Navy Records Society
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Publishing British naval documents and history since 1893. We'll post all the latest discoveries here...
#OnThis Day in 1941 HMS Ark Royal, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier, sank after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81.
Read more on The Navy Records Society Members' Blog: www.navyrecords.org.uk/members_blog...
#navyrecords #navalhistory #ww2 #royalnavy #OTD #hmsarkroyal
Read more on The Navy Records Society Members' Blog: www.navyrecords.org.uk/members_blog...
#navyrecords #navalhistory #ww2 #royalnavy #OTD #hmsarkroyal
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#OnThis Day in 1941 HMS Ark Royal, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier, sank after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81.
Read more on The Navy Records Society Members' Blog: www.navyrecords.org.uk/members_blog...
#navyrecords #navalhistory #ww2 #royalnavy #OTD #hmsarkroyal
Read more on The Navy Records Society Members' Blog: www.navyrecords.org.uk/members_blog...
#navyrecords #navalhistory #ww2 #royalnavy #OTD #hmsarkroyal
Rear Admiral John Lang:‘Even a casual glance at this collection of letters is a joy. It is an extraordinary record of a cadet and midshipman in the Victorian Navy and opens a window of life in an era when the passage of time is marked by the receipt and dispatch of periodic letters to and from home’
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Rear Admiral John Lang:‘Even a casual glance at this collection of letters is a joy. It is an extraordinary record of a cadet and midshipman in the Victorian Navy and opens a window of life in an era when the passage of time is marked by the receipt and dispatch of periodic letters to and from home’
📚 New book by our member: The Dido Papers: the letters of A Victorian Midshipman
by John Johnson-Allen
HMS Dido went to West Africa, South and East Africa, the letters recount Bryan Godfrey Faussett's experiences as a young man between June 1879 - April 1881: buff.ly/vAtRZbs
#newbook #navyhistory
by John Johnson-Allen
HMS Dido went to West Africa, South and East Africa, the letters recount Bryan Godfrey Faussett's experiences as a young man between June 1879 - April 1881: buff.ly/vAtRZbs
#newbook #navyhistory
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
📚 New book by our member: The Dido Papers: the letters of A Victorian Midshipman
by John Johnson-Allen
HMS Dido went to West Africa, South and East Africa, the letters recount Bryan Godfrey Faussett's experiences as a young man between June 1879 - April 1881: buff.ly/vAtRZbs
#newbook #navyhistory
by John Johnson-Allen
HMS Dido went to West Africa, South and East Africa, the letters recount Bryan Godfrey Faussett's experiences as a young man between June 1879 - April 1881: buff.ly/vAtRZbs
#newbook #navyhistory
Last month, we commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
In our Members' Blog Neil Jackson looked at a letter from HMS Swiftsure, which describes the action taken to reclaim the prized colonial possession of Hong Kong: buff.ly/12OhTLE
#VJDay #WW2 #navyhistory #Navyrecord
In our Members' Blog Neil Jackson looked at a letter from HMS Swiftsure, which describes the action taken to reclaim the prized colonial possession of Hong Kong: buff.ly/12OhTLE
#VJDay #WW2 #navyhistory #Navyrecord
October 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Last month, we commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
In our Members' Blog Neil Jackson looked at a letter from HMS Swiftsure, which describes the action taken to reclaim the prized colonial possession of Hong Kong: buff.ly/12OhTLE
#VJDay #WW2 #navyhistory #Navyrecord
In our Members' Blog Neil Jackson looked at a letter from HMS Swiftsure, which describes the action taken to reclaim the prized colonial possession of Hong Kong: buff.ly/12OhTLE
#VJDay #WW2 #navyhistory #Navyrecord
⚓📜 Latest on the Navy Records Online Magazine: ‘Blood even ran out of the voice pipe’: The Broomfield Tapes Part 1 – Hunting The Bismarck – buff.ly/8oVs0hx
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
⚓📜 Latest on the Navy Records Online Magazine: ‘Blood even ran out of the voice pipe’: The Broomfield Tapes Part 1 – Hunting The Bismarck – buff.ly/8oVs0hx
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
Recordings from Bill W.E. Broomfield, seaman aboard HMS Ramillies, recounting the hunting of the Bismarck in May 1941
#WW2 #navyhistory #NRS
#OnThisDay in 1800: the Armed Cutter, Rose, became the first British ship to have been captured by the Dutch in the War of the Second Coalition #napoleonicwars whilst on a routine voyage.
Read an original account of the incident on the #NRS Online Magazine: buff.ly/4ArE3LY
#Navalhistory #OTD
Read an original account of the incident on the #NRS Online Magazine: buff.ly/4ArE3LY
#Navalhistory #OTD
October 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
#OnThisDay in 1800: the Armed Cutter, Rose, became the first British ship to have been captured by the Dutch in the War of the Second Coalition #napoleonicwars whilst on a routine voyage.
