Category: News

2019 Edition of the Mine Warfare and Diving Magazine

The 2019 Edition of the MAD Magazine is available to MWA Members in the MWA Library here. The magazine has been made available to the MWA by kind permission of…
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Mine Warfare Branch Badge

A Royal Navy Temporary Memorandum (RNTM) was released today (13 Feb 2019) announcing the re-introduction of the Mine Warfare Branch Badge. The branch badge was replaced by the very unpopular…
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MWA Reunion 2019

Tickets are on sale in the Sweepstore for the 2019 MWA Reunion to be held in the Warrant Officers & Senior Rates Mess, HMS NELSON in Portsmouth on Saturday 23…
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Nightraiders – The Trilogy

‘Nightraiders’, the second volume of the trilogy that started with ‘Home Waters’, is now available to order from the American publisher, Heritage Books at a cost of $80 ($40 plus…
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Membership of The Royal Maritime Club

The Minewarfare Association has used the Royal Maritime Club, formerly the ‘Home Club’, on several occasions for a number of different functions and meetings.  Situated in Queen Street in Portsmouth…
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HMS VICTORY – MWA Dit Session 9 November 2018

By kind invitation of the MW Senior Rates HMS VICTORY (Joe Lyons, Bunny Warren & Pony Moore), the MWA members were once again, able to enjoy the surroundings and ambience…
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Minewarfare Association National Standard

In 2016 it was suggested by members that the MWA should have its own National Standard.  This was agreed and thanks to Lieutenant Commander Bob Hawkins Royal Navy, a member…
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