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What are the normal opening hours of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich?
10am to 5pm, seven days a week
How much does it cost to see the regular collection?
Nothing; it’s free
Which entrance to the NMM is the official group meeting point?
The Stanhope Gate entrance facing north towards Romney Road
Which two artefacts dominate the Stanhope Gate entrance? For which ships were they made?
Anchors. The one on the left (seen when facing south towards the museum entrance) is Hall’s improved stockless anchor of 1963. It was built as a spare for Union Castle mail ships and the cruise liner Reina del Mar. The anchor on the right is W.L. Byers’s improved stockless model of 1953 – one of two from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.
Which is now the official main entrance to the NMM and what does it overlook?
The Sammy Ofer Wing; Greenwich Park
After whom is the Stanhope entrance named? What was his role at the National Maritime Museum?
James Richard Stanhope, 7th Early Stanhope. He was the first chairman of the trustees of the National Maritime Museum, serving from 1922 to 1959.
Who is the current chairman of the NMM trustees and of which famous British shipping company was he chairman?
Lord Jeffrey Sterling of Plaistow; P&O.
In which year was the National Maritime Museum officially opened and by whom?
27th April 1937. By King George VI, accompanied by his wife Queen Elizabeth and their eight-year-old daughter Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II)
Roughly how many items are there in the NMM’s entire collection.
Over two and a half million.
Where are most of the NMM's floating exhibits of small ships to be found? To whom are they on loan?

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In Falmouth, Cornwall. The National Maritime Museum of Cornwall
After whom is the Caird Library named?
Scots ship owner James Caird.
When and where was the battleship King George V launched?
1939. Newcastle upon Tyne.
Which famous German battleship did King George V help sink in May 1941?
Bismarck.
Approximately how much does the King George V model weigh?
About half a tonne
What sit-down part did the King George V play in Japan’s official surrender on board the American warship USS Missouri on 2nd September 1945?
It provided chairs for the dignitaries!
When and in which country was the King George V scrapped?
1958. Scotland
Who was the ‘three-jewelled eunuch’ ?
The Chinese explorer, fleet Admiral and palace eunuch Zheng He (sometimes spelled Zheng Ho, Cheng Ho)
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
An agreement that divided all the newly-discovered land outside Europe between Spain and Portugal.
When was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed? Which countries were signatories? Who mediated the agreement?
1494. Spain and Portugal. Pope Alexander VI
When did the ill-fated expedition led by Sir John Franklin leave England in a bid to discover the North-West Passage?
1845
Name the ships in the Franklin expedition to find the North West Passage from Europe to Asia. Approximately how many seamen took part in the expedition ( in other words what was the total complement of both ships)?
Erebus and Terror. About 130.
What is the link between the London and Greenwich Railway and the Franklin expedition?
The Erebus and the Terror were powered by screw propellers driven by steam engines from the London and Greenwich Railway.
Which Norwegian explorer is credited with the discovery of the North West Passage and when did his expedition achieve it?
Roald Amundsen in 1903-06
Which shipping tragedy prompted construction of the Tarbat Ness lighthouse on Moray Firth, north-east Scotland and when did it occur?
The loss of 16 vessels in a storm on the Moray Firth in 1826.
According to Highland folklore, who had used the Tarbat Ness lighthouse site as a meeting place?
Witches covens
Which member of the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse builders and engineers designed and built the Tarbat Ness lighthouse. How was he related to the famous poet and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson?
Robert Stevenson; he was grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson
Which member of the Stevenson family designed and engineered the Tarbat Ness light on display in the museum? How was he related to Robert Louis Stevenson?
David Allan Stevenson. He and Robert Louis were cousins.
Approximately how far could the Stevenson light on display here be seen in optimum conditions?
24 miles or 38.6 kilometres?
From which material is the Type 23 Frigate propeller made? Which company made it? Where was it made?
Manganese bronze. Stone Vickers. Charlton, London.
The propeller was designed to operate as quietly as possible, to minimise detection and attack from which source?
Submarine
If the propeller on display was attached to a ship, in which direction would the ship be moving?
Reverse
When was the tug Reliant built and where?
1907; South Shields, Tyneside
What was the tug’s original name and for operations on which major industrial waterway was she employed by her first owner?
Old Trafford; Manchester Ship Canal
When was the tug first installed in the National Maritime Museum?
1973
When was the engine and part of the paddlewheel mechanism shown here reinstalled? Why is this all that’s left on display at Greenwich of the Reliant?
1999. The rest of the tug had to make way for the glass roof covered Neptune Court/Hall development and related exhibits.
Who designed the speedboat Miss Britain III? When was the boat built?
Hubert Scott-Paine. 1933
For which powerboat race and against which competitor was it designed?
