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

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 ...

Dr Sam Willis explores the fascinating history of the UK’s historic fleet – the historic vessels that survive in the UK. Many are afloat but there are also ships on slipways, in sheds, hidden in ...

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 ...

Sorry I am so late to this interesting discussion thread about leagers / leaguers but I may have something to add and I’d welcome thoughts as there are things here that I just don’t understand. For ...

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: ...

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 ...

Jan (Johannes) Sadeler (1550-1600) came from a talented and successful family of printmakers with an international reputation as their work circulated widely in Europe as well as the Spanish colonies.

On Thursday 28 November, at the annual Awards Evening of Portsmouth’s Admiral Lord Nelson School, Raha Mortezai-Far received The 1805 Club’s ‘Special Award for Personal Endeavour in Overcoming ...

HMS Racoon was part of Commodore Hilyarr’s squadron sent to the Pacific to capture USS Essex. Racoon was detached to capture Fort Astoria on the Columbia River, an action that compromised British ...