The Maritime Foundation is a registered British

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that promotes

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interests in the

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History

In 1981, British merchant shipping interests founded two complementary organizations, the British Maritime League, a membership organization designed to raise public awareness of maritime issues in Britain, and the British Maritime Charitable Foundation for promoting and funding education and research. In 1992, the two organizations were combined to form the ''Maritime Foundation''.

Activities

The Maritime Foundation is involved in a number of activities that include a series of annual awards to broadcasters, authors, and academics. These include * The Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award, since 1995 * The

Mountbatten Maritime Prize The Mountbatten Maritime Award is awarded annually by the Maritime Foundation (formerly the British Maritime Charitable Foundation) to the author of a distinguished publication that has made a significant contribution to the maritime history of t ...

, since 2000 * The Maritime Film and Documentary Prize, since 2006 The Maritime Foundation also keeps the Maritime Memorial Book at All Hallows Church, Tower Hill, London for those who have died at sea. In addition, it supports the

Maritime Volunteer Service The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) is a United Kingdom wide charity (Charity No: 1048454 SCO No: SC039269 Registered Company No: 3003565), which has as its motto: "Supporting YOUR Community with OUR People" (strapline updated February 2021 f ...

and the restoration of the 1897 Nile River Gunboat Melik.

External links

Maritime Foundation website

About the Maritime Foundation
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