Ships & vessels

When was copper sheathing introduced into the Royal Navy?

Beagle was 90' 4" long. Charles Darwin was on board during her famous second voyage (1831–36)...

In the British Merchant Navy until 1933, steering orders used to be given as helm orders...

Why did the Royal Navy lend the United States an aircraft carrier during World War Two?

Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine on 7 May 1915. She sank in less than 20 minutes with...

Mauretania had a length of 790 feet, was built for Cunard by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd...

The QE2's length is 963 feet. She was built for Cunard by John Brown & Company of Clydebank and has...

The First World War German submarine U 28 was sunk in remarkable circumstances...

Several ships have been lost with much greater loss of life than 'Titanic'...

These are the divisions of the working day. The first watch is from 20.00 until midnight...

Terra Nova sank off the Southwestern coast of Greenland on 12 September 1942...

The museum has in its collection a napkin ring with a brass plaque inscribed: 'From the teak of HMS...

In 1878 the Princess Alice sank in less than 4 minutes with 640 people drowned - the worst river...

As of 2004, the biggest ship ever built was the Norwegian-owned tanker Jahre Viking...

The Historic Ships Committee have designated a vessel below 40 tons and 40 feet in length as a...

This state barge which is on display in the museum was built for Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest...

The timber and copper from the wreck of the 'Foudroyant' was used to make furniture and small...

What was the name of the ship that stood in front of the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich?

The Athenia, a Donaldson Line passenger liner, was torpedoed off Rockall Bank on 3 September...

The Charlotte Dundas, an early steamboat propelled by a paddle-wheel at the stern, was engined in...

William Cowper's well-known poem commemorates the accidental loss of the Royal George at Spithead...

They were converted tramp steamers, colliers and sailing ships fitted with concealed guns and used...