Volunteer Jane Thackker explores the story of the Royal Adelaide, one of the wrecks investigated as part of the Metal Hulled Sailing Vessels project. The Royal Adelaide departed London on 14 November 1872 en route to Sydney with a crew of 30, a passenger list of 37, and a general cargo of 2,900 tons. The [...]

Michael Pitfield, tell the story of his relative, William Pitfield, who lost his life aboard the ill-fated HMHS Asturias. Mention of the First World War often brings to mind the trenches of Flanders, the beaches of Gallipoli and other sites of conflict far away. Sometimes, however, disaster could strike much nearer home. On March 21st, [...]

Our 16th crossword created by volunteer Roger Burns includes four pre-1823 shipwrecks, several WW1 shipwrecks, plus ships which served during and immediately after WW2 with links to Southampton, and severalmaritime/nautical terms together with general knowledge “link” clues. So, download, print, and test your maritime and general knowledge. Click the image to download. Answers will be [...]

The wealth of archaeological material in the exposed and eroding intertidal area of Langstone Harbour makes it of high significance for understanding the impacts of coastal change on the historic environment. There have been a number of investigations in the harbour over the past 40 years and here, MAT Vice President Mr John Bingeman, takes [...]

Volunteer Jane tells the story of Arctic Stream: one that captures both the endurance of the great sailing ships and the unforgiving nature of the sea. From record-chasing voyages to a dramatic final wreck off the Northumberland coast, its long career reflects a changing maritime world - and the bravery of those who sailed, and [...]

As we continue converting the former Yarmouth Primary School into a new centre for maritime archaeology, small discoveries are already bringing the site to life in unexpected ways. While sorting through donated books, one of our volunteers stumbled across a touching piece of history hidden between the pages. One of the many long-term tasks our [...]

Volunteer Roger Burns has created our 15th crossword which features only two shipwrecks. However, it contains several aquatic creatures often found in and around shipwrecks, some of these being suggested by MAT’s Brandon Mason who has encountered them while diving. Apart from several general knowledge “link” clues, there is one type of vessel, and a [...]

Student Annmarie tells us about her week undertaking work experience with us and all the exciting things she discovered! My name is Annmarie I am 14 and on the 9th to the 13th of March I did my work experience at the Maritime Archeology Trust. I spent my week with Jasmine and Becca and they [...]

Volunteer Jane Maddocks explores the story of the Lalla Rookh, lost in dense fog off the south Devon coast: Lalla Rookh was a square-rigged, iron-hulled sailing ship, built by Jones & Co in 1856 in Liverpool in the UK. The ship was owned by Prowse & Co and was used to trade from Liverpool to [...]

We were delighted to welcome Abi, an early career architecture graduate, to spend a busy few weeks with us. Her placement came at a perfect time while we have been working with architects and museum designers on our Yarmouth School Development, providing lots of opportunities to gain experience and feed into our planning for interim [...]