The Society for Nautical Research promotes research in nautical matters and publishes the results. This research covers all matters relating to seafaring, ships and shipbuilding in all ages and in all nations; the language and customs of the sea; in fact any topic of nautical interest.
The Society:
- supports and encourages research into maritime history and nautical archaeology
- publishes the world’s pre-eminent English-language nautical journal, The Mariner’s Mirror
- sponsors events such as conferences, lectures and seminars on maritime historical subjects
- buys paintings and other works of art for the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich
- funds heritage projects such as the preservation of Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory
The Society was founded in 1910 and is now building up to its centenary in 2010.
