RNLI lifeboat crewmember and Walmer Station historian Colin Varrall talks about the project in which he was involved that led to the plaque's unveiling in the 85th anniversary year of the Dunkirk evacuation.

New exhibition at Southend Central Museum, ‘The London Shipwreck: Her Final Voyage’, to shed light on life aboard a 17th century ship through the display of never-before-seen objects.

The Society of Nautical Research are delighted to be producing, alongside long-term partners at the Lloyds Register Foundation, a new ‘mini-series’ of episodes for the Mariner’s Mirror Podcast in collaboration with the Cinque Ports confederation.

The KAS Maritime Kent Research Group reports on The Kent Shipbuilding Conference held at Chatham Historic Dockyard on the 7th and 8th November 2024.

Report by Vanessa Sanderson, Jason Mazzocchi and Kieron Hoyle on the Shipbuilding conference at Chatham Dockyard organised jointly by KAS Maritime Kent Research Group and Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

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Dr Philip MacDougall outlines his research into the influence and connections of Kent’s naval facilities with the Russian Navy through from Peter I's visit to Chatham in 1698 to the later use of Chatham by the Russian Navy during the French Wars of the eighteenth century.

Useful web links for reading and research on the rich history of maritime Kent.

The extended and updated Maison Dieu website now includes much more detailed information about the history of the building, including its many maritime links.

Dave Batchelor and Paul Damon of the Sandwich Medieval Trust give an update on a fascinating project to build a replica of a medieval ship.

A report on the first meeting of the Maritime Kent Special Interest Group held on 5th January 2023 at Chatham Dockyard.