The Royal Navy has played a significant role in shaping the world we live in today. It established Britain as a major maritime power, safeguarded Britain’s trade in difficult times, and defended or carried out attacks on the country. Millions of individuals have been affected by the Royal Navy, including servicemen and women, as well as the families of those who constructed, serviced, and supplied its ships, and communities across the world.

HMS – Hear My Story is a major exhibition at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard’s Babcock Galleries. It chronicles the untold stories of ordinary men, women, and ships who have contributed to the Navy’s remarkable history in the last century, the century of greatest transformation.