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08 Dec 2017
Fragments of Voyages and Travels
The rare book collection at the Caird Library holds numerous delights. One of our readers requested this book and it particularly caught my eye as it is written by an officer who began service in the Royal Navy as a young lad in the 1800s. 
04 Dec 2017
No Iceberg in Sight
Contrary to popular belief, the Titanic disaster of 1912 was not Britain's greatest loss of life at sea. The Lancastria disaster of 1940 is the most catastrophic loss recorded.
02 Nov 2017
British and French Prisoners of War, 1793-1815
Discover documents that shine a light on the experiences of captured British and French sailors and soldiers in the National Maritime Museum's Caird Library.
03 Oct 2017
Futility: how a novel foreshadowed the sinking of the Titanic
October's Item of the Month looks at a prescient work of fiction from 1898, Morgan Robertson's Futility.
26 May 2017
Burial at sea
What exactly happened in the past when someone died during a voyage and was buried at sea?
30 Nov 2016
The Great Storm of 1703
The Great Storm of 1703 wreaked havoc across southern Britain, and it remains one of the worst storms in British recorded history.
12 May 2016
Passenger Lists to North America
Our Librarian Penny Allen gives advice on researching passenger information using the museums library and archive.