Navy Records Society

Publishing British naval documents and history since 1893. We'll post all the latest discoveries here...

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

This month, the Navy Records Society had the honour of welcoming their Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, to a reception at The National Archives.

@RoyalFamily
@UkNatArchives

#NRS #TheNationalArchives #NavyRecords #NavalHistory #RoyalNavy

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

📃 The NRS published rare and original documents on naval history. Each month, explore examples like this letter in our online magazine ...

🔗 Read it here: https://t.co/qjoyUkzth4

#navalhistory #Nelson #trafalgar #navalrecords #historicletters #loveletters

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

Our 133rd AGM will take place on Wednesday 1st July 2026. It will be held as a hybrid meeting hosted at King’s College London

Members are invited to attend with an opportunity to give a short presentation - for more details visit: https://t.co/k9VAztD1aU

#navyrecords #NRS

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

📣 The latest from our Online Magazine: https://t.co/Kyh4XdwiUJ

#navalrecords #WW2 #Navalhistory #oralhistory #Newzealandhistory

[On This Day RN @OnthisdayRN]

#OnThisDay 1982 HMS SHEFFIELD is hit by Argentine Exocet becoming the first @RoyalNavy ship lost in action since 1945. Though the missile did not detonate it started fires that killed 20 sailors. 260 were rescued by HMS ARROW. SHEFFIELD later sank under tow #remember

[Philip K Allan @PhilipKAllan]

USS Constitution by Anton Fischer

Her long career almost ended a month into the war of 1812, when she fell in with a Royal Navy squadron. She used her boats and ditched all her water to escape the British in a chase lasting two days and nights.

#USNavy #RoyalNavy #AgeofSail

[Callum Easton @CallumCe309]

Happy to share that my Corbett Prize-winning essay is now available to read via advanced online publication in Historical Research here:
https://t.co/pL1WYpy7JQ

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

At the event, Her Royal Highness was presented with a specially bound edition of the Society’s recently published volume, ‘Nelson’s Letters to Lady Hamilton and Related Documents’ by author Dr Marianne Czisnik, as a gesture of appreciation for The Princess Royal’s patronage.

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

This month, the Navy Records Society had the honour of welcoming their Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, to a reception at The National Archives.

@RoyalFamily
@UkNatArchives

#NRS #TheNationalArchives #NavyRecords #NavalHistory #RoyalNavy

[Society for Nautical Research @NauticalHistory]

📣 The latest from the Mariner’s Mirror Podcast is available now (🔗 https://t.co/TJv7Xh8ThY)
Sam Willis & Catherine Scheybeler explore the shipyards, politics & ambitions of 18th-century Spain in its emergence as a modern maritime power

#historypodcast #maritimehistory #history

[Seaforth Publishing @SeaforthPub]

#LookInside 👀 The British Aircraft Carrier in Two World Wars by Norman Friedman 📖

🔗 Order now and save 20% off the RRP 👉 https://t.co/UycP2TVy3x

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

🔱 #onthisday in 1917 HMS Achilles and SS Dundee fought the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Leopold, which sank with the loss of all hands

Discover more about this action & paintings of it, visit our online magazine: https://t.co/Thm8elLgDB

#Onthisdayinhistory #WW1 #navalhistory

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

📣 The latest from our Online magazine: https://t.co/sRVxZk9iSK
A letter written on 30 August 1914 by Stoker Thomas Victor Rayson of HMS Falmouth, offers a rare firsthand account of naval warfare at the outbreak of the First World War
#WW1 #navyhistory #royalnavy #maritimehistory

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

#OnthisDay in 1852, HMS Birkinhead sank near Cape Town, South Africa and gave rise to the naval tradition of "women and children first" in the event of wrecking.

Image: Wiki Commons
#navalhistory #onthisdayinhistory #victoriannvavy #royalnavy

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

Our latest online magazine article explores shipbuilding in the 9th to 11th centuries. Using evidence from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, it challenges the idea that King Alfred the Great founded the English navy. 📃 Read now 🔗 : https://t.co/RTIVduPQsv
#navalhistory #medieval #NRS

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

Our latest Online Magazine post is out! One for those interested in the very first royal fleets...
https://t.co/N5qTIQz1cl

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

Our latest Online Magazine Post is up! The fantastic diaries of David Talbot continue, a man on the run from a ship in the Napoleonic Wars. https://t.co/N5qTIQytmN #historylover #navalhistory #Navy #RoyalNavy #military

[Society for Nautical Research @NauticalHistory]

Latest from our Free Forum ...
'... where or when was this token issued ... All information, suggestions and comments will be gratefully received.' - Fergus H
Join the conversation at: https://t.co/v1yYkDE44R
#maritimehistory #navalhistory #research #history #HMSDuncan

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

@mapleleafnavy Thanks for your reply - please do read the full article if interested! And yes you are correct it was scuttled in Montevideo following the battle of River Plate (pictured in the post) in a quite astounding turn of events ⚓️

[Navy Records Society @NavyRecords]

#Onthisday in 1939 the German warship Admiral Graf Spee was sunk after the Battle of the River Plate.

Read more on the Navy Records Society's Online Magazine:
https://t.co/zfh9ORJJdV
Written by Marcus Faulkner

#navalhistory #navyhistory #militaryhistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #OTD

[Seaforth Publishing @SeaforthPub]

🎬 Naval History with Dr Alex – Now live on @AC_NavalHistory's YouTube channel:

📽️ More Lessons of Never-Built Carriers – featuring some fantastic gift ideas 📚🎄

📺 Watch it here 👉🔗 https://t.co/3YLWBh6ZaD