The Society for Nautical Research


Victory dinner

The highlight of the Society's year is the annual dinner on board HMS Victory in Portsmouth. This is for members and invited guests only, and follows the Annual General Meeting.

Because of the Society's role in saving HMS Victory for the nation and its continuing close involvement with the ship (see the Victory page for details), members and guests are permitted to tour the ship once a year. With the kind permission of the Second Sea Lord, members and guests also have the opportunity to dine on the lower gun deck of Victory.

2009 AGM and Dinner

The 2009 Annual General Meeting and dinner will be on 13th June 2009.

2008 AGM

The 2008 Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 21 June 2008.

2007 Dinner

The 2007 Annual Dinner was held on 16 June. Ninety four members and their guests enjoyed touring HMS Victory and then dining on the lower gun deck in the evening.



Dr Robert Prescott, Mr Jonathan Coad, Lt-Cdr John Scivier RN (Commanding Officer of HMS VICTORY)
Dinner table before eating
Professor Richard Harding, Chairman of the Society and Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief Naval Home Command whose flag flies on HMS VICTORY