48-664: The National Maritime Museum ( NMM ) is a maritime museum in Greenwich , London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich , a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site . Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, it has no general admission charge; there are admission charges for most side-gallery temporary exhibitions, usually supplemented by many loaned works from other museums. The museum
96-820: A ship chandlery , sail loft , ropewalk , and so forth. A recent activity of maritime museums is to build replicas of ships, since there are few survivors that have not already been restored and put on display. Another is operating a museum harbour , most notably in Germany and the Netherlands but elsewhere too, that offers mooring to privately owned historical vessels, which can be watched but not boarded. The preservation of ships in museums ensures that ancient and historic vessels are preserved for posterity in optimum conditions and are available for academic study and for public education and interest. Remains of ancient and historic ships and boats can be seen in museums around
144-553: A 'section' in which to go into. These are: Royal Navy (RN), Royal Marines (RM), Army and Royal Air Force (RAF). As part of CCF, pupils can participate in a wide range of activities including: first aid, navigation, shooting, field craft, and self-reliance; with opportunities for students to participate in section competitions against other schools/cadets. There are also opportunities for sailing, flying, rock-climbing, coasteering, power-boating and many other outdoor pursuits. Alongside air-rifle, small bore and Cadet GP Rifle shooting in
192-521: A display space for models larger than will comfortably fit in a modeller's home, and of the museum is happy to take a ship model as a donation. Museums will also commission models. There are thousands of maritime museums in the world. Many belong to the International Congress of Maritime Museums , which coordinates members' efforts to acquire, preserve, and display their material. There is a risk that too many maritime museums might dilute
240-473: A large choice of subjects for study. When a student reaches year 9, they are required to participate in Combined Cadet Force (CCF). CCF aims to enhance the qualities of responsibility, self-reliance, endurance and perseverance and to develop leadership and resourcefulness. In year 9, students are taught the basics of leadership and fieldcraft; when students reach year 10, they are able to pick
288-517: A march on the parade square, with music played by the marching band and the Guard of Honour holds a key role. All house petty officers (POs) wear a chevron on their left arm. The school's chiefs, approximately 20 Upper 6th Formers, wear chief petty officer ranks and uniform, including canes. The deputy heads of school (two boy and two girl prefects ) carry the rank of warrant officer (second class). The heads of school (one boy and one girl prefect) carry
336-649: A single exhibit. The oceanographer Robert Ballard said that he favoured this bid as it would ensure that the memorabilia would be permanently displayed in Belfast (where the Titanic was built) and in Greenwich . The museums were critical of the bid process set by the Bankruptcy Court in Jacksonville, Florida. The minimum bid for the auction on 11 October 2018 was set at US$ 21.5 million (£16.5m) and
384-519: A trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in which fee information was shared. The school was founded by royal charter and is maintained by Greenwich Hospital. The hospital provides bursaries to a number of pupils. The school also awards academic, sports, music and sailing scholarships, as well as bursaries and discounts to the children of seafarers in the Royal Navy , Royal Marines or Merchant Navy . Many of
432-601: Is a collective of alumni and former staff from the Royal Hospital School. Initially established in 1925 as the Greenwich Royal Hospital School Old Boys Association, it adopted its current name in 1992 to inclusively represent both male and female former students. The association regularly connects its members and keeps them informed about recent developments and events through its newsletter, Otia Tuta, which
480-473: Is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums , which focus on navies and the military use of the sea. The great prize of a maritime museum is a historic ship (or a replica) made accessible as a museum ship , but as these are large and require a considerable budget to maintain, many museums preserve smaller or more fragile ships or partial ships within
528-588: Is affiliated with the Royal Navy CCF. The Army Section is affiliated with the Army Air Corps . The Royal Hospital School has a partnership with The College of William and Mary in Virginia . The Royal Hospital School is a boarding and day school with weekly boarding, three-night boarding, and 'flexi' or ad hoc boarding options. As of June 2024, between 620 and 690 pupils were enrolled at
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#1732765661117576-427: Is available to students all year round and the school takes pride in its rank as one of the best sailing schools in the country, with many students representing their nations at world sailing events. As well as the possibility to sail in school, a biennial sailing trip is offered to the school's sailors – the most recent trip having been Australia in 2017 and Greece in 2015. The Royal Hospital School Association (RHSA)
