The National Museum of the Royal Navy

During June, we were joined by Thomas Fletcher for a work experience placement Tom got stuck into gallery housekeeping, uniform rehousing, HMS Warrior ship-keeping & salvage kit inventories Tom shared: “It was a privilege to learn from such a welcoming and knowledgeable team.”

🗓️ #OnThisDay–25 July 1938-The Victory Museum officially opened in Portsmouth. Built on the site of a former rigging house opposite the ship, the museum was created to house and display artefacts following HMS Victory’s preservation in dry dock in 1922. bit.ly/3nZHXeD

🚴 From everyone at @NatMuseumRN we'd like to wish ADS Group charity cycle ride participants the best of luck for your journey. Thank you so much for all your dedication in making this event such a success. 🙌 We look forward to welcoming you back! bit.ly/3I3nmn0

⚓ #OnThisDay - 23 July 1759: HMS Victory was laid down at Chatham Dockyard Designed by Sir Thomas Slade as a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line. Built from 6,000 oaks, she became the pride of the Royal Navy & remains a powerful symbol of naval heritage bit.ly/4i4C9er

🏅 On 27 April 1915, Lt Cdr Edward Boyle took submarine E14 deep into enemy waters, evading mines, nets & searchlights in the Dardanelles Over 3 weeks, he sank two gunboats & a troopship bound for Gallipoli. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross bit.ly/3nZHXeD

#OnThisDay-19 July 1918–Six Sopwith Camels launched from HMS Furious in the first successful air strike from an aircraft carrier They destroyed 2 Zeppelin sheds at Tønder, along with airships L54 & L60. A turning point in naval warfare bit.ly/3nZHXeD 📷 Carriers_F044

#OnThisDay - 17 July 1928 - King George V visits HMS Victory In the 1920s, HMS Victory was placed in dry dock to be restored to her 1805 Trafalgar glory After years of careful work, HMS Victory was unveiled to the public on 17 July 1928 by King George V bit.ly/3nZHXeD

⚔️ Dress Sword of Lieutenant Commander Gordon Steele VC This sword commemorates Steele's winning of the Victoria Cross shortly. He was awarded the medal when he was second in command of the Coastal Motor Boat 88 during the Russian-British war in 1919. bit.ly/3nZHXeD

⚓ Sir Max Horton is the most distinguished submariner in the Royal Navy's history. The medals show his illustrious service. The Distinguished Service Order was awarded in 1914 for becoming the first submarine commander to sink the German cruiser Hela. bit.ly/3nZHXeD

Treat yourself on #WorldRumDay with a bottle of HMS Victory Rum, produced in partnership with Isle Of Wight Distillery. A fine blend of aged rum from Guyana, Trinidad and Jamaica, with oak stave from the flagship adding complexity & depth of character. bit.ly/43kvGnx

🗓️ #OnThisDay-12 July 1771-HMS Endeavour returned from a 3-year voyage under Lt James Cook RN. What began as a mission to observe Venus ended with the charting of New Zealand & Australia's east coast & a new era of Royal Navy exploration. 📷 Cook chart bit.ly/3nZHXeD

⚓ #OnThisDay: 10 July 1920 – The Death of Admiral Sir John ‘Jackie’ Fisher From cadet at 13 to First Sea Lord, this architect of modern naval reforms legacy includes HMS Dreadnought, and a reimagined Royal Navy that shaped Britain’s strength in WWI. bit.ly/3nZHXeD

⚓ This ceremonial uniform jacket and cocked hat belonged to Admiral Sir Martin Nasmith. The jacket is adorned with epaulettes on the shoulders which bear the Insignia for the rank of Admiral. See this on display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum. bit.ly/3nZHXeD

An artefact from our collection has provided key historical evidence to help recreate the saris worn by Indian women who served in the WRINS (Women’s Royal Indian Naval Service) to expand mess dress policy. Read more bit.ly/3TtwS5r 📷 WW2 Royal Navy WRINS Pamphlet

🍫 #WorldChocolateDay! This tin was gifted to troops at Christmas 1900 during the Boer War. Commissioned by Queen Victoria, it originally held vanilla chocolate and was designed to fit in a kitbag. This one belonged to Royal Marine Hubert R Purser. 🔎 bit.ly/3nZHXeD

⚓ Deep on the middle gun deck of HMS Victory stands the Brodie stove, the ship’s culinary workhorse, introduced in 1781 by Alexander Brodie. This cast-iron innovation could boil, bake, grill and even distil seawater. bit.ly/3nZHXeD.

🗓️ #OnThisDay - 4 July 1930 - the Semaphore Tower in HM Naval Base Portsmouth was opened after the previous was destroyed by fire in 1913. Two lives were tragically lost. The mast was taken from German Cruiser Nurnberg which was scuttled at Scapa Flow. bit.ly/3nZHXeD

🎩This tricorn cocked hat, dating to c1780, belonged to Captain, later Vice Admiral, Sir Hugh Seymour Before uniform regulations were introduced in 1795, RN officers had the freedom to choose their own hat styles See this on display at @PHDockyard 🔎 bit.ly/3nZHXeD

⚓ HMS Victory 📍 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard bit.ly/3nZHXeD #HMSVictory #ShipPic

🛩️ On 1 July 1914, the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps became the Royal Naval Air Service. By 1925, the Fleet Air Arm, achieved its first night deck landing, Flight Lt. Boyce landing a Blackburn Dart on HMS Furious. 🔍 bit.ly/3nZHXeD E03415-0001 - Blackburn Dart