Work Experience student Rosie reports on her time with the MAT investigating core samples and undertaking archive research.  My name is Rosie Murphy-white, I'm a 17-year-old college student and on the 9th and the 10th of July, I spent two days with Carley Divish doing work experience. I currently study geology, biology and environmental science, [...]

MAT Volunteer Jane Thakker tells the story of a remarkable woman, Mrs McGuire, who stepped in to captain a ship when the actual captain, her husband, was struck ill. In 1939, the Mariners Museum and Park in Virginia, USA acquired another figurehead for their collection. Captain Yngve Eiserman, a marine surveyor who had become a [...]

For the Maritime Archaeology Trust’s Metal-Hulled Sailing Vessels project, generously funded by Historic England and Lloyd's Register Foundation, volunteers are investigating the potential and significance of the collection of metal-hulled  sailing vessels located within English territorial waters. However, every vessel needs ports, many needed tugs, and volunteer Roger Burns takes a look at a selection of ports worldwide and [...]

For our Metal-Hulled Sailing Vessels project, generously funded by generously funded by Historic England and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, volunteers are investigating the potential and significance of the collection of metal-hulled  sailing vessels located within English territorial waters. One of these vessels is the Preussen, a unique ship that at one point, was the largest sailing ship in the [...]

Incorporating varied maritime topics, volunteer Roger Burns has created our 12th crossword which includes the usual “link” words, a few of which are maritime or nautical related. Answers including associated weblinks will be posted next month. Download, print, and test your maritime and general knowledge! {{ vc_btn: title=Download&color=danger&align=center&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fmaritimearchaeologytrust.org%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2025%252F06%252FXWORD12-CLUES-Roger-Burns.pdf%7C%7C%7C }} Answers can be downloaded below. How [...]

Valerie Fenwick was there at the very beginning of the Maritime Archaeology Trust, then the Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology, until her passing in January 2025. Valerie was always an avid supporter of the Trust and although we no longer have her with us, her years of advice, guidance and very generous support [...]

Last October and November, MAT / MAL's Heather went to Cornwall to do a Surface Supplied Dive Equipment course. The course goes through different equipment used, how to safely use it and then gives you opportunities to practice diving in various conditions. It was a five-week course and something that Heather had been looking forward [...]

For the Maritime Archaeology Trust's Metal-Hulled Sailing Vessels project, generously funded by Historic England, volunteers are investigating the potential and significance of the collection of metal-hulled  sailing vessels located within English territorial waters. One of these vessels is the Pindos, a steel-hulled ship, which MAT volunteer Jane Thakker explores in greater detail.  On 10th February [...]

Similar to answers in our 8th crossword, this 11th one created by MAT volunteer Roger Burns, includes one type of ship, and 29 artefacts (clues for which are asterisked) displayed at the Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum on the Isle of Wight . But beware, some of these artefacts are personal effects recovered from wrecks [...]

During a weekend wander round the graveyard of St Michaels and All Angels Church in Bude, looking for gravestones of shipwrecked sailors, an unusual name caught the eye of Julie Satchell, our Head of Research. ‘Barnabas Stanlake Shazell’ drowned at Saunton in April 1899, with his body being recovered in June of that year. It [...]