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This year, 2026, marks the 110th anniversary of the largest naval battle of the First World War

Most of us are familiar with the doomed 1845 Arctic Expedition led by Sir John Franklin and with his contemporary, the novelist Charles Dickens. But largely forgotten is a connection between the two.

Safeguarding Tresco’s guardians: the story of the Valhalla collection

A brigantine found abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic, its crew never seen again... discover the enduring maritime mystery of the Mary Celeste

In this blog we explore how our ancestors obtained ice in an age before widespread domestic refrigeration.

This month we explore Shipyard Spotlight, a short-lived wartime government publication recently discovered in the collections of the Caird Library and Archive. It offers researchers a fascinating glimpse into the changing social attitudes of the time.

In this blog we explore some of Austen’s literary nautical themes, but also consider her actual maritime connections.

Despite art being his first love, Henry Clifford went on to play a key role in the pioneering transatlantic cable-laying expeditions of the nineteenth century.

Hidden in the seemingly mundane bureaucratic letters of the Royal Navy lie some fascinating insights into the role of the British state in providing healthcare and welfare to ill and injured seamen.