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Research guide D1: RMS Titanic: Fact sheet
This guide gives the main facts about RMS Titanic
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Discover the remarkable journey Shackleton undertook to save his crew from death.
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Roald Amundsen: Polar Explorer
Roald Amundsen is one of history's most celebrated explorers, famous for navigating the North-West Passage and being the first to reach the South Pole.
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What is a mariner's astrolabe?
What is a mariner's astrolabe? How was one used?
Press release
National Maritime Museum flips our view of the world with new Ocean Map
The central courtyard of the National Maritime Museum will reopen with a new Spilhaus Map and season of events.
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Research guide E2: World War Two: Guide to the Dunkirk List
This guide provides an introduction to the official record of Operation Dynamo, the mass evacuation of British troops from France in 1940 during the Second World War
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A book from the Bounty
The world's greatest maritime archive is full of fascinating objects with amazing stories to tell. Today we're looking at a book that was taken by the Bounty Mutineers in 1789.