Read an original account of the incident on the #NRS Online Magazine: buff.ly/4ArE3LY
#Navalhistory #OTD
Read an original account of the incident on the #NRS Online Magazine: buff.ly/4ArE3LY
#Navalhistory #OTD
#OnThisDay in 1748, British naval forces, led by Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, clashed with a Spanish fleet in the Battle of Havana - the last major action of the War of Jenkins Ear (1739-1748).
#navalhistory #navyrecords #OTD #onthisdayinhistory #ageofsail #britishnavy #history
#navalhistory #navyrecords #OTD #onthisdayinhistory #ageofsail #britishnavy #history
October 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#OnThisDay in 1748, British naval forces, led by Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, clashed with a Spanish fleet in the Battle of Havana - the last major action of the War of Jenkins Ear (1739-1748).
#navalhistory #navyrecords #OTD #onthisdayinhistory #ageofsail #britishnavy #history
#navalhistory #navyrecords #OTD #onthisdayinhistory #ageofsail #britishnavy #history
Latest on the Navy Records Online Magazine: buff.ly/AzURZW8
This article introduces letters written by Midshipman Brian Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880.
#navyrecords #navalhistory #victoriannavy #nauticalhistory #royalnavy #navalpapers #navalservice #NRS #historymagazine
This article introduces letters written by Midshipman Brian Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880.
#navyrecords #navalhistory #victoriannavy #nauticalhistory #royalnavy #navalpapers #navalservice #NRS #historymagazine
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Latest on the Navy Records Online Magazine: buff.ly/AzURZW8
This article introduces letters written by Midshipman Brian Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880.
#navyrecords #navalhistory #victoriannavy #nauticalhistory #royalnavy #navalpapers #navalservice #NRS #historymagazine
This article introduces letters written by Midshipman Brian Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880.
#navyrecords #navalhistory #victoriannavy #nauticalhistory #royalnavy #navalpapers #navalservice #NRS #historymagazine
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: Ronnie Russell’s Account of Operation Pedestal, 1942. Part 1: Glasgow to Gibraltar.
He served aboard the British cargo ship MV Clan Ferguson, which was sunk during the operation off the tip of Tunisia. Read More: buff.ly/diSvlqq
#RoyalNavy #NRS #WW2
He served aboard the British cargo ship MV Clan Ferguson, which was sunk during the operation off the tip of Tunisia. Read More: buff.ly/diSvlqq
#RoyalNavy #NRS #WW2
September 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: Ronnie Russell’s Account of Operation Pedestal, 1942. Part 1: Glasgow to Gibraltar.
He served aboard the British cargo ship MV Clan Ferguson, which was sunk during the operation off the tip of Tunisia. Read More: buff.ly/diSvlqq
#RoyalNavy #NRS #WW2
He served aboard the British cargo ship MV Clan Ferguson, which was sunk during the operation off the tip of Tunisia. Read More: buff.ly/diSvlqq
#RoyalNavy #NRS #WW2
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: Francis Martin Leake’s letters to his mother Part 2: Sub-Lieutenant & Lieutenant 1891-93
Letters sent home that record the coming-of-age of a young naval officer, whose career in the #RoyalNavy would see him become Vice-Admiral
Read more: buff.ly/ix0wB16
Letters sent home that record the coming-of-age of a young naval officer, whose career in the #RoyalNavy would see him become Vice-Admiral
Read more: buff.ly/ix0wB16
September 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: Francis Martin Leake’s letters to his mother Part 2: Sub-Lieutenant & Lieutenant 1891-93
Letters sent home that record the coming-of-age of a young naval officer, whose career in the #RoyalNavy would see him become Vice-Admiral
Read more: buff.ly/ix0wB16
Letters sent home that record the coming-of-age of a young naval officer, whose career in the #RoyalNavy would see him become Vice-Admiral
Read more: buff.ly/ix0wB16
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: The Narrative of William Owen, Part 3: Health and Victuals on HMS Tyger (1754)
The narrative relies on the eyewitness account Owen gives of the British struggle in the years 1755 to 1761 against Indian rulers and the French.
Read More: buff.ly/FwpWIMD
The narrative relies on the eyewitness account Owen gives of the British struggle in the years 1755 to 1761 against Indian rulers and the French.
Read More: buff.ly/FwpWIMD
September 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: The Narrative of William Owen, Part 3: Health and Victuals on HMS Tyger (1754)
The narrative relies on the eyewitness account Owen gives of the British struggle in the years 1755 to 1761 against Indian rulers and the French.
