
by David Lyon
1942 – 2000
David Lyon was a naval ship historian and archaeologist. Lyon spent his working life at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, where for over twenty years he looked after the huge ships-plans collection before becoming Curator of Naval Ordnance, then Head of Enquiries and finally Chief of Research of the Maritime Information Centre. Lyon served in the Royal Navy Reserve and, having qualified as a diving officer, was instrumental in the development of underwater archaeology in Britain, diving on the Mary Rose amongst others. He was a member of the Council of the Society for Nautical Research and of the Nautical Museums Trust. He has written and lectured extensively both in Britain and…
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