The Mountbatten Award

The Mountbatten Award for Best Book

The Award is made to the author of the work of literature published in English during the qualifying period that, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, has contributed most significantly to public awareness of maritime issues.

Eligible work must have a maritime focus, and includes scholarly or popular non-fiction on a technical, scientific, environmental, economic, industrial, legal, administrative, social or defence-related theme, as well as works of biography, history, fiction and poetry.

The Mountbatten Maritime Award

Judging criteria

Depth of understanding of the maritime subject

Literary quality, and clarity of exposition

Accuracy of factual content

Influence on the public understanding of current maritime issues

Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd CBE presents Dr Andrew Boyd with the Mountbatten Award for Best Book 2021 at the Maritime Media Awards 2020 and 2021 as the Maritime Foundation returned to London’s Drapers’ Hall on Friday, 27 May 2022 at a reception and lunch attended by a diverse representation of the maritime community and the past two years of the book, film, digital media, and journalism award winners.

Recent Award Winners

2017 Lt Cdr Reginald Cogswell RN MBE
2018 David Mearns
2019 Rachel Slade
2020 Professor David Abulafia
2021 Dr Andrew Boyd

The award has been presented annually since 2001.

The prize is an engraved silver Armada plate.

Please note: From 2022, prizes may differ due to changes to the Awards programme.