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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
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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
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Research guide C8: The Merchant Navy: Wrecks, losses and casualties
This guide outlines some ways in which you can trace information about merchant shipping wrecks, losses and casualties
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Research guide B9: The Royal Navy: HMS 'King George V'
This guide outlines the history of the ship HMS King George V, and the National Maritime Museum's resources relating to this ship
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Research guide M8: Girls at the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich
A chronology of the Royal Hospital School including references to girls who attended the school 1805-41