624-423: Is central to RHS life. It is compulsory for pupils to attend a short service every Tuesday and Thursday morning. Congregational practice is also held within the chapel every Saturday morning. A service is held most Sundays, compulsory for any boarders on site. As part of the chapel service, it is common for a musician (usually a music scholar) to play a small piece as part of the service during the week. The mosaics in
672-793: Is modelled on the Royal Marines. When the school forms up in divisions on the parade square, the band forms a separate division, larger than the others. It has travelled abroad for tours including to Sri Lanka and the USA. Some of the marches played include Heart of Oak , A Life on the Ocean Wave , "Holbrook March" and Royal Salute. Band members were part of the orchestra for the premier performance of Benjamin Britten 's Noye's Fludde on 18 June 1958 in Orford Church, Suffolk, as part of
720-686: Is now the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London. The Hospital was founded in 1694, and the school in 1712, both by royal charter . In the 1820s, the Royal Naval Asylum school was incorporated into the school. The original purpose of the school was to provide assistance and education to the orphans of seafarers in the Royal and Merchant Navies, and it was once the largest school for navigation and seamanship in
768-569: Is owned by the Crown naval charity, Greenwich Hospital , providing a number of means-tested bursaries for families with a seafaring background. The school also emphasizes leadership development. The Combined Cadet Force along with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme are the most popular co-curricular activities at the Royal Hospital School. The Combined Cadet Force also includes a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Section. HMS Illustrious
816-743: Is the best preserved dockyard from the Age of Sail. However, the UK's National Maritime Museum in Greenwich is also a contender, with many items of great historical significance, such as the actual uniform worn by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar . The largest in the United States of America is 19 acres (7.7 ha), Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut; it preserves not only a number of sailing ships , but also many original seaport buildings, including
864-789: Is the only United Kingdom independent boarding school to be continuously granted the Queen's Banner . It also flies its own Admiralty-approved Royal Hospital School Blue Ensign . It is one of only two UK schools whose students have the privilege of wearing Royal Navy uniforms, the other being Pangbourne College in Berkshire . The school is affiliated to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Seafaring traditions are important and integral elements of school life, and Royal Navy uniforms ( sailor suits ) are issued to all pupils and used for ceremonial and formal events. The school
912-598: The Aldeburgh Festival , with the English Opera Group and a local cast. The grand organ, a four-manual instrument, by William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Ltd. was installed in the chapel in 1933. RHS has developed a number of small traditions and practices over its 300 years of existence, with many still in use today. Many of these slang phrases have roots in the navy, but many are also unique to RHS and its traditions The chapel
960-586: The River Stour, Suffolk on the Shotley Peninsula in an area known as Constable Country . The Royal Hospital School was established by a royal charter in 1712. It was originally located at Greenwich Hospital , but then moved in 1933 to East Anglia . During World War One , 1,000 former RHS pupils served on Royal Navy ships at the Battle of Jutland (31 May – 1 June 1916). At least 101 former RHS pupils died in that battle. The school
1008-670: The National Maritime Museum Act 1934 that established the museum. The medal is awarded annually to "an individual who, in the opinion of the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum, has done conspicuously important work in the field of the Museum's interests and is of a nature which involves communicating with the public." The medal is named for Sir James Caird (1864–1954), the principal donor at
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#17327656611171056-729: The National Maritime Museum also includes items taken from the German Naval Academy Mürwik after World War II, including several ship models, paintings and flags. The museum has been criticised for possessing what has been described as " looted art ". The museum regards these cultural objects as " war trophies ", removed under the provisions of the Potsdam Conference . The museum awards the Caird Medal annually in honour of its major donor, Sir James Caird. In late August 2018, several groups were vying for
1104-573: The National Maritime Museum reported 2.41 million visitors. The museum has an additional site nearby, the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in Kidbrooke , opened in 2018. This houses approximately 70,000 items from the collection, but is only open to the public on limited occasions, by means of (pre-booked) guided tours. The Caird Medal was instituted in 1984 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of
1152-596: The Navy" ) is a British co-educational fee-charging international boarding and day school with naval traditions. The school admits pupils aged 11 to 18 (years 7 to 13) through Common Entrance or its own examination. The school is regulated by an Act of Parliament . The school is located in the village of Holbrook , near Ipswich , Suffolk , England . The school's campus is in the Queen Anne style and set on 200 acres (0.81 km ) of countryside. It overlooks
