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In conversation with…Chris Dobbs

Episode 1: Diver, Maritime Archaeologist and Expert

Mary Rose Museum · In Conversation With… Chris Dobbs, one of the Original Dive Team

Chris is one of the original dive team on the Mary Rose ship wreck site in the Solent. With over 40 years of service with the Mary Rose, his insights and knowledge are second to none.

In this first podcast, we learn about his experiences and hear some of the fascinating stories he has to tell from the 1980s to the present day.

We ask him about his favourite objects of the 19,000 that have been discovered, many thousands of which are on display in the Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Songs from the Mary Rose

Songs from the Mary Rose

The Mary Rose has been an inspiration for musicians and songwriters for decades. In that time, there have been many tracks on vinyl and CD.

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Why we’re not rebuilding the Mary Rose

Why we’re not rebuilding the Mary Rose

A question that often gets asked is if there are plans to rebuild the port side of the Mary Rose, so that “you’d have a whole ship!”, but would we really?

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A Tale of Two Ships: Vasa and the Mary Rose

A Tale of Two Ships: Vasa and the Mary Rose

In 1961, the Swedish brought their own historic ship to the surface, which has an origin story you might have heard attributed to someone else…

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