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Most of the surviving records generated by the Navy during its long history are held by the National Archives at Kew. One set of records we hold on deposit here at Greenwich however are logs written by Royal Naval Lieutenants during the period of 1673-1809. 08 Apr 2019 Construction of an Icon: A Triumphal Procession A rare and marvellous guest will be coming to Greenwich on Friday 12 April 2019 05 Apr 2019 Seaspeak: Songs and Stories From The National Maritime Museum Seaspeak is a project conceived and created by 2018 National Maritime Museum Musician in Residence Joe Danks. It has seen him create an artistic, musical response to the National Maritime Museum's vast collection in the form of a 10 song album. This project has been a collaboration between The National Maritime Museum, The English Folk Dance and Song Society and Help Musicians UK. 03 Apr 2019 The Bogus Surveyor “If, by repeated efforts, you find the index [of the theodolite] will not return to zero after taking a round of angles…unscrew the instrument from its tripod and replace it in the box, close the lid firmly, then gently roll the box one hundred yards or so down the hill side…” 26 Mar 2019 Life at a Prisoner of War Camp JOD/332 is a log kept by Captain Stanley Algar while a Prisoner of War at the Milag Nord camp near Bremen. However, the diary is not all it seems, while I was expecting to read Stanley Algar’s story of his capture and the gruelling day to day life in the camp, what it contained was quite different. 26 Mar 2019 What caused the disappearance of the Flannan Isle lighthouse keepers? Were the lighthouse keepers on Flannan Island swept away? Or did something darker take place that night? 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