| In 1962 several Society for Nautical Research (SNR) members decided that insufficient activities existed to interest the members and encourage recruitment. Bill Majer (Trustee of the National Maritime Museum), Prof. John Bromley, Dr. Edwin Course, Prof. Temple Paterson and others held an informal meeting at Southampton University, at which a new local branch was agreed. In 1963 a SNR member friend took me along to one of the meetings, resulting in me becoming enrolled in the main society and the new ‘sub-branch’. During our early meetings Bill Majer took the chair and we met at the university courtesy of Dr. Course. After several years in which the membership increased, mainly with members from the Portsmouth area, the activities were moved to Warsash Nautical College, under Capt. Tony Lee. Meetings were held monthly, on a Saturday, from autumn to spring in various local museums, the local grammar school and even committee members’ homes. |
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Welcome to the website of the Society for Nautical Research (South). It was acknowledged a couple of years ago that we (the society) must move with the times and get ourselves ‘on the net’. This was made possible by Doreen Hobbs generosity which enabled us to pay for a web designer and the support that goes with it.
The diversity of the interests and research areas of our society members are reflected in the talks and conferences we hold. This site will publicise such events, not just too existing members, but to a wider audience. Additionally, users will be informed of upcoming conferences and seasonal visits to places of nautical/maritime interest.
As a society our membership is important to us so we have created a members area where members will have access to papers/articles written by society members, and a members forum. If any member has pictures, stories, a forth coming event, or even read a newly published book on nautical matters and would like to share it with other society members please forward to me.
Victoria Woodman MA
Vice- Chair
Recent Subjects:
The Women Shipbuilders of the 19th Century
The Shaft of the Spear: The Royal Navy’s Contribution to Victory in WW1
The Great War British Naval Staff-just cabbage heads and chicken farmers?
The Britain of the Far East: Seapower and the Evolution of Japan’s Contemporary Security
Basque Roads 1809 Reconsidered
The Evolution of the 20th Century Motor Gunboat
Upcoming Events
| Sat May 19 @09:30 - 06:30PM Falklands Conference |
| Sat Oct 13 @14:00 - The English Navies of the 16th & 17th Centuries |
| Sat Nov 10 @14:00 - Annual General Meeting |
| Sat Dec 08 @14:00 - The Inshore Squadron |
Members Submission
Members - Do you have a paper or photograph you would like displayed on this web site? Please contact Victoria Woodman for details. Thank you.
Latest Articles
Governor John Hunter, Australia and Flinders
Governor John Hunter, Australia and Flinders Paper presented by VHR May PSM, Mosman Municipal Council, Sydney Princess Royal Gallery, Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth, UK 9 October 2010 This paper addr... Read MoreMatthew Flinders and the practice of hydrography
Matthew Flinders and the practice of hydrography in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Both Matthew Flinders and his champion, Sir Joseph Banks, consciously placed his... Read MoreMatthew Flinders’ achievements in the exploration of Australia
‘To perfect the discovery of that extensive country’: Matthew Flinders’ achievements in the exploration of Australia. Gillian DooleyFlinders University, South AustraliaIn a letter to Sir Joseph Banks... Read MoreFlickr Photo Gallery
{myFlickr}feed=photoset,photoset_id=72157629023911253,displaymode=gallery{/myFlickr}Thanks to Paul Woodman for sharing his images. Check out the Flickr Gallery here... Read MoreCaptain Matthew Flinders
CAPTAIN MATTHEW FLINDERS ROYAL NAVY – BI-CENTENARY OF DEATH Captain Matthew Flinders was the first man to circumnavigate Australia in 1801-03 and complete the chartwork started by Cook, most signific... Read MoreHistory of SNR(S)
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Meeting Venue:
Royal Naval Club
17 Pembroke Road
Old Portsmouth PO1 2NT
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