Discover stories behind the latest exhibitions, fascinating explorations into maritime science and archaeology, and the surprising details of what happens inside (and outside) a modern working museum.
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28 Feb 2022
The sad fate of HMAS Perth (I)
![shipwreck, vessel, sea](/-/media/g54--scuba-copy.jpg?h=1440&la=en&w=1920&hash=E0560C3717FFA73AB4F149F07B96333DE74622A9)
12 Dec 2021
Sanyo Maru shipwrecked off Arnhem Land
![Wreck Seeker, an educational game by the Australian National Maritime Museum](/-/media/anmm/images/discover/apps-and-games/wreck-seeker/wreck-seeker_image_16-9_1200x675_resize.jpg?h=675&la=en&w=1200&hash=FA795533B6C99D35D6363153C07EC75D0DFA50E2)
23 Aug 2021
Wreck Seeker: New educational game uncovers underwater mysteries
![Screenshot from the PS 'Herald' VR experience Screenshot from the PS 'Herald' VR experience](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/september-2020/ps-herald-vr-experience_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=CBF25465FD43841F25D30EB4903CE9E23B67DC22)
14 Sep 2020
The PS 'Herald' VR Experience: Seven students, one virtual dive
![A small selection of the museum's Dunbar collection, purchased with the assistance of the Andrew Thyne Reid Charitable Trust](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/august-2020/dunbarwreck_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=0FCC6905536FC49DF5A57988A1C1913FE793A7AA)
20 Aug 2020
The melancholy wreck of the 'Dunbar'
![Kieran Hosty at Boot Reef in December 2018. Image Julia Sumerling/Silentworld Foundation Kieran Hosty at Boot Reef in December 2018. Image Julia Sumerling/Silentworld Foundation](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/july-2020/bootreef_bloglowres_juliasumerling_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=50647A8DEF665FF4C3494D15C4E340E0CA7E3F78)
15 Jul 2020
Ask an Archaeologist Day
![James Hunter (left) and Kieran Hosty use baseline-offset mapping to record the hull structure in South Australian's bow. Image Tim Zapor James Hunter (left) and Kieran Hosty use baseline-offset mapping to record the hull structure in South Australian's bow](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/may-2020/p6252477_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=6B51B4E6D2FC7FE6E5BF272510EF12EA8C1CBF14)
22 May 2020
Bound for 'South Australian': South Australia's oldest known shipwreck found
![SS Federal docked at a wharf. Built in 1889, owned by McIlwraith McEacharn Limited, wrecked off the Western Australian coast in 1901. ANMM Collection, ANMS0047[142] Black and white photograph of a ship](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/12-dec-2019/signals-129/anms0047142_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=ED85135FF0A642E0082A17854BF9D61F5B799174)
21 Dec 2019
Digitising our history: The tragedy of SS Federal
![A well-preserved wooden sheave (pulley) uncovered during the 2019 excavation. Image John Cassese/RIMAP, © RIMAP 2019, used with permission Photograph showing archaeological remains underwater](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/2019/12-dec-2019/signals-129/sealife-25-copy.jpg?h=821&la=en&w=1642&hash=C929A8E5F472FAE3DAA7F7EFCF0EB641118A23C5)
13 Dec 2019