Time Travel Club: Steam Ships
Discover the Mauretania ship and make a pin-wheel turbine
Historic Event
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Dates
19 February 2026 (historic event)
About
This half term meet Gillian from The National Archives to find out all about the Mauretania, the most famous ship ever built on Tyneside (you can see the magnificent ship model in the Tyneside Challenge gallery).
Get hands-on with historical documents to discover what made the Mauretania so special, and then have a go at making your own pin-wheel turbine to take home.
Part of The National Archives Time Travel Club event series.
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