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Ships, Plans and Survey Reports

Browse the historic Ship Plan and Survey Report collection.

Combined collections catalogue online for the first time

The Heritage & Education Centre's updated combined collections catalogue is now available for the first time online. The library catalogue contains records of over 50,000 books, journals, conference papers, registers, rules and regulations, journal articles, statistics, research reports and inquiries.

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Lloyd's Register of Ships online

Digitised historic editions of the Lloyd's Register of Ships, including the oldest surviving Register Book from 1764.

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Casualty Returns

The Casualty Returns, or Wreck Returns as they are sometimes referred to, record the total losses of vessels worldwide within incremental periods.

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2nd Jul

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1st Jul

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Online Exhibitions & Stories

From Quill Pen to Digital

Applied Research & Outreach Manager Louise Sanger and Curator of Maritime History & Heritage Barbara Jones look at how Lloyd's Register transitioned to the age of the computer.

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Online Exhibitions & Stories

On their Majesty's Service

An absorbing account of royal yachts from HEC's Curator of Maritime History and Heritage Barbara Jones.

Floating Palaces and Royalty

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The 1872 Tea Race

Micro-intern Sophia explores the rivalry between the clippers Cutty Sark and Thermopylae.

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Figurehead Carving- A Lost Art?

Collections Assistant Megan and Digital Engagement Officer Sarah discuss the fascinating, but rather forgotten, art of figurehead carving.

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International Congress of Maritime Museums 2022 Congress

The 2022 ICMM Congress will be held from 12-16 September 2022 at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It will be a very special Congress, not just because it will be the first opportunity for many of us to meet again in person after such a long enforced break, but also because 2022 is the 50th Anniversary of the International Congress of Maritime Museums.

More details coming soon.

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