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This item of the month is a 1970s journal kept by the Merchant Navy's first female navigating cadet, 18 year old Nina Baker on board British Petroleum (BP) Tanker Vessel British Willow. Nina's journal influenced me to explore women's developing role in the Merchant Navy during the second half of the twentieth century and beyond.

The story of Emma Hamilton is one of female power and achievement in a man's world, against all odds.

Find out more about the Tudor symbols used in portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and discover what they mean

Officers, gentlemen, and dedicated followers of fashion... Author and lecturer Dr Amy Miller explains how the history of Royal Navy clothing isn't as 'uniform' as it first appears.

Named for the Glaswegian shipowner Sir James Caird, Bt. (1864-1954), the Caird Library and Archive has been facilitating research into maritime endeavour for over eighty years. Today it is the largest maritime reference library in the world.

Sophie Warburton explores the story behind a portrait in Royal Museums Greenwich's collection and their connection with the sitter.