Read More: buff.ly/FwpWIMD
The narrative relies on the eyewitness account Owen gives of the British struggle in the years 1755 to 1761 against Indian rulers and the French.
Read More: buff.ly/FwpWIMD
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: The Papers of Nelson’s Lieutenant, John Yule Part 1: 1801
Letters written by John Yule, who fought at both the battle of the Nile in 1798 & Trafalgar in 1805, and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years.
Read more: buff.ly/EN57ImG
Letters written by John Yule, who fought at both the battle of the Nile in 1798 & Trafalgar in 1805, and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years.
Read more: buff.ly/EN57ImG
September 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: The Papers of Nelson’s Lieutenant, John Yule Part 1: 1801
Letters written by John Yule, who fought at both the battle of the Nile in 1798 & Trafalgar in 1805, and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years.
Read more: buff.ly/EN57ImG
Letters written by John Yule, who fought at both the battle of the Nile in 1798 & Trafalgar in 1805, and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years.
Read more: buff.ly/EN57ImG
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: The Diary of T.F. Richards Part 3: Gambling in Macau, 1906.
Richards gives us important information about ships met on station, coal consumption, his love of storytelling in the mess, and colourful descriptions of gambling.
Read more: buff.ly/RHYy5k5
Richards gives us important information about ships met on station, coal consumption, his love of storytelling in the mess, and colourful descriptions of gambling.
Read more: buff.ly/RHYy5k5
August 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: The Diary of T.F. Richards Part 3: Gambling in Macau, 1906.
Richards gives us important information about ships met on station, coal consumption, his love of storytelling in the mess, and colourful descriptions of gambling.
Read more: buff.ly/RHYy5k5
Richards gives us important information about ships met on station, coal consumption, his love of storytelling in the mess, and colourful descriptions of gambling.
Read more: buff.ly/RHYy5k5
📚 New book by our #NRS member
Mark Barton has released his latest publication, 'Fanning the Coals and Forging the Weapons'. Hardback is available for pre-orders via markbartonrn@gmail.com for £25, incl. free P&P within the UK. All profits will go to maritime historical charities.
#NavyRecords
Mark Barton has released his latest publication, 'Fanning the Coals and Forging the Weapons'. Hardback is available for pre-orders via markbartonrn@gmail.com for £25, incl. free P&P within the UK. All profits will go to maritime historical charities.
#NavyRecords
August 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📚 New book by our #NRS member
Mark Barton has released his latest publication, 'Fanning the Coals and Forging the Weapons'. Hardback is available for pre-orders via markbartonrn@gmail.com for £25, incl. free P&P within the UK. All profits will go to maritime historical charities.
#NavyRecords
Mark Barton has released his latest publication, 'Fanning the Coals and Forging the Weapons'. Hardback is available for pre-orders via markbartonrn@gmail.com for £25, incl. free P&P within the UK. All profits will go to maritime historical charities.
#NavyRecords
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: Journal of David Talbot Part 3: Action On Board HMS Calliope, 1810-1813
This article continues the extracts from the journals of David Talbot, who was impressed on the HMS Calliope & describes raids around the Dutch coast. Read more: buff.ly/VSmEL2
This article continues the extracts from the journals of David Talbot, who was impressed on the HMS Calliope & describes raids around the Dutch coast. Read more: buff.ly/VSmEL2
August 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: Journal of David Talbot Part 3: Action On Board HMS Calliope, 1810-1813
This article continues the extracts from the journals of David Talbot, who was impressed on the HMS Calliope & describes raids around the Dutch coast. Read more: buff.ly/VSmEL2
This article continues the extracts from the journals of David Talbot, who was impressed on the HMS Calliope & describes raids around the Dutch coast. Read more: buff.ly/VSmEL2
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: A Secret Code, 1801. The Papers of Nelson’s Lieutenant, John Yule
Yule fought at both the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805 and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years. Read more: navyrecords.org.uk/.../a-secret...
Yule fought at both the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805 and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years. Read more: navyrecords.org.uk/.../a-secret...
August 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Highlights of Navy Records Online Magazine: A Secret Code, 1801. The Papers of Nelson’s Lieutenant, John Yule
Yule fought at both the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805 and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years. Read more: navyrecords.org.uk/.../a-secret...
Yule fought at both the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805 and was a member of Nelson’s personal staff for several years. Read more: navyrecords.org.uk/.../a-secret...
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our Royal Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, @royalfamily.bsky.social
We are grateful for Her Royal Highness and her sincere dedication and support of the Royal Navy and its heritage.
Image credit: National Museum of the Royal Navy
We are grateful for Her Royal Highness and her sincere dedication and support of the Royal Navy and its heritage.
