Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre
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The Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre explores the importance & development of maritime safety and classification.
A #Valentines card drawn by LR Surveyor, Harry Cornish to celebrate the day of love 💌
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
A #Valentines card drawn by LR Surveyor, Harry Cornish to celebrate the day of love 💌
Maritime History and Culture Seminars 2026📣
📍Online
🗓️February-May 2026
Free talks that cover a range of fascinating subjects, from maritime art and naval strategy to Black History and museum exhibitions.
Find out more 👉 www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/mar...
📍Online
🗓️February-May 2026
Free talks that cover a range of fascinating subjects, from maritime art and naval strategy to Black History and museum exhibitions.
Find out more 👉 www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/mar...
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Maritime History and Culture Seminars 2026📣
📍Online
🗓️February-May 2026
Free talks that cover a range of fascinating subjects, from maritime art and naval strategy to Black History and museum exhibitions.
Find out more 👉 www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/mar...
📍Online
🗓️February-May 2026
Free talks that cover a range of fascinating subjects, from maritime art and naval strategy to Black History and museum exhibitions.
Find out more 👉 www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/mar...
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Today, Lloyd's Register Foundation has released a new #documentary film, ‘All that separates us is distance,’ which highlights why commitment to #fishing safety matters.
Watch the full film now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Qo...
Watch the full film now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Qo...
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Today, Lloyd's Register Foundation has released a new #documentary film, ‘All that separates us is distance,’ which highlights why commitment to #fishing safety matters.
Watch the full film now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Qo...
Watch the full film now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Qo...
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With new funding from Lloyd’s Register Foundation, researchers from the UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre are using #WorldRiskPoll data to better understand the relationship between local waste management services and communities’ disposal habits. Read more: https://loom.ly/Ot5UwpI
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
With new funding from Lloyd’s Register Foundation, researchers from the UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre are using #WorldRiskPoll data to better understand the relationship between local waste management services and communities’ disposal habits. Read more: https://loom.ly/Ot5UwpI
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Op-ed: Why cutting-edge technologies require considered adoption
✒️ Lloyd's Register Foundation programme manager Muntasir Hashim (@lrfheritage.bsky.social)
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✒️ Lloyd's Register Foundation programme manager Muntasir Hashim (@lrfheritage.bsky.social)
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Why cutting-edge technologies require considered adoption | New Civil Engineer
Civil engineers should therefore ensure that they are approaching new technologies in a way that complements their abilities, without risking harm.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Op-ed: Why cutting-edge technologies require considered adoption
✒️ Lloyd's Register Foundation programme manager Muntasir Hashim (@lrfheritage.bsky.social)
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✒️ Lloyd's Register Foundation programme manager Muntasir Hashim (@lrfheritage.bsky.social)
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A glimpse into our rare book collection featuring volumes once connected to Augustin Creuze!
🌟The Mahogany Tree by Chaloner and Fleming, 1850
🌟Calculations relating to the equipment, displacement, etc. of ships and vessels of war by John Edye, 1832
🌟The Mahogany Tree by Chaloner and Fleming, 1850
🌟Calculations relating to the equipment, displacement, etc. of ships and vessels of war by John Edye, 1832
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A glimpse into our rare book collection featuring volumes once connected to Augustin Creuze!
🌟The Mahogany Tree by Chaloner and Fleming, 1850
🌟Calculations relating to the equipment, displacement, etc. of ships and vessels of war by John Edye, 1832
🌟The Mahogany Tree by Chaloner and Fleming, 1850
🌟Calculations relating to the equipment, displacement, etc. of ships and vessels of war by John Edye, 1832
The ACH Executive Committee is pleased to announce the 57th Annual Meeting of the Association of Caribbean Historians📣
📍Kingston, Jamaica
🗓️24-28 May 2026
Find out more 🔗 associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
📍Kingston, Jamaica
🗓️24-28 May 2026
Find out more 🔗 associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The ACH Executive Committee is pleased to announce the 57th Annual Meeting of the Association of Caribbean Historians📣
📍Kingston, Jamaica
🗓️24-28 May 2026
Find out more 🔗 associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
📍Kingston, Jamaica
🗓️24-28 May 2026
Find out more 🔗 associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
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The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched Phase 2 of its #FutureSAR initiative, funded by Lloyd's Register Foundation, to help search and rescue organisations prepare for the growing impact of climate change.
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
New tools released to support global search and rescue climate readiness
With climate pressures rising, the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched Phase 2 of #FutureSAR, funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, to help rescue organisations assess risks, plan adaptation and share learning worldwide.
www.lrfoundation.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched Phase 2 of its #FutureSAR initiative, funded by Lloyd's Register Foundation, to help search and rescue organisations prepare for the growing impact of climate change.
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
Small Grant Scheme is now OPEN ✨
Offering #grants up to £10,000 GBP for organisations that want to increase public access and engagement with maritime history and/or their collections.
How to apply 👉🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/small-g...
Offering #grants up to £10,000 GBP for organisations that want to increase public access and engagement with maritime history and/or their collections.
