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See Cutty Sark's copper hull
Stand underneath the unique raised hull of Cutty Sark
Research guide
Research guide C5: The Merchant Navy: Sources for ship histories
There are many different aspects to merchant navy history and considerable information survives about British merchant ships, which you can explore
Research guide
Research guide B6: The Royal Navy: Administrative records
The National Maritime Museum and Caird Library have interesting material and many books relating to the central administration of the Navy - Reference: ADM for Admiralty
Research guide
Research guide B5: Royal Naval Dockyards
This guide is a brief introduction to Royal Naval Dockyards and the records of each dockyard held by the National Maritime Museum, followed by a selected bibliography of books in the Museum Library
Antarctica 2020 schools project
Polar scientists, artists and school children join forces to create a message for Antarctica. What would your message be?
Research guide
Research guide C9: The Merchant Navy: First World War
This guide outlines the main sources for researching the activities of merchant ships and their crews during the First World War