Image credit: National Museum of the Royal Navy
August 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our Royal Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, @royalfamily.bsky.social
We are grateful for Her Royal Highness and her sincere dedication and support of the Royal Navy and its heritage.
Image credit: National Museum of the Royal Navy
We are grateful for Her Royal Highness and her sincere dedication and support of the Royal Navy and its heritage.
Image credit: National Museum of the Royal Navy
⚓ Each month, the Navy Records Society publishes for its members an Online Magazine article showcasing individual documents, diary excerpts or small collections of art and photographs.
Not yet a member? View a sample magazine article... www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
Not yet a member? View a sample magazine article... www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
August 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
⚓ Each month, the Navy Records Society publishes for its members an Online Magazine article showcasing individual documents, diary excerpts or small collections of art and photographs.
Not yet a member? View a sample magazine article... www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
Not yet a member? View a sample magazine article... www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
The Navy Records Online Magazine is just one of the ways we share original historic materials related to the Royal Navy, from the Tudors to the Twentieth Century.
To discover more, become a member today for full access ... navyrecords.org.uk/become-a-mem...
To discover more, become a member today for full access ... navyrecords.org.uk/become-a-mem...
August 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Navy Records Online Magazine is just one of the ways we share original historic materials related to the Royal Navy, from the Tudors to the Twentieth Century.
To discover more, become a member today for full access ... navyrecords.org.uk/become-a-mem...
To discover more, become a member today for full access ... navyrecords.org.uk/become-a-mem...
The latest edition of the Navy Records Online Magazine is now available. 🔔
Andrew Constantine continues his series on the Narrative of William Owen aboard HMS Tyger that took him from Plymouth to Madagascar in the mid-eighteenth century ...
navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
Andrew Constantine continues his series on the Narrative of William Owen aboard HMS Tyger that took him from Plymouth to Madagascar in the mid-eighteenth century ...
navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
August 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The latest edition of the Navy Records Online Magazine is now available. 🔔
Andrew Constantine continues his series on the Narrative of William Owen aboard HMS Tyger that took him from Plymouth to Madagascar in the mid-eighteenth century ...
navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
Andrew Constantine continues his series on the Narrative of William Owen aboard HMS Tyger that took him from Plymouth to Madagascar in the mid-eighteenth century ...
navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
The final part of a first-hand account of Operation Pedestal from the perspective of Ronnie Russell (who served as a Mate aboard the British cargo ship MV Clan Ferguson) is now available on the Navy Records Society's online Magazine.
Read it today at: www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
Read it today at: www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
July 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The final part of a first-hand account of Operation Pedestal from the perspective of Ronnie Russell (who served as a Mate aboard the British cargo ship MV Clan Ferguson) is now available on the Navy Records Society's online Magazine.
Read it today at: www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
Read it today at: www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, 1796-1807, built successful ships, advocated non-recoil gunnery and introduced steam-powered machinery into the dockyards. This year's Volume is dedicated to this challenging figure. Discover more: www.navyrecords.org.uk/coming-soon-...
June 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Samuel Bentham, Inspector General of Naval Works, 1796-1807, built successful ships, advocated non-recoil gunnery and introduced steam-powered machinery into the dockyards. This year's Volume is dedicated to this challenging figure. Discover more: www.navyrecords.org.uk/coming-soon-...
The Navy Records Society AGM will be held this year on the 2nd of July at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. The event features a presentation by the Editor of this year's volume and a range of talks by other members!
More info: www.navyrecords.org.uk/events/
More info: www.navyrecords.org.uk/events/
June 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Navy Records Society AGM will be held this year on the 2nd of July at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. The event features a presentation by the Editor of this year's volume and a range of talks by other members!
More info: www.navyrecords.org.uk/events/
More info: www.navyrecords.org.uk/events/
Our 132nd Annual General Meeting will take place at 1600 on Wednesday, 2nd July 2025. It will be held as a hybrid meeting but is hosted at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. NRS members are welcome to attend in person or online.
For more info about the event, please visit: navyrecords.org.uk/events/
For more info about the event, please visit: navyrecords.org.uk/events/
June 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Our 132nd Annual General Meeting will take place at 1600 on Wednesday, 2nd July 2025. It will be held as a hybrid meeting but is hosted at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. NRS members are welcome to attend in person or online.
For more info about the event, please visit: navyrecords.org.uk/events/
For more info about the event, please visit: navyrecords.org.uk/events/
Latest Online Magazine Post! This post presents the second extract from the Peter Heywood diaries and describes a proposed fireship attack against the French fleet at Basque Roads in 1807. www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...
April 8, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Latest Online Magazine Post! This post presents the second extract from the Peter Heywood diaries and describes a proposed fireship attack against the French fleet at Basque Roads in 1807. www.navyrecords.org.uk/magazine_pos...