New Royal Museums Greenwich offer for AT residents!

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As some will recall, recently Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) recently extended an offer to AT residents in relation to its Ocean Court Discovery Day. RMG was delighted to meet ATA members and showcase a bit of what the Museum has been working on in 2025.

As a show of their appreciation, RMG would like to extend ATA members an invite to their upcoming lecture HMS Captain: Technological Triumph to Tragedy for a discounted rate (currently reserved to Museum members only).

Explore the story of HMS Captain (1869), a revolutionary warship, embodying Victorian Britain’s technological innovation with its rotating armoured turrets, wrought-iron armour, and steam propulsion as well as sails. At first appearance the ship was formidable but, only five months after its commission, on 7 September 1870 HMS Captain capsized off Cape Finisterre in a severe gale. Only 18 of her crew of nearly 500 officers and men survived.

The recent search for the wreck and exploration of its remains will support further investigation of what happened between design, execution and launch that resulted in the ship being so overweight and unstable, ending in such tragedy.

On Tuesday 23 September 2025, join Royal Museums Greenwich at the Royal Geographical Society for a lecture from historians Professor Andrew Lambert, Dr Howard Fuller and Dan Snow about this revolutionary ship. 

More information about the lecture available and tickets can be purchased directly from the RMG website: rmg.co.uk/hmscaptain

When booking tickets, please use discount code NMMCaptain.



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