Discover stories behind the latest exhibitions, fascinating explorations into maritime science and archaeology, and the surprising details of what happens inside (and outside) a modern working museum.
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28 Feb 2022
The sad fate of HMAS Perth (I)
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04 Jul 2021
History highlights: HMAS Onslow 51 years on
![ICLA laser dinghys racing on Sydney Harbour. Image courtesy Jon West](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/lasersailing_photo_jonwest_1200.jpg?h=400&la=en&w=1200)
17 Jun 2021
The Laser Dinghy at half century
![RMMS Aorangi off North Head, Sydney, 1939. Samuel J Hood Studio, National Maritime Collection, 00020213 RMMS Aorangi off North Head, Sydney, 1939. Samuel J Hood Studio, National Maritime Collection, 00020213](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2021/may-2021/00020213_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2159)
12 May 2021
A 1929 Ruby Princess prequel: The Aorangi quarantine incident
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12 Jan 2021
Paradise Lost: Daniel Solander's legacy
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03 Nov 2020
The Greycliffe ferry disaster
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17 Aug 2020
75th anniversary of Indonesian independence
![The second pilot steamer Captain Cook (II) was designed by W D Cruikshank and built at Mort’s Dock & Engineering Company in 1892. Used as a naval training ship during World War II, it was scuttled off Sydney in October 1947. Photographed c 1920 by William James Hall. ANMM Collection ANMS1092[015] Gift from Mr and Mrs Glassford The second pilot steamer Captain Cook (II) was designed by W D Cruikshank and built at Mort’s Dock & Engineering Company in 1892. Used as a naval training ship during World War II, it was scuttled off Sydney in October 1947. Photographed c 1920 by William James Hall. ANMM Collection ANMS1092[015] Gift from Mr and Mrs Glassford](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/august-2020/anms1092015_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
07 Aug 2020
'Not all beer and skittles': Sydney Harbour pilotage
![Captain Cook by Nathaniel Dance (1735-1811), published 1969. State Library of Victoria, H32508 Painting of James Cook](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/12-dec-2019/signals-129/captain-cook-by-nathaniel-dance_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160)
20 Apr 2020