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The first of 100 wren sculptures, presented to HRH The Princess Royal
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July 2026

HRH The Princess Royal Presented with Wren Sculpture Destined for World's Largest Battle of the Atlantic Memorial

Her Royal Highness was presented with the first of 100 wren sculptures by Birkenhead-born artist Emma Rogers during a visit to HMS Eaglet in Liverpool, marking a significant milestone for the new memorial being built around U-534.

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Handwritten Sütterlin-script archive documents recovered from U-534
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July 2026

Big Heritage Uses AI to Unlock Thousands of Unseen Documents from U-534

Big Heritage has built its own Archive Intelligence System to begin AI-assisted translation of thousands of uncatalogued U-534 documents, many written in Sütterlin, a historical German handwriting few today can read.

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Captain Frederic "Johnnie" Walker, Royal Navy, in 1944
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July 2026

Pier Head Memorial Service to Honour WWII Naval Hero Captain Johnnie Walker

Big Heritage will host a memorial service at 11am on Thursday 9th July at Captain Walker's statue on Liverpool's Pier Head, marking 82 years since the death of the Royal Navy's most successful anti-submarine commander.

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An Allied convoy at sea, seen from the air
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March 2026

The World's First Museum Dedicated to the Battle of the Atlantic is Coming to Birkenhead

Opening Spring 2027, the Battle of the Atlantic Story will open on the banks of the River Mersey in Birkenhead, becoming the world's first museum dedicated entirely to the six-year struggle for control of the Atlantic Ocean.

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