The Rats Locker isn't aimed at the latest fashion trends. It's for Royal Navy veterans, their families and anyone looking for a gift with genuine naval meaning.

Many of the ships featured in our designs have long since disappeared from the Fleet List, but the memories haven't. Whether it's the branch you served in, your old ship, the mess decks, the runs ashore or the oppos you served alongside, they're all part of a story that stays with you long after you've left the Navy..

As a Royal Navy veteran, I know that while we were serving, most of us simply got on with the job. It's only years later that you realise how much those experiences, the ships and, above all, the friendships really meant.

Whether you're treating yourself or searching for a gift for the ex-matelot who already seems to have everything, we hope you'll find something that brings back a memory, starts a conversation or raises a smile.

Every matelot has a story. We hope you'll find something here that's part of yours.