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To celebrate the launch of “Virtual Viola” yesterday, @samwright.bsky.social has delved into her remarkable story, and the links she had to LR throughout her life!
Read her story 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...

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The Story of Viola: Lloyd’s Register and The Ghost Ship of Grytviken On the foreshore of the South Georgian whaling station of Grytviken lies an old trawler. Launched in Beverley in 1906 as the Viola, she remains the oldest steam trawler with her engines still intact a

The Viola Trust have long campaigned to bring the Viola back home to Hull. To celebrate the launch of “Virtual Viola”, I’ve looked back through @lrfheritage.bsky.social archives at her remarkable story, and the links she had to LR throughout her life ⚓️
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Check out our most cited articles which includes “The Lloyd’s Register archive: An appraisal” by @samwright.bsky.social et al

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Congratulations Dr Sam Wright 👏

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Special experience graduating for the final time from the @uniofhull.bsky.social this week. From joining as an undergrad many years ago to sitting on the stage with a doctorate this week, I’ve loved my time at Hull. Thanks to everyone who has been a part of this journey.

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To mark #VEDay, Dr Sam Wright, previous LRF funded PhD scholar, has written about LR and the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Hull staff and their experiences during that conflict, and their VE Day commemorations 🙌🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...

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Check out our most cited articles as of April 2025‼️

Other articles include The Lloyd's Register archive: An appraisal by Martin Wilcox, Peter Phillipson, @samwright.bsky.social, Luca Rapisarda, and David J. Starkey @lrfheritage.bsky.social

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Not that I’m biased at all, but there’s an interesting IJMH research note on using the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage and Education Centre Archives….my first contribution to the journal, and now my first post on Bluesky ⚓️

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