Research Guide
Research guide C1: The Merchant Navy: Tracing people: Crew lists, agreements and official logs
This guide gives details of crew agreements for British-registered merchant ships, crew lists or muster-rolls and official ships' logs
Research Guide
Cutty Sark Research guide
This guide looks at sources for research into Cutty Sark available in the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum
Blog post
Musing on a mollusc: Brunel’s inspiration for the Thames Tunnel
The year 2019 marked the 150th anniversary of the opening in 1869 of the East London railway line, completed in 1843 with the help of pioneering technology invented by Marc Isambard Brunel
Have your say on the future of the Royal Observatory Greenwich
Almost 350 years since its founding, it’s now your chance to help shape the future of the home of time
Event
Wind, Tide and Oar
Join us at the National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark for an exclusive film premiere of Wind, Tide & Oar, as well as a book launch and drinks reception
Research Guide
Research guide H6: Lloyd’s: Lloyd’s Register survey reports
The Lloyds Register Foundation (LRF) Plans and Survey Reports Collection, which were on loan to the National Maritime Museum for some 50 years, were returned to the LRF in late 2017
Research Guide
Research guide H: Lloyd's
The National Maritime Museum holds a wealth of information on the Lloyd's List, the newspaper that recorded shipping movements and incidents. Discover how it can be used to aid research
Research Guide
Research guide: Finding Black and Asian Sailors in RMG Collections
The National Maritime Museum holds a wide range of material relating to black and Asian sailors
Research Guide
Research guide A6: Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum
This guide is a brief introduction to Greenwich, the National Maritime Museum and the records held by the Museum, followed by a selected bibliography of books in our Library
Research Guide
Research guide B1: The Royal Navy: Tracing people
This guide explains some of the material available in the Museum's Archive and Library collections which can be used to research people who have served in the Royal Navy