The Harmsworth Trophy race of 1933; Miss America X
Who founded and funded the Harmsworth Trophy?
Sir Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe), owner of the Daily Mail newspaper
Which famous adventurer, writer and WWI desert combatant was a test pilot for Hubert Scott-Paine?
T.E.Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Describe the principal features of Miss Britain III and how they differed from Miss America X
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Who designed Prince Frederick’s barge?
William Kent
Where was the barge built? Who was the boat builder?
At a yard on the south bank of the Thames opposite Whitehall; John Hall
Who was responsible for the carvings on Prince Frederick’s barge? Whom did he succeed as Master Carver to the Crown?
James Richards. Grinling Gibbons
How long is Prince Frederick’s barge?
19.2 metres or 63 feet
When was the barge completed?
1732
What was the first official outing for Prince Frederick’s barge?
To take Frederick with his mother, Queen Caroline and five sisters, from Chelsea Hospital to Old Somerset House to view paintings from the Royal Collection undergoing restoration. They were attended by Officers and Ladies in a second barge and a group of musicians in a third. Frederick used the barge for a number of pleasure trips, including, in 1749, one in which the entire barge was decorated in the chinoiserie style and the bargemen dressed in orientally inspired uniforms.
Who described Prince Frederick as ‘the greatest ass and the greatest liar and the greatest canaille [rogue or scoundrel] and the greatest beast in the whole world’, adding ‘and I heartily wish he were out of it’. This person also said on another occasion: ‘I wish the ground would open this moment and sink the monster to the lowest hole in hell.’
Queen Caroline, Prince Frederick’s mother
When did Prince Frederick die and how old was he?
1751, aged 44
What was the official cause of death? How was the injury which preceded it sustained?
Pneumonia. Being struck in the chest by a cricket or tennis ball which caused an abscess on the chest
What happened to the only son of Prince Frederick and his wife Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha?
He became King George III of England; she became Queen consort
Which chivalric order decorates the stern of Prince Frederick’s barge? What approximately does the French description on it (Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense) mean?
The Order of the Garter; Shame on him who evil thinks
Which decorative motif along the sides of Prince Frederick’s barge is also known as a running dog or wave scroll?
A Vitruvious scroll
From which wood were most ships' figureheads made?
Pine
Which characteristics, according to mariners' superstition, was the figurehead said to embody? How were they supposed to safeguard the ship and crew?
The spirit and the eyes of the ship. By possessing sight, the figurehead was believed to be capable of steering the ship from danger to a safe port or harbour.
Where at Royal Museums Greenwich can you visit the world's largest collection of merchant marine figureheads?
In the Sammy Ofer dry berth underneath the Cutty Sark.
Which facial feature distinguishes the figurehead of HMS Horatio in the maritime museum?
The right eye is shut.
Which warning message is inscribed on the figurehead of HMS Bulldog? What is the English translation?
Cave Canem is the latin inscription on the dog's collar. It means Beware the dog.
Why were figureheads phased out as adornments to ships?
Because they were usually attached to the bowsprits of sailing ships and when sailing ships were replaced by iron-clad and later steel hulled steamships there were no bowsprits.
Q Which incident destroyed the Baltic Exchange building in St Mary Axe, City of London, and badly damaged the WWI stained glass memorial inside? When did the incident occur? Who was blamed for the explosion? Which iconic building now occupies the site?
A bomb placed in a van outside the building. 1992. The IRA. The Gherkin.
For whom were the Baltic Exchange Memorial stained glass windows designed to commemorate?
The 60 members of the Baltic Exchange who died in WWI
Who was the designer of the windows. Under which prominent and prolific Victorian stained glass artists did he train?
John Dudley Forsyth. Henry Holiday
When was the Baltic Exchange memorial unveiled?
1922
Which five virtues are celebrated in the Baltic Exchange Memorial glass windows?
Faith, Hope, Fortitude, Justice and Truth
What does the central winged figure in the half dome stained glass window represent?
Victory
Identify three well-known First World War battles named in the half dome glass.
Somme, Ypres, Gallipoli, Passchendaele, Messines. But also listed are Bethuna, Salonika, Givenchy, Arras, Meziers, Cambrai.
What was the original name of the Baltic Exchange and before which date was it formed?
The Virginia and Maryland Coffee House; Before 1744 when its name was changed to the Virginia and Baltick Coffee House.
Under which name was the British warship Indefatigable launched? Where and when was she built? For which navy was she built?
Duguay Trouin. Rochefort in 1800. The French Navy
After whom was the Duguay Trouin named?
French king Louis XIV’s favourite admiral René Duguay Trouin
How did the Duguay Trouin come under the command of the British Navy?
