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Online Event: Sail to Steam to Zero Carbon
Thursday 23 March, 4pm, online How can the past inform our responses to contemporary maritime challenges? The first decades of the nineteenth century saw enormous technological change in the maritime industry, with the development of steam-powered paddle ships, screw-steamers and iron-clad vessels gradually replacing the sailing ship. Decarbonisation is arguably the biggest shift the industry […] Read More
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Battle of Atlantic 80th Commemoration Conference
Jointly with The Society for Nautical Research, Maritime History North present their Spring 2023 Conference Ticket prices (including Conference Fee, tea/coffee and sit-down lunch) are as follows: Students (upon production of proof of full time education) , £30 Full members of the sponsoring organisations: (Maritime History North and the Society for Nautical Research) £30 All […] Read More
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AN AFTERNOON WITH TRADITIONAL PACIFIC NAVIGATORS
Traditional Pacific navigation skills and approaches have, for millennia, been used effectively for inter-island voyaging. The relationships between winds, swells, stars, plants, animals and lights at sea all play a part. The RIN and Pacific Traditions Society, with the support of Royal Museums Greenwich, are pleased to offer an amazing opportunity to hear from traditionalist […] Read More
The Restoration Project LCT 7074 : The last surviving Tank Landing Craft to take part on the Normandy Landings.
Next Online Winter Lecture! 15th Feb, 18.30 : Dr Nick Hewitt The Restoration Project LCT 7074 : The last surviving Tank Landing Craft to take part on the Normandy Landings. Nick Hewitt was born in Hull and brought up in Surrey, where he attended Kingston Grammar School. He studied history at Lancaster University and War Studies […] Read More
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Next Online Winter Lecture!
One of the most important reasons to join our Society! The excellent winter lecture series….NEXT LECTURE! 18 Jan Dr Ben Redding The First Voyage of the Gloucester (1654-56): Life and Death in the Caribbean The public announcement of the finding of the Gloucester shipwreck in June 2022 off North Norfolk, originally lost in May 1682, has attracted both national and […] Read More
Anderson Medal 2021 Announced
We are delighted to announce that, out of all the various nominations, the prestigious Anderson Medal, for the best maritime non-fiction book of 2021 has been awarded to Dr Paul Brown for his Abandon Ship: The Real Story of the Sinkings in the Falklands War. The judging panel felt that: ‘Brown’s account goes beyond the […] Read More
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Winter Lecture! Norman Friedman: US Aircraft Carriers of WW2
The U.S. carriers of the Yorktown class were the basis for the wartime standard production ships of the Essex class. To what extent were they shaped by the perceived requirements and conditions of the Pacific War for which the U.S. Navy was preparing? To what extent did their adaptation succeed once war broke out? This lecture will explore […] Read More
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SNR Winter Lectures 2022/2023
9 Nov 18:30 Captain Peter King The life and times of the merchant schooner Supply, 1832 to 1861 I first came across Supply in a footnote to a paper on the Coconut Oil Trade from the Gilbert Islands by the distinguished Pacific Island historian Prof. H.E. Maude in his book “Of Islands and Men” The […] Read More
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Resurfacing: Shipwrecks in Art, History and Archaeology
11-12 November 2022. For further details and to book please click here: Day 1 (Friday 11 November): at Royal Museums Greenwich 9:30 Registration and coffee 10:00 Welcome to Royal Museums Greenwich and introductory remarks Material History 10:30 Keynote: Elsje van Kessel (University of St Andrews) – “Losses that bring grief to stones” The Carreira […] Read More
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Save the Victory Fund Centenary Event
A reception, talks and tours to mark the centenary of the launch of the Save the Victory Fund by the Society for Nautical Research on Trafalgar Day 1922. It promises to be an enjoyable and interesting day, consisting of a buffet lunch, dedicated tours of the ship and the new Victory gallery, and talks from […] Read More
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