The majority of the images used in this site come from the vast image collections of the Royal Museums, Greenwich. They can be searched in their entirety here.

I currently have a 12-pound cannonball mounted on oak stand, crafted from the original timbers of HMS Victory, created as part of the “Save the Victory” campaign in 1922, with inscription: “Sold in ...

The Society of Nautical Research is pleased to present this year’s Anderson Medal, for the best maritime publication, to Dr James Davey for his book Tempest: The Royal Navy in the Age of Revolutions ...

The Society for Nautical Research has played a significant role in the preservation of a number of historic ships. Saving HMS Victory in 1922 was its greatest achievement and it has also played an ...

The evolution Late Roman and Early Byzantine imperial naval organisation and galley types. This is an investigation of the evolution of both the imperial naval organisation and galley types in the ...

Between Thursday 29th May and Thursday 5th of June 2025, the Naval Dockyards Society will hold an international conference in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the closure of the Royal Naval ...

In Dr Sam Willis’ book “The Fighting Temeraire” he wrote the following on the 1759 Battle of Lagos: “[La Clue] took his ships to a tiny creek in between Lagos and Cape St Vincent that was guarded by ...

Hello Everyone, As a newbie here, please excuse my shortness of knowledge and the depth of questions. I seek photos, paintings, sketch or descriptions especially about her rigging or under sail of ...

This painting by the Flemish marine artist Andries Van Eertvelt (1590-1652) shows the Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus at anchor in 1492. Painting more than a century after the event, ...

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