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Trafalgar Day 2024: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
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Pickle Night on HMS Warrior

On 6 November 2024, we hosted our much-anticipated Pickle Night aboard the decks of HMS Warrior, transforming this iconic ship into a vibrant…
An oil painting depicting several Napoleonic-era warships engaged in battle
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Trafalgar Day 2024: The Battle of Trafalgar

Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a new digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio…
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Trafalgar Day 2024: HMS Victory after Trafalgar and W.L. Wyllie

Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a new digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio…
A gallery space featuring a 3/4 angle painting of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
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Trafalgar Day 2024: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Join the National Museum of the Royal Navy as we launch a new digital series for Trafalgar Day - covering the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio…
HRH The Princess Royal visiting HMS Victory in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
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HRH The Princess Royal Pays a Royal Visit to Portsmouth’s HMS Victory to see conservation in action

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a special visit to the Historic Ships workshop and HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, part of…
Work being done on the scaffold around HMS Victory
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Archaeology meets AI in ground-breaking collaboration between The National Museum of the Royal Navy and the University of Southampton

The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has recently completed phase one of a world-first collaboration with the…
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Unique scale model of HMS Victory put on display at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

The builder’s block model is the only known scale model of HMS Victory from the time of Battle of Trafalgar. This 1:48 scale model is likened to a…
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Rare polar sledge flag used in hunt for Franklin’s doomed expedition is saved for the nation

The National Museum of the Royal Navy is proud to announce that the last-ditch campaign to raise £120,000 to save a rare polar expedition sledge flag…