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Read blogs providing an update on our projects and resources.

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Wind power: a storied past and sustainable future in maritime shipping
Published: 02 Mar 23

Hindsight Perspectives Micro-Intern, Grant Sieboldt, comments on the possibilities offered by wind power in contemporary shipping.

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Changing with the tides: how the evolution of ports has been shaped by global missions
Published: 13 Feb 23

Hindsight Perspectives Micro-Intern, Jonathan Huggett, explores the evolution of ports has been shaped by global missions.

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Past and present of fuel transitions through cluster investment
Published: 23 Jan 23

Hindsight Perspectives Micro-Intern, Beatriz Sanchez, explores the past and present of fuel transitions.

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Three Women in the London Chart Trade, c.1800-1860
Published: 01 Sep 22

From maps and charts to navigational instruments, women have played an integral role

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Rewriting Women into Maritime History
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The 1872 Tea Race
Published: 19 Aug 21

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

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Digitising the Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection
Published: 22 Apr 21

Florence Bradshaw from Max Communications discusses how she has found digitising our collection from home.

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The SS Samtampa
Published: 27 Jul 20

Guest blog writer Meilyr Powel, from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, discusses how our records have aided research on Welsh shipwrecks.

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Making the Link
Published: 14 May 20

A new project to link the Casualty Returns and the National Monuments Record of Wales.

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Navy Records Society visit to 71 Fenchurch Street
Published: 06 Jan 20

The Navy Records Society visited us in November 2019. Naval and maritime history blogger Kate Jamieson, who helped organise the visit, has written about the day.

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RNLI
Published: 12 Sep 19

Discover our work with the RNLI, committing over £2 million to the training of crew members since 2007

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Ship types, design and construction
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These are a few of our favourite things...Dermot Fowler
Published: 14 Aug 18

In July 2018, the Heritage and Education Centre welcomed Dermot Fowler to the team for work experience. He wrote about his favourite thing!

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These are a few of our favourite things...Misha Ansell
Published: 09 Jul 18

In July 2018, the Heritage and Education Centre welcomed Misha Ansell to the team for her work experience week. She wrote about her favourite thing!

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These are a few of our favourite things
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Sarah Clifford Smith's Robert Miller ship model
Published: 08 Aug 17

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Ship types, design and construction