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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Wednesday 21 October all Society for Nautical Research members are invited to the Annual Wreath Laying Service In Nelson’s Crypt, St Paul’s Cathedral. This ...