The National Museum of the Royal Navy

🎙️ Rainy days call for podcasts ⚓ Britain is a maritime nation that has been shaped by our relationship with the sea. The same could be said about our nation’s coinage. Over six episodes, The Royal Mint Museum explores this relationship, in their podcast series, Coins and the Sea. Episode four, Life On Board, features National Museum of the Royal Navy Principle Curator, Victoria Ingles. Grab a hot drink and listen as the team discuss the role coinage played onboard ships during the golden age of sail. https://spoti.fi/4aq7vt3 👂 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or search 'Coins and the Sea' wherever you get your podcasts. Image - Royal Mint Museum

In the final video, hear about Textile Conservator, Rebecca Bissonnet, memorable moments, working on the HMS Victory fore-topsail. Click the link to learn more about this incredible piece of history. https://bit.ly/3CV9cSr

🌎 If you watched the incredible Blue Planet II you will have seen the exploration of the Midnight Zone and the Mariana Trench, the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. But did you know the Mariana Trench was first discovered in 1875 by the crew of the British naval ship H.M.S Challenger? In 1872, the warship HMS Challenger was modified to include laboratories and a photographic room on the main deck, following a proposal by Edinburgh University professor and marine zoologist named Charles Wyville Thompson to the Royal Society of London. Royal Society scientists supported the proposed of a global expedition of a detailed and comprehensive study the ocean. She set sail from England on 21 December 1872, with a crew of six scientists and around 250 sailors and officers. By the time of Challengers return in May 1876, she would carry a cargo of scientific contributions that continue to shape our understanding of the ocean today, discovering thousands of new species and proving that life could exist even at enormous depths. Learn more at the National Museum of the Royal Navy about HMS Challenger expedition in our Worlds Beneath the Waves exhibition at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Image: Crew of HMS Challenger #BluePlanet #BluePlanetII #HMSChallenger #Oceanogrpahy

The National Museum of the Royal Navy and Mary Rose Trust are seeking a media planning and buying agency to work with us to build creative, dynamic and data driven campaigns to drive visits to our ships and museums. Can you help us by reaching our priority audiences? Find innovative ways to reach new visitors? Deliver great return on investment? As part of this Tender we are looking for an agency to work with us on our affiliates programme and support the introduction of brand partnerships to our marketing strategy. To find out more about this opportunity please sign up to our Market Engagement online session on Monday 27 January. Details here - https://lnkd.in/ejjjS-sW Date: 27 January 2025, 10 - 12. Teams call online. Please reach out with any comments or questions to tenders@nmrn.org.uk. Please do not post any questions in the comments section below.

This HMS Victory fore-topsail is the only surviving sail from the Battle of Trafalgar, originating from the most important ship of the battle, HMS Victory. The sail bares the marks of this ferocious battle, peppered with some 90 shot holes. Join us in this three part mini series to hear from Textile Conservator, Rebecca Bissonnet, on how we care for this incredible piece of history and how the team carry out this considering undertaking. https://bit.ly/3CV9cSr

This HMS Victory fore-topsail is the only surviving sail from the Battle of Trafalgar, originating from the most important ship of the battle, HMS Victory. The sail bares the marks of this ferocious battle, peppered with some 90 shot holes. Join us in this three part mini series to hear from Textile Conservator, Rebecca Bissonnet, on how we care for this incredible piece of history and how the team carry out this considering undertaking. https://bit.ly/3CV9cSr

The National Museum of the Royal Navy is currently delivering Victory Live: The Big Repair, one of the largest conservation projects in the UK which aims to fight the impact of moisture, fungus and pests that are threatening HMS Victory. This requires the careful removal of rotting material from the hull and replacing it with new oak. This painstaking work is being undertaken by our skilled team of shipwrights, riggers, conservators and archaeologists. The project will ensure that HMS Victory is protected for a minimum of 50 years. The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is seeking to appoint a design and build contractor to refresh and update the narrative / interpretative outputs required for Victory Live: The Big Repair project. The link to the tender documentation can be found here; https://lnkd.in/erA2ZAQG"

12 January 2025 marked 25 years since the ban on LGBT individuals serving in the navy was lifted on 12 January 2000. This milestone recognises the courage, commitment, and capability of countless individuals who had long been excluded. It was a step toward equality and inclusion, ensuring that those willing to serve could do so authentically. As we reflect on this anniversary, we honour those who paved the way, celebrate the progress made, and acknowledge the commitment towards creating an armed forces environment where everyone is valued and respected. Click the link below to watch, Uncharted Waters: Generations of LGBTQ+ Pride in the Royal Navy. Created in partnership with the RN LGBTQ+ Network and filmmaker David Graham, hear how the experiences of LGBTQ+ Sailors and Officers have differed before and post the lifting of the ban on homosexuality in the military in 2000. https://bit.ly/3Wj96L9

#OnThisDay - 12 January 1922 On 12 January 1922, HMS Victory entered her final home at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. HMS Victory, the most famous ship in the history of the Royal Navy, is best known as Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. In service for almost forty years, Victory served as the flagship to a series of distinguished Admirals becoming flagship of the Commander-in-Chief in 1889. After having her ballast removed on 16 December 1921, she moved into her permanent home at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on 12 January 1922. 🖼️ HMS Victory Anchored off the Isle of Wight. Artist John Wilson Carmichael - 1847 National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth

2024 has been a year of significant acquisitions at The National Museum of the Royal Navy. Formed in 2009, The National Museum of the Royal Navy is the youngest and fastest growing National Museum. We accept hundreds of new items into the Collection every year, thanks to generous gifts from members of the public or through purchase at auction or private sale and incredible financial support from funders such as the National Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Lottery Memorial Fund, the Art Fund and the Society for Nautical Research. We are proud to be the permanent home for some incredible objects. Read more in this blog from Louisa Blight, Head of Collections and Research at the National Museum of the Royal Navy as she takes you through some of her highlights from 2024. https://bit.ly/4fLcbL8 Images (left to right) A silver-mounted Spanish cutlass captured by Lord Anson from the Manila Galleon 'Nuestra Señora de Covadonga', 20 June 1743 Ship wheel from the HMS Erebus Shipwreck (found in 2014) German Sextant from the SS Gedania, c1941