How to apply 👉🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/small-g...
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Small Grant Scheme is now OPEN ✨
Offering #grants up to £10,000 GBP for organisations that want to increase public access and engagement with maritime history and/or their collections.
How to apply 👉🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/small-g...
Offering #grants up to £10,000 GBP for organisations that want to increase public access and engagement with maritime history and/or their collections.
How to apply 👉🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/small-g...
An interesting find from our rare book collection this week 🧐
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
January 29, 2026 at 10:52 AM
An interesting find from our rare book collection this week 🧐
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
Take a look at our impact in 2025 👏
Today, we are proud to share our 2025 ‘A Year of Impact’ report!
Celebrating our charitable mission in practice, these stories highlight the progress we’ve made together - with our partners, colleagues and global grants community to make people safer across the world.
🔗 https://loom.ly/LRPig_Q
Celebrating our charitable mission in practice, these stories highlight the progress we’ve made together - with our partners, colleagues and global grants community to make people safer across the world.
🔗 https://loom.ly/LRPig_Q
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Take a look at our impact in 2025 👏
Ballast has been fundamental to maritime safety for centuries, yet its role is often hidden from view. 🚢
January 27, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Ballast has been fundamental to maritime safety for centuries, yet its role is often hidden from view. 🚢
Apply now for PhD studentship with University of Portsmouth
Study the role of local knowledge and the past and present-day impact of the maritime industry and globalisation on communities in the Global South.
Deadline: 6 March 2026 🚨
Apply 👉 www.port.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Study the role of local knowledge and the past and present-day impact of the maritime industry and globalisation on communities in the Global South.
Deadline: 6 March 2026 🚨
Apply 👉 www.port.ac.uk/study/postgr...
From Sail to Steam, Carbon to Green: Empowering Port Communities in the Global South (Mombasa, Kenya)
www.port.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Apply now for PhD studentship with University of Portsmouth
Study the role of local knowledge and the past and present-day impact of the maritime industry and globalisation on communities in the Global South.
Deadline: 6 March 2026 🚨
Apply 👉 www.port.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Study the role of local knowledge and the past and present-day impact of the maritime industry and globalisation on communities in the Global South.
Deadline: 6 March 2026 🚨
Apply 👉 www.port.ac.uk/study/postgr...
⚓️ How did the Lusitania’s rudders work? ⚓️
RMS Lusitania was one of the most innovative ships ever built. Watch the latest Mariner's Mirror animation bringing to life the ship plans and tracing the rise and fall of this great ocean liner of the early 20th century! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-lX...
RMS Lusitania was one of the most innovative ships ever built. Watch the latest Mariner's Mirror animation bringing to life the ship plans and tracing the rise and fall of this great ocean liner of the early 20th century! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-lX...
January 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
⚓️ How did the Lusitania’s rudders work? ⚓️
RMS Lusitania was one of the most innovative ships ever built. Watch the latest Mariner's Mirror animation bringing to life the ship plans and tracing the rise and fall of this great ocean liner of the early 20th century! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-lX...
RMS Lusitania was one of the most innovative ships ever built. Watch the latest Mariner's Mirror animation bringing to life the ship plans and tracing the rise and fall of this great ocean liner of the early 20th century! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-lX...
Read about one of the strangest ships ever built was launched at a Hull shipyard in 1874- a ship had a rotating cabin that aimed to prevent seasickness!
Did it work? 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Did it work? 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hull-built anti-seasickness ship was plagued with misfortune
The Hull-built SS Bessemer was designed by a Victorian inventor to counteract seasickness.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Read about one of the strangest ships ever built was launched at a Hull shipyard in 1874- a ship had a rotating cabin that aimed to prevent seasickness!
Did it work? 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Did it work? 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Congratulations to the Foundation's Director of Evidence & Insight, Nancy, on her OBE 👏
A huge congratulations to Lloyd's Register Foundation’s Director of Evidence & Insight, Nancy Hey, who has been awarded the honour of the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (#OBE) in the 2026 Honours List.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/HeRe1JY
Find out more: https://loom.ly/HeRe1JY
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Congratulations to the Foundation's Director of Evidence & Insight, Nancy, on her OBE 👏
Happy 2026!
Explore over✨1 million documents✨
👉Lloyd's Register of Shipping
👉Lloyd's Register of Yachts
👉Lloyd's of London, Missing Vessel Books
👉Casualty Returns
👉Lloyd's Register Rules and Regulations
👉Ship Plan and Survey Report
Visit: hec.lrfoundation.org.uk
Explore over✨1 million documents✨
👉Lloyd's Register of Shipping
👉Lloyd's Register of Yachts
👉Lloyd's of London, Missing Vessel Books
👉Casualty Returns
👉Lloyd's Register Rules and Regulations
👉Ship Plan and Survey Report
Visit: hec.lrfoundation.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Happy 2026!
