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 [...]
London Trip (13-16 September 2022)
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. [...]
Operation Corporate Commemoration Conference
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 [...]
Classic Boat Museum, IoW
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 [...]
Visit to Boathouse 4
At the invitation of the Society of Model Shipwrights several of our members joined them in a visit to Boathouse 4 at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on 24th May. We [...]
Dunkirk Plaque Unveiled
On 28th May the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth unveiled a plaque commemorating the evacuation of over 300,000 servicemen from Dunkirk in May and June 1940. The moving ceremony remembered [...]