Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson was a trustee, and it provided and equipped the trained manpower that did so much to contribute to victory at Trafalgar.

The Marine Society is truly the world's most enduring seafarers' organisation.

This is the charity that, back in the eighteenth century, brought to the world the concept of practical sea training for seafarers, and has ever since led the way in facilitating and championing the right of seafarers to access lifelong learning, personal and professional development.