A gratifyingly well attended meeting found much to enjoy and discuss. Richard Blake’s long experience of holding a class’s attention came through in a lively and interesting talk on [...]
The November meeting featured postcards from the fleet in WW1. A brisk AGM was followed by Geoff Cunnington’s talk on Grand Fleet Lives: Picturing R.N. Sailors’ Postcards in WW1. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
This year’s SNR(S) September trip was a packed four days in London, starting with a tour of the Golden Hinde - a replica of Sir Francis Drake’s privateering galleon. [...]
On Saturday 9th July SNR(S) held a special all-day conference to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. To our great regret Paul Brown our keynote speaker was [...]
Members had a fascinating day trip to the Classic Boat Museum and Gallery at Cowes on 7th June, ably organised by member Nick Hawkins. It was an eye-opening reminder [...]