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Make Your HMS Alliance Visit Unforgettable: 8 Key Details to Spot

The displays on HMS Alliance are full of references to her 26-year history and the lives of the crew on board. 
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HMS Alliance is 80!

But why is she so important and why have we preserved her?
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HMS Victory commits to sustainable forestry certification for its use of French oak

HMS Victory: The Big Repair is more than just conserving the ship for future generations, but discovering 260 years' worth of stories as we peel back…
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Nelson’s Sleeping Quarters Emptied for Next Stage of Repairs

HMS Victory: The Big Repair is more than just conserving the ship for future generations, but discovering 260 years' worth of stories as we peel back…
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Tiny vandals: London Zoo's deathwatch beetle colony reveals what’s eating HMS Victory

A colony of deathwatch beetles can now be found at ZSL’s London Zoo, offering scientists and visitors a rare chance to learn more about the pests…
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HMS Victory shortlisted for best conservation project

HMS Victory: The Big Repair has been named as one of the UK’s best conservation and restoration projects, following stellar progress over the last 12…
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HMS Victory: Conservation work "continues at pace" to restore Royal Navy flagship to her former glory

Painstaking engineering to conserve HMS Victory for future generations is “continuing at pace”.
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The DNA sequence of a wood-munching marauder - Sanger Institute

Tapping out the DNA code of the Deathwatch Beetle gives hope to future conservation research into battling this wood-munching marauder