: Shipwrecks, Sunken Cities, Drowned Landscapes and the Ancient World from the 24th to the 28th July 2017. Submerged sites offer unique insight into life in […] Read More
Category: Events | Funding | Archaeology
Appeal to Save Historic WW2 Coastal Motor Boat CMB 331
CMB 331 is the last surviving Thornycroft 55-foot Coastal Motor Boat. These innovative craft were designed during the First World War, following a suggestion by three junior officers that small, fast torpedo-carrying craft might be able to pass over German minefields and attack the High Seas Fleet at its base in Wilhelmshaven. Designed by […] Read More
Category: Maritime Heritage | Funding | Historic Ships
Campaign to Fund Work on Scott’s R.R.S. Discovery
Built in 1900 for Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s first Antarctic expedition, the Royal Research Ship Discovery was the first ship to be specifically designed for scientific research and for work in the polar regions, and incorporates a number of unique design features. In addition to the association with Captain Scott, Discovery’s long career connects her […] Read More
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