1200-535: The Royal Navy. The first female Head of School was appointed in 1992 to work alongside the male Head of School. In 1994 the entire school was bussed to Greenwich Hospital to parade in front of Queen Elizabeth II , in celebration of the tercentenary of the Hospital. The parade took place on the parade ground in front of the Queen's House . In 2012 the school marked three hundred years since its foundation with
1248-467: The apse are by Eric Newton , later to become art critic to The Guardian . The chapel is a Grade II* listed building. The Royal Hospital School has connections with the British royal family . These connections are principally The royal charter, School Visitor, and King's & Queen's Banners. The school's political breadth is shown by both its acknowledgement of its royal connections and its honouring
1296-419: The armed forces), and incorporating marching as part of the school's activities. In 1991 the school became coeducational , with the girls first being introduced into Hood house, followed by Cornwallis, Howe and Blake (now co-educational) and Anson. Girls initially had a different naval uniform from boys, but this was changed to match the boys' uniform, and subsequently followed the changes in dress as seen in
1344-424: The collection are seen in the UK and abroad. The museum aims to achieve a greater understanding of British economic, cultural, social, political and maritime history and its consequences in the world today. The museum plays host to various exhibitions, including Ships Clocks & Stars in 2014, Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution in 2015 and Emma Hamilton: Seduction and Celebrity in 2016. The collection of
1392-626: The consortium did not have enough funding to meet that amount. The museum was officially established in 1934 within the 200 acres (0.81 km) of Greenwich Royal Park in the buildings formerly occupied by the Royal Hospital School , before it moved to Holbrook in Suffolk. The gardens immediately to the north of the museum were reinstated in the late 1870s following construction of the cut-and-cover tunnel between Greenwich and Maze Hill stations. The tunnel comprised part of
1440-497: The country. The school relocated to Holbrook in 1933. The Holbrook campus was designed by the Birmingham -based arts and crafts architect Herbert Tudor Buckland and built by J. Gerrard & Sons Ltd of Swinton . Most of the buildings are now Grade II listed , with the main range and chapel also being Grade II*. Historically, the Royal Hospital School exclusively admitted children or grandchildren of seafarers. This policy
1488-617: The experience for the public, while a poorly managed museum might put other municipalities off from the idea of hosting such a museum. At 80 acres (32 ha) the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent, UK can lay claim to being the largest maritime museum in the world, incorporating numerous dockyard buildings, including a 1/4 mile long ropewalk, spinning rooms, covered slips, dry docks, smithery, sail loft, rigging house, mould loft, church, as well as three historic warships, it
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1536-656: The final section of the London and Greenwich Railway and opened in 1878. A full redevelopment of the main galleries, centring on what is now the Neptune Court, which was designed by Rick Mather Architects and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund , was completed in 1999. In 2008, the museum announced that the Israeli shipping magnate Sammy Ofer had donated £20m for a new gallery. Between 2016 and 2017
1584-494: The founding of the National Maritime Museum. The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is a fully independent museum, a development of the original FIMI (Falmouth International Maritime Initiative) partnership created in 1992 and the result of collaboration between the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and the former Cornwall Maritime Museum in Falmouth . Maritime museum A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum )
1632-564: The great republican hero, Robert Blake (admiral) , after whom a House is named. Many members of the royal family have involved themselves with the development of the school. Mary II 's involvement with the Royal Hospital School is noted as "the darling object of her life". All 11 Houses at the Royal Hospital School are named in honour of a famous seafarer. The school has inter-house sporting events and there are opportunities to enter inter-school competitions. Some school alumni have also gone on to be professional athletes. The main sports at
1680-443: The modern-day Royal Hospital School traditions are associated with the Royal Navy or seafaring. For example, key naval events are celebrated, as the school has provision for sailing, and has a ceremonial guard and marching band. As well as standard school uniform, both boys and girls wear Naval uniforms for ceremonial occasions such as "Divisions." This is a ceremony in which each house forms two squads, Junior and Senior, and performs
1728-647: The most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea, comprising more than two million items, including maritime art (both British and 17th-century Dutch), cartography, manuscripts including official public records, ship models and plans, scientific and navigational instruments, and instruments for time-keeping and astronomy (based at the Observatory). Its holdings including paintings relating to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson and Captain James Cook . An active loans programme ensures that items from
