October Meeting gets autumn season under way
As our October meeting gets autumn season under way Mark Barton's talk on Naval Duelling was a lively and fascinating introduction to the 2023/2024 programme. The preponderance of pistols over [...]
D-Day Story and LCT7074 Visit, 9 August 2023
Freelance historian and archaeologist Stephen Fisher gave us a fascinating talk on the history, recovery, restoration and display of Landing Craft Tank LCT7074 for our D-Day Story and LCT7074 visit. [...]
Maritime Simulation Centre visit, 5th July 2023
We were privileged to visit the Maritime Simulation Centre at Solent University where, after a short introduction to the centre's history and activities, we were shown the engineering control [...]
HMS Sultan visit, 14 June 2023
HMS Sultan welcomed Service veterans and enthusiasts from The Society for Nautical Research (South) for a visit to the Air Engineering (AE) and Marine Engineering (ME) Museums at HMS [...]
Offshore Patrol Vessel visit – 31 May 2023
Fifteen SNR(S) members were privileged to visit River class offshore patrol vessel HMS Mersey on 31st May 2023. We were met by Lt John Hawks, the ship’s Officer of the [...]