Tag: Navy AudioJoin up and see the world! British military recruitment after national serviceFriday 28 June 2013In the First and Second World Wars, men had come forward to join the...AudioTracing merchant seamen, 1857-1918Thursday 14 June 2012A frustrating aspect of researching merchant navy ancestors is the ‘black hole’ between 1857...AudioAnxiety, dread and disease: British ports 1834-1870Friday 13 January 2012As Britain’s status as the ‘workshop of the world’ grew, so did the new...AudioJourneys of discovery: surgeons at seaFriday 28 January 2011Professor Laurence Brockliss, from the University of Oxford, discusses how ADM 101 has been...AudioNaval medical officers’ journals and the history of medicineFriday 17 December 2010The naval medical officers’ journals of ADM 101 provide a coherent view of the...AudioSailors, storms and science: how Royal Navy logbooks help us understand climate changeFriday 10 September 2010Dr Dennis Wheeler, from the University of Sunderland, discusses the use of historical Royal...AudioTracing ancestors in Nelson’s NavyMonday 8 February 2010An overview of the essential finding aids and documents held by The National Archives...AudioMerchant Navy operational recordsFriday 12 December 2008Janet Dempsey examines the wealth of records which deal with the tragedy, terror, heroism...