1776-413: The museum buildings . Most museums exhibit interesting pieces of ships (such as a figurehead or cannon ), ship models , and miscellaneous small items associated with ships and shipping, like cutlery , uniforms , and so forth. Ship modellers often have a close association with maritime museums; not only does the museum have items that help the modeller achieve better accuracy, but the museum provides
1824-520: The opening of a Heritage Centre, publication of a commemorative book and a formal dinner in the Painted Hall at Greenwich. In 2005 RHS was one of 50 of the country's leading independent schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents. Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000, and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totaling £3 million into
1872-482: The rank of warrant officer (first class). The Royal Hospital School has a distinctive musical tradition, with all pupils required to attend weekly congregation practice. The £3.6 million Reade Music School opened in 2008. The Royal Hospital School marching band is a perennial part of school life. The band is managed by a former member of the Royal Marines Band Service , and the band's style
1920-401: The right to purchase the 5,500 RMS Titanic relics that were an asset of the bankrupt Premier Exhibitions . Eventually, the National Maritime Museum, Titanic Belfast and Titanic Foundation Limited, as well as National Museums Northern Ireland , joined together as a consortium that was raising money to purchase the 5,500 artifacts. The group intended to keep all of the items together as
1968-419: The school are as follows: The school has 96 acres of sports fields, an all-weather pitch, tennis and netball courts, squash courts, a sports hall, fitness suite, strength and conditioning room, martial arts studio, climbing wall, indoor pool, golf course, nearby equestrian facilities (Bylam Livery Stables) and the majority of the sailing programme is delivered at Alton Water that neighbours the school. Sailing
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2016-567: The school's own shooting range. Similarly to CCF, all year 9 pupils are required to sign up the "Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme" as part of their Co-Curricular/CCF sessions. Expeditions for Bronze, Silver and Gold take place annually; with Bronze taking place locally, Silver taking place in the Peak District and with Gold taking place in Scotland (usually Rannoch Moor). The school was originally located at Greenwich Hospital , in what
2064-590: The school. Approximately 450 students board on a full-time, weekly or 3-night basis. It is one of the largest boarding schools in East Anglia. There are around 100 international students from 28 countries. The school has specialist staff for international students and provides English as an Additional Language . The school uses the National Curriculum Key Stages 3 (Years 7–9), 4 (Years 10–11), and 5 (Years 12–13), and provides
2112-633: The sea and navigation. It was a landing place for the Romans, Henry VIII lived here, the Navy has roots on the waterfront, and Charles II founded the Royal Observatory in 1675 for "finding the longitude of places". The home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian since 1884, Greenwich has long been a centre for astronomical study, while navigators across the world have set their clocks according to its time of day. The museum has
2160-532: The vessel would have looked like, although the vessel itself no longer exists. The Council of American Maritime Museums serves as network for museum professionals in North America. Royal Hospital School "The Cradle of the Navy" "Fear God and Honour the King" Houses: School Scarf The Royal Hospital School (commonly abbreviated as "RHS" and historically nicknamed "The Cradle of
2208-664: The world. Where a ship is in a good state of preservation it can sometimes act as a museum in its own right. Many museum ships , such as HMS Victory are popular tourist attractions. Some ships are too fragile to be exposed outdoors or are incomplete and must be preserved indoors. The remains of the Mary Rose for example are kept in a purpose designed building so that conservation treatment can be applied. In some cases, archaeologists have discovered traces of ships and boats where there are no extant physical remains to be preserved, such as Sutton Hoo , where museum displays can show what
2256-508: Was created by the National Maritime Museum Act 1934 under a Board of Trustees, appointed by HM Treasury . It is based on the generous donations of Sir James Caird (1864–1954). King George VI formally opened the museum on 27 April 1937 when his daughter Princess Elizabeth accompanied him for the journey along the Thames from London. The first director was Sir Geoffrey Callender . Since the earliest times Greenwich has had associations with
2304-542: Was in place until the mid-20th century. During this period, up until the 1950s, it was also mandatory for boys attending the school to pursue careers in the Royal or Merchant Navies. Consequently, the curriculum was heavily centered around maritime subjects. Although these requirements have been discontinued for several decades, the school continues to uphold certain naval traditions. These include wearing naval uniforms, conducting divisions (formal parades and march-pasts typical in
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