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Research guides

The Library has produced over 70 research guides to help people carry out their own research on a wide range of topics. The guides provide information about the Museum's collections and other sources for research into maritime history. The most popular guides are available via links on the right.

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General introduction
Getting started with maritime research, family history and picture research.
The Royal Navy
Guides to tracing people, ship records, administrative records, naval gunnery etc.
The Merchant Navy
Guides to tracing people, the Mercantile Navy List, ship histories and more.
RMS Titanic
Titanic factsheet, bibliography and records at the NMM.
World War Two
Guide to papers in the NMM and the Dunkirk List.
Shipping companies
Shipping company records held by the NMM, and guide to the East India Company.
Passengers
Guide to researching specific passengers, and images and plans of ships.
Lloyd's
Lloyd's List Indexes, Captains' Registers and registers held by the NMM.
Historic photographs
A guide to historic photographs at the National Maritime Museum.
Women & the sea
Sources for research on women and the sea at the National Maritime Museum and The National Archives.
General maritime
Guides to researching press gangs, marine environment, animals at sea and music at sea.
Biographies - Cook and Nelson
Sources for studying the life and achievements of James Cook and Horatio Nelson.
Charts & maps
Introduction to the Museum's collection of manuscript and printed hydrography, and charts of the Spanish Armada by Robert Adams.
Exploration
Help with researching explorers, navigators and hydrographers; polar exploration and relics of Sir John Franklin's last expedition.
Flags
Guide to the NMM's extensive flag collection, and a flags bibliography.
Uniforms & medals
Guides to uniforms and medals in the NMM's collections, Naval General Service medals and Victoria Crosses.
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