- The National Museum of the Royal Navy has launched a bid to save 10 incredibly unique that plot the defeat of the Spanish Armada
- The defeat of the Armada is a defining point in the creation of England’s identity and a decisive moment in English history
- The National Museum needs to raise £600,000 to prevent their loss overseas
All of the National Museum of the Royal Navy museums in England are once again open to the public! Please note new Health & Safety measures are in place - check out each museum for further details.
Tickets are now available to buy online. Pre-booking your day and arrival time are essential. 
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- Thursday, 29 October 2020 - 10:07pm
- Tuesday, 27 October 2020 - 5:06pm
In 1815 a woman boarded the HMS Queen Charlotte, not as an on-board wife, a passenger or a nurse, but as a sailor.
Following an alleged dispute with her husband, ‘William Brown’ (her birth name unknown) made history by becoming both a cross-dressing sailor and the first black woman to join the Royal Navy, just eight years after the passing of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
Cross-dressing, historically considered a perversion, had seen the involvement of women since the Middle Ages; a strategic decision for some who wanted to participate in the wider world.
- Thursday, 22 October 2020 - 3:00pm
Recently at the museum we have been looking into the history of our local sites.
With Halloween coming up, the more weird and wonderful stories start to come out of the woodwork across all of our museums.
One of the first stories we came across was the haunting history of The Haslar Tramway which has the local gruesome nickname of ‘the river of blood’
- Wednesday, 30 September 2020 - 5:44pm
Guest blog post from: Dr Mary Wills, Honorary Research Fellow, Wilberforce Institute (University of Hull)
As part of our series taking a closer look into black history within the Royal Navy, Dr Mary Wills discusses the role of black Africans in the West Coast of Africa Squadron.
The West Coast of Africa squadron was a key force in the efforts to enforce the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade after 1807.
- Wednesday, 23 September 2020 - 5:56pm
No one would have ever expected a ship to last as long as HMS Trincomalee has, let alone a ship’s figurehead. This one stayed on the vessel for over 150 years, and saw every kind of weather and climate whilst the ship sailed the world.
The figurehead in 1906
- Monday, 21 September 2020 - 3:31pm
National Museum of Royal Navy statement on redundancy consultation
It is with deep regret that the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is announcing that today we have started a consultation on proposed redundancies and restructuring.
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