Ships have many roles. They can be places of longing or delivery vehicles, warmongers or escape helpers, environmental ...

From the Society for Nautical Research in partnership with Lloyd’s Register Foundation, I’m Sam Willis. And this is the Mariners Mirror podcast, the world’s number one podcast dedicated to all of ...

Above: This transmitter was designed to float and to be used on British Merchant Navy lifeboats, if the mother ship had been abandoned. It utilised both batteries and a hand generator for power, and ...

As anyone with any exposure to the internet knows, the supposed shot resistance of live oak is one of the most enduring popular myths about the Age of Sail, with 18-pounders bouncing off the hull of ...

Fourteen books were considered by the Committee for the Anderson Prize this year. They represented a broad range of high-quality publications. Most of the discussion revolved around four outstanding ...

Image: ‘Staff Bible’ entry for Newman Mumford, 379. LRFHEC.

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: ...

Each year the Society holds its AGM on board HMS Victory with a dinner held on the Lower Gundeck. Tickets for this year’s celebration are now available for Members to purchase in the Member’s Section ...

This painting of the Battle of the Texel (1673) was made by Willem van Der Velde the Younger, an extremely gifted painter of maritime scenes (1633-1707) and the son of Willem Van Der Velde (1610-1693) ...

In this episode we hear all about the rich and long maritime history of the English port of Hull. Dr Sam Willis spoke with Sam Wright, a tour guide of historic Hull as well as a researcher working on ...