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Director-General of the NMRN Dominic Tweddle
Director-General Prof. Dominic Tweddle to step down at National Museum of the Royal Navy
Children look at video in the Worlds Beneath the Waves exhibition in Portsmouth
Worlds Beneath the Waves Exhibition opens in Portsmouth
HMS Caroline is a First World War ship and image shows her at her berth in Belfast
HMS Caroline is awarded ‘Flagship of the Year 2023’ status

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A bottle found in the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima

Nuclear Testing and the Royal Navy - Unpacking the impact of High Explosive Research

Following the release of Christopher Nolan’s new film Oppenheimer, which has seen a renewed interest in the story of one of the most famous names…
Two costume interpreters sit in the stocks in front of HMS Trincomalee in Hartlepool

NMRN Hartlepool celebrates Tall Ships Race 2023

The National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool welcomed over 40,000 visitors during this year's Tall Ships Race (6th-9th July) - kicking off a…
HMT Empire Windrush alongside at Singapore, c1948 Credit NMRN

The 75th Anniversary of Windrush and their role in the armed forces

Pictured: HMT Empire Windrush alongside at Singapore, c1948 Credit NMRN During the Second World War the British Empire contributed nearly 3 million…

Pride Month 2023 - Exploring LGBTQ+ history in the Royal Navy

To commemorate Pride Month the National Museum of the Royal Navy has produced a short series of blogs detailing the long and complicated history of…