She was part of the French fleet defeated at Trafalgar in 1805. Duguay Trouin escaped from the battle was later captured by the British, renamed Indefatigable and taken into the British Navy.
Which two flags fly above the salvaged stern transom section of the Indefatigable?
The British Red Ensign and the French Tricolour
Describe in no more than two sentences the Triangle trade
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Which English sea captain pioneered English involvement in the slave trade in the 16th century
John Hawkins
Which Elizabethan seafarer who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world was also involved in the slave trade?
Francis Drake
Which English king encouraged expansion of the slave trade in the 17th century, granting what became the Royal African Company a charter to buy, sell and exchange Negro slaves and merchandise?
King Charles II.
From which two English cities did the first Royal African Company ships sail to develop the commercial slave trade on the coast of West Africa?
Liverpool and Bristol
Roughly how many Africans were enslaved in the course of the entire transatlantic slave trade?
Around 12 million
How many slaves were transported by English ships between 1640 and 1807?
About 3.4m
Roughly what proportion of these 3.4m died during the Atlantic crossing?
About one in seven
Describe in no more than three sentences the transatlantic trade from Europe to North America, giving at least three main reasons why they sought a fresh start in the New World.
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Which famous English whaling family had its London headquarters in Greenwich?
The Enderby family.
Name two main uses of whale products in the 19th century
Oil for fuel and whalebone for corsets and combs
When did the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into East Indies (the East India Company) receive its first royal charter? And from which sovereign?
1600. Queen Elizabeth I
Describe in one sentence the rights conferred to the East India Company under its royal charter?
A monopoly on trading rights by English ships east of the Cape of Good Hope.
Who was the first director of the East India Company and commander of the first company fleet to sail to Asia, in 1601?
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James Lancaster
How long was this first voyage (as a round trip)? Which honour was bestowed upon Lancaster on his return. By whom was it given?
About 30 months or two and a half years. A knighthood. King James I.
Which actor, playwright, theatre owner and politician said in 1788 of the East Asia Company. "The company contained the meanness of a pedlar and the profligacy of a pirate, wielding a truncheon in one hand and picking a pocket with another."
Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Which famous diarist and former resident of Deptford invested in the East Asia Company and tripled his investment upon selling it?
John Evelyn
Name three or more valuable cargoes regularly shipped from Asia to England by East Asia Company vessels.
Tea, spices, textiles and porcelain/chinaware
Where in London did the East India Company have its magnificent headquarters building?
Leadenhall Street.
Which iconic building now occupies the site. Which organisation leases most of the space within it?
The Richard Rogers designed Lloyd's building. Lloyd's of London.
When did the East Asia Company lose its monopoly on trade with India?
1813.
When did the East Asia Company lose its monopoly on trade with China?
1833
Which major event in India precipitated the dissolution of the East India Company. When did this event occur?
The India mutiny or first war of Indian independence. In 1857.
When was the East India Company dissolved by Act of Parliament?
1858.
How old was Nelson when he joined the Navy?
12
Which relative commanded HMS Raisonnable, Nelson’s first operational ship in the British Navy?
His uncle, Captain Maurice Suckling
In which battle did Nelson lose an arm?
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Which arm was amputated?
The right arm
Where did Nelson spend part of his recuperation from the arm injury?
The Royal Greenwich Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich
Where did Nelson lose the sight in one eye?
On Corsica during the battle for Calvi
Why didn’t Nelson wear an eye patch?
Because there was no apparent external damage to his eye
Which eye was damaged?
The right eye
Where is the musket ball which killed Nelson at Trafalgar?
In the Queen’s Collection at Windsor Castle
From which French ship was the shot fired that killed Nelson?
The Redoutable
Which day, month and year was the Battle of Trafalgar fought?
21st October 1805
During which three-day period did Nelson’s body lie in state in the Painted Hall, Greenwich?
5-7 January 1806
Where is Nelson’s body now?
In the crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Which Arctic expedition leader fought at Trafalgar and suffered permanent and serious loss of hearing due to prolonged and close exposure to the noise of canon fire?
John Franklin
Who was the captain of Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory at Trafalgar?
Flag Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy
Which sequin facsimiles of Nelson’s orders of chivalry were worn by Nelson on his full undress uniform coat at Trafalgar? Names at least two
The Order of the Bath; Order of the Crescent; German Order of St Joachim; Order of St Ferdinand and Merit
Whose blood stains the stockings and breeches worn by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?
His secretary, John Scott, who died earlier in the battle
What, supposedly, were Nelson’s dying words to Hardy upon hearing confirmation that the battle had been won?
“I am satisfied. Thank god I have done my duty”
To whom was Nelson’s Trafalgar uniform coat returned following his death?
His mistress Emma Hamilton
Who bought the coat in 1845 and presented it to the Royal Greenwich Hospital for Seafarers?
