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Pirates, Pirate Radio and a Music Lockdown
Published: 03 Jun 20

Curator of Maritime History & Heritage, Barbara Jones, provides a fascinating history on the often clandestine world of pirate radio stations.

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People Power - Women at Lloyd's Register
Published: 12 Sep 19

Uncover the stories of some of the women who made their mark at Lloyd's Register

Anne Cowne
Barbara Jones
Charlotte Ward
Louise Sanger
Max Wilson
Rewriting Women into Maritime History
Victoria Culkin
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First and Famous: Lenin ex St. Alexandre Nevsky
Published: 10 Apr 18

We're taking an in depth look at LR's 'First and Famous' ships. These ships are significant in terms of design, technological advances, historic importance, or just ships everyone has heard of that we've classed. This post features the history of the Russian icebreaker Lenin ex St. Alexandre Nevsky an important "workhorse of the ocean".

Barbara Jones
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First and Famous
Ship types, design and construction
Barbara Jones
These are a few of our favourite things...Barbara Jones
Published: 27 Oct 16

Barbara Jones
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These are a few of our favourite things