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Read blogs providing an update on our projects and resources.

The SS Wilson B. Keene, destroyed in the 1947 Texas City disaster's second explosion
Hindsight Perspectives: Fire at Sea
Published: 21 Dec 20

A Guest Blog from University of Oxford Micro-Intern Laura Hurford

Hindsight Perspectives
Containers waiting at the South Korean port of Busan.
Hindsight Perspectives: The Experience of Containerisation
Published: 20 Dec 20

A Guest Blog from our University of Oxford Micro-Intern Hamish Low.

Hindsight Perspectives
104 Moss and 2 Membrane type LNG Carriers MHI
Hindsight Perspectives: LNG Transitions a ‘Chicken and Egg’ Paradox
Published: 20 Dec 20

A Guest Blog from University of Oxford Micro-Intern James Derham

Hindsight Perspectives
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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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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.

Barbara Jones
Coflein map of Lloyd's Casualty returns listing
Making the Link
Published: 14 May 20

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

Guest blog
Plimsoll Line
The Plimsoll line
Published: 15 Apr 20

Find out about freeboard, load lines and reserve buoyancy

Education
Louise Sanger
Ship types, design and construction
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Cheque in the Cupboard!
Published: 11 Feb 20

While the Heritage & Education Centre undergoes a radical transformation over the next few months, learn more about an unlikely 101-year-old treasure that floated to the surface last week.

Max Wilson
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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.

Guest blog