Explore over✨1 million documents✨
👉Lloyd's Register of Shipping
👉Lloyd's Register of Yachts
👉Lloyd's of London, Missing Vessel Books
👉Casualty Returns
👉Lloyd's Register Rules and Regulations
👉Ship Plan and Survey Report
Visit: hec.lrfoundation.org.uk
Explore over✨1 million documents✨
👉Lloyd's Register of Shipping
👉Lloyd's Register of Yachts
👉Lloyd's of London, Missing Vessel Books
👉Casualty Returns
👉Lloyd's Register Rules and Regulations
👉Ship Plan and Survey Report
Visit: hec.lrfoundation.org.uk
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“The #maritime sector faces challenges that no single organisation or individual can solve alone. Connectivity closes the gaps that lead to accidents and builds resilience across the entire maritime ecosystem. That’s where Maritime Connected comes in.”
Read Heather's blog: https://loom.ly/kGXLh6A
Read Heather's blog: https://loom.ly/kGXLh6A
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
“The #maritime sector faces challenges that no single organisation or individual can solve alone. Connectivity closes the gaps that lead to accidents and builds resilience across the entire maritime ecosystem. That’s where Maritime Connected comes in.”
Read Heather's blog: https://loom.ly/kGXLh6A
Read Heather's blog: https://loom.ly/kGXLh6A
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Across the world, more than 8,500 #shipwrecks left by two world wars still contain vast amounts of oil.
This year, Project Tangaroa launched the Malta Manifesto, an urgent call to tackle the toxic global legacy of these potentially polluting wrecks.
This year, Project Tangaroa launched the Malta Manifesto, an urgent call to tackle the toxic global legacy of these potentially polluting wrecks.
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Across the world, more than 8,500 #shipwrecks left by two world wars still contain vast amounts of oil.
This year, Project Tangaroa launched the Malta Manifesto, an urgent call to tackle the toxic global legacy of these potentially polluting wrecks.
This year, Project Tangaroa launched the Malta Manifesto, an urgent call to tackle the toxic global legacy of these potentially polluting wrecks.
Thank you to those who attended the Proctor Lecture last night and for Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian and former President of Iceland, who gave an amazing keynote. 👏
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thank you to those who attended the Proctor Lecture last night and for Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian and former President of Iceland, who gave an amazing keynote. 👏
Final reminder to get your tickets for Thursday!! 👇
📣Annual Proctor Memorial Lecture 2025📣
BCMH are delighted to welcome Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian and former President of Iceland, as keynote speaker.
📆11 December 2025
📍Lloyd's Register Building, 71 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4BS
Book your place 🔗 www.maritimehistory.org.uk/news/items/a...
BCMH are delighted to welcome Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, historian and former President of Iceland, as keynote speaker.
📆11 December 2025
📍Lloyd's Register Building, 71 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4BS
Book your place 🔗 www.maritimehistory.org.uk/news/items/a...
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Final reminder to get your tickets for Thursday!! 👇
We are pleased to share that SHE_SEES has received 'Personality of the Year' award from The Seahorse Journalism Awards!
Launched in 2023, the SHE_SEES exhibition, part of our Rewriting Women into Maritime History initiative aims to showcase the role of women in maritime in the past and present.
Launched in 2023, the SHE_SEES exhibition, part of our Rewriting Women into Maritime History initiative aims to showcase the role of women in maritime in the past and present.
December 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We are pleased to share that SHE_SEES has received 'Personality of the Year' award from The Seahorse Journalism Awards!
Launched in 2023, the SHE_SEES exhibition, part of our Rewriting Women into Maritime History initiative aims to showcase the role of women in maritime in the past and present.
Launched in 2023, the SHE_SEES exhibition, part of our Rewriting Women into Maritime History initiative aims to showcase the role of women in maritime in the past and present.
To celebrate the launch of “Virtual Viola” yesterday, @samwright.bsky.social has delved into her remarkable story, and the links she had to LR throughout her life!
Read her story 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
Read her story 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
To celebrate the launch of “Virtual Viola” yesterday, @samwright.bsky.social has delved into her remarkable story, and the links she had to LR throughout her life!
Read her story 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
Read her story 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
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The Viola Trust have long campaigned to bring the Viola back home to Hull. To celebrate the launch of “Virtual Viola”, I’ve looked back through @lrfheritage.bsky.social archives at her remarkable story, and the links she had to LR throughout her life ⚓️
hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
The Story of Viola: Lloyd’s Register and The Ghost Ship of Grytviken
On the foreshore of the South Georgian whaling station of Grytviken lies an old trawler. Launched in Beverley in 1906 as the Viola, she remains the oldest steam trawler with her engines still intact a
hec.lrfoundation.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Viola Trust have long campaigned to bring the Viola back home to Hull. To celebrate the launch of “Virtual Viola”, I’ve looked back through @lrfheritage.bsky.social archives at her remarkable story, and the links she had to LR throughout her life ⚓️
hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...
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The World Monuments Fund has received new funding from Lloyd's Register Foundation for the second phase of its Coastal Connections programme.
Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/QLI-wmc
Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/QLI-wmc
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The World Monuments Fund has received new funding from Lloyd's Register Foundation for the second phase of its Coastal Connections programme.
Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/QLI-wmc
Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/QLI-wmc