Volunteer Roger Burns has created our 14th crossword which features 26 shipwrecks, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. The usual “link” words comprise a mixture of general knowledge words, with some being maritime or nautical related. Answers including associated weblinks will be posted next month, so download, print, and test your [...]

2025 has been another busy and exciting year for MAT. As we head towards the close of the year we have some words from our outgoing Chairman Michael Woodhall and a review of the highlights of this year’s activities.  Our Outgoing Chairman's Words It has been a privilege to serve as Chairman of MAT over [...]

Volunteer Jane Thakker explores the story of the Thomas W Lawson, a vessel researched as part of the Metal Huller Sailing Vessels project. When it was destroyed by a storm in 1907, it became one of the first large marine oil spills.  The Thomas W Lawson on its maiden voyage. Source: Schooner 'Thomas W. Lawson' [...]

Ghost ships have no living crew aboard – they may be fictional, or a derelict found floating with crew dead or missing. They may be based on folklore or mythology or unexplained strange events, such as HMS Eurydice, or on unsubstantiated rumours. But they can also be based on historical events, often abandoned ships witnessed [...]

Volunteer Roger Burns has created our 13th crossword, themed with a selection of International Maritime Museum names or their locations or related exhibits, many being found here. Foreign museum names are the actual names, not revised for language in any way. Includes the usual “link” words, some maritime or nautical related, others general knowledge. Answers [...]

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! Download the answers. How did you do?