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This guide explains some of the material available in the Museum's Archive and Library collections that can be used to research people who have served in the Royal Navy

The Museum has extensive collections of books, photographs, paintings, prints and manuscripts about the Royal Navy to help in your research. The official records for the Royal Navy are held at the National Archives

This guide is best used in conjunction with Research Guides C1 and C2 and gives further details of records in the National Maritime Museum relating to merchant seamen

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

This research guide outlines the system of certification from 1845 onwards, and explains how and where to find certificates and other records that will help you trace masters, mates and engineers

This guide outlines the history of ship registration in Britain, from the mid-17th century until 1857, when the official Mercantile Navy List was first published

Discover the array of cultures represented in Royal Museums Greenwich's collections

A snapshot of the culture and communities of London’s docklands

Useful tips from the space experts at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on how to become an astronomer

The Queer History Club dives into the archives to explore Petty Officer Henry Peglar's papers