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For many of us, Halloween offers a chance to embrace our fascination with fear. But for the crew of Cutty Sark, every day of the year could hold deadly threat...

During Black History Month Curator Andrew Choong Han Lin shares the story of Marcus Bailey, who served on HMS Chester at the Battle of Jutland

The Great Storm of 1703 wreaked havoc across southern Britain, and it remains one of the worst storms in British recorded history.

In March 2016 I released a Call for Participation asking Royal Navy personnel to share their stories of shipboard entertainment. One naval theatrical tradition I wanted to learn more about was 'Crossing the Line'

Charles Burns, an artist who specialises in silhouettes, shares the history of this fascinating art form.

There are many unique and memorable things about clipper ship Cutty Sark. Her name is just one.

Maritime history has always influenced fashion - and no object more so than the Breton Top. But where did the history of the famous stripes begin?

Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to swim across the English Channel unaided. Using our library and archive collections we research the life of this extraordinary man.

There are few influential female figures in Cutty Sark's story but one notable character is Catharine Dowman, née Courtauld.