Prince Albert
Which American-born artist painted The Death of Lord Nelson in the Cockpit of the ship Victory showing the stricken admiral close to death?
Benjamin West
Which other painting by Benjamin West of Nelson is in the NMM’s Nelson, Navy, Nation gallery?
The Immortality of Nelson
Who assumed command of the British fleet at Trafalgar after Nelson’s death?
Vic-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
What was Nelson’s wife’s maiden name?
Frances (Fanny) Nesbit
To whom was Nelson’s mistress Emma married?
Sir William Hamilton
Where did Nelson first meet Lady Hamilton?
Naples
In which famous victory had Nelson distinguished himself shortly before meeting Lady Hamilton?
The Battle of the Nile
Which country’s forces were defeated at the Battle of the Nile?
France
At which conflict did Nelson famously raise his telescope to his sightless eye and declare he could see no signal from his commanding officer to withdraw his ships from battle?
Copenhagen
Which English naval captain’s failure to fully engage the enemy properly at Minorca led to his courts marshal and subsequent execution on board his ship at Portsmouth?
John Byng
Which French writer coined the phrase pour encourager les autres to describe the execution of Byng as an example to other British naval officers?
Voltaire in his novel Candide
Where in the museum can I find the following:
1. 16 degrees West Brasserie.
2. The Great Map.
3. Nelson’s Trafalgar coat.
4. The Lecture Theatre.
5. The ship models gallery.
6. The Atlantic; Slavery, Trade, Empire gallery and Trader: The East India Company and Asia gallery.
7. Public toilets.
8. The new acquisitions showcase?
1. Sammy Ofer wing.
2. Upper Neptune Court.
3. The Nelson, Navy, Nation gallery on the top (second) floor of the main museum building.
4. Ground floor on west side of the Neptune Court (the entrance is next to the Type 23 frigate propeller).
5. Top floor of the main museum building.
6. First floor of the main museum building.
7. Sammy Ofer wing next to the entrance desk/ticket office and in the Neptune Hall ground floor near the King George V battleship model.
8. The Museum shop.
What is the current special exhibition in the Sammy Ofer wing? When is the final day of this exhibition?
Turner and the Sea. 21st April 2014.
Which monumental naval battle painting by Turner is on display there? Where precisely within Royal Museums Greenwich is its permanent home?
The Battle of Trafalgar. Queen’s House Orangery
When was the Sammy Ofer wing opened and by whom?
July 2011 by HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Who was Sammy Ofer?
An Israeli-born shipping magnate, businessman and philanthropist
How much did the new Sammy Ofer wing cost to build?
The original budget was £35m and due to agreed changes it finally cost £36.5m
How much did the Sammy Ofer family trust donate to towards the cost of the new wing?
Just over £20m
Which permanent gallery is located in the Sammy Ofer wing?
Voyagers: Britons and the Sea
The National Maritime Museum collection includes an item of clothing associated with Britain’s most famous fictional Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) agent. What was it? To whom did it belong?
The Royal Navy uniform jacket worn by Commander Ian Fleming, novelist and author of the James Bond novels, when he took part in the ill-fated attack on Dieppe in 1942
A customer with children (one in a buggy) asks after the tour has finished at the usual place next to the Sammy Ofer Wing reception/ticket desk if there is anywhere in the museum suitable for the children to play. Give two suggestions together with directions to these locations which avoid stairs.
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Where can you buy light snacks and drinks in the museum?
At the Paul patisserie/bakery on the upper deck of the Neptune Court
Where in the museum can you buy drinks, snacks plus full hot meals.
In the Museum Café, Sammy Ofer wing.
The Museum also has a ‘fine dining’ restaurant. 1. What is it called. 2 Where is it. 3 When is it open?
The Brasserie at 16 seconds west. Upstairs in the Sammy Ofer Wing. Lunch: 12.00–15.00 daily (12.00–17.00 Sunday) Dinner: Wednesday–Saturday, 17.00–23.00.
Where can you find Victory in a giant bottle?
Outside the Sammy Ofer wing entrance from Greenwich Park.
Who designed it? Where was it before it was installed in the National Maritime Museum?
Yinka Shonibare. The fourth/spare plinth in Trafalgar Square.
Where can I find a statue of ‘Sailor Bill’?
The statue of King William IV, aka Sailor Bill, is located just inside the St Mary’s Gate entrance to the museum off King William Walk.
Where can you walk across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to America (or vice-versa) in about two or three seconds?
On the Great Map, Upper Neptune Court/Hall.
Three customers want to go from the NMM to the O2 at North Greenwich via public transport. Each one wants to use a different mode of transport. Give detailed directions and an approximate estimate of the time it will take (assuming no hold-ups, traffic jams etc).
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