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Artist rendering of ground floor of Royal Marine Museum featuring Lynx Helicopter
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A gallery space featuring a 3/4 angle painting of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
Trafalgar Day 2024: Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
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Uncharted Waters LGBTQ+ film nominated for award

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A child looks at a wall with photographs and a poppy-wreath with a sign reading 'lest we forget'
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Remembrance Day 2024 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy

Every year 11th November marks Remembrance Day, held in honour of all armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The National…
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…
A panoramic photograph of a large naval battle painting
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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…
Cabot Tower, Signal Hill, St John's, the signal station in Newfoundland.
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British Special Service Squadron - September 1924

In this final instalment of the blog series, the National Museum of the Royal Navy follows the final movements of the British Special Service…
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…
Contemporary black and white photograph of HMS Royal Oak at sea.
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The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak

The sinking of HMS Royal Oak, in the early days of the Second World War, was a major shock for the Royal Navy. In total 834 personnel were killed as…
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The DNA sequence of a wood-munching marauder - Sanger Institute

Tapping out the DNA code of the Deathwatch Beetle gives hope to future conservation research into battling this wood-munching marauder
Quebec - August 1924
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British Special Service Squadron - August 1924

In this ongoing blog series, the National Museum of the Royal Navy is following the route of the British Special Service Squadron during the…