# Maritime Foundation

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'''The Maritime Foundation''' is a registered British [charity](/source/Charitable_organization) that promotes [maritime](/source/Sea) interests in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom).

==History==
In 1981, British merchant shipping interests founded two complementary organizations, the '''British Maritime League''', a membership organization designed to raise public awareness of maritime issues in Britain, and the '''British Maritime Charitable Foundation''' for promoting and funding education and research. In 1992, the two organizations were combined to form the ''Maritime Foundation''.

==Activities==
The Maritime Foundation is involved in a number of activities that include a series of annual awards to broadcasters, authors, and academics. These include

* The [Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award](/source/Desmond_Wettern_Maritime_Media_Award), since 1995
* The [Mountbatten Maritime Prize](/source/Mountbatten_Maritime_Prize), since 2000
* The [Maritime Film and Documentary Prize](/source/Maritime_Film_and_Documentary_Prize), since 2006

The Maritime Foundation also keeps the [Maritime Memorial Book](/source/Maritime_Memorial_Book) at [All Hallows Church, Tower Hill, London](/source/All_Hallows-by-the-Tower) for those who have died at sea.  In addition, it supports the [Maritime Volunteer Service](/source/Maritime_Volunteer_Service) and the restoration of the 1897 Nile River [Gunboat Melik](/source/Gunboat_Melik).

==External links==
* [http://www.bmcf.org.uk/ Maritime Foundation website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021229134002/http://www.bmcf.org.uk/about.php About the Maritime Foundation]

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Category:Maritime organizations
Category:Organizations established in 1981
Category:Foundations based in the United Kingdom
Category:1981 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Maritime history of the United Kingdom

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