Hello All, I currently have a 12-pound cannonball mounted on oak stand, crafted from the original timbers of HMS Victory, created as part of the "Save the Victory" campaign in 1922, with Inscription: ...

The Bremen Cog is a historical gem; the best-preserved medieval trading ship in the world. We know from her beautifully-preserved timbers that her construction dates from 1380, and her discovery ...

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Commander Mark Barton BEng, MA, PhD, CEng, FRINA, RNR completed a full career as a naval officer and now has a portfolio career based around his professional fields of naval architecture and naval ...

In Dr Sam Willis’ book “The Fighting Temeraire” he wrote the following on the 1759 Battle of Lagos: “[La Clue] took his ships to a tiny creek in between Lagos and Cape St Vincent that was guarded by ...

Hello Everyone, As a newbie here, please excuse my shortness of knowledge and the depth of questions. I seek photos, paintings, sketch or descriptions especially about her rigging or under sail of ...

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This episode is the first of a series on the history of the Cinque Ports in which we bring you a mixture of fascinating history alongside a glimpse into contemporary life in these vibrant and ancient ...

A mini-series on the maritime history of Germany launches with a visit to the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven, which has recently launched a stand-out new permanent exhibition ‘Ship Realms – The ...

(for an ancient reference to these boats, see Hawkins, Clifford W. 1965. “THE TUTICORIN THONI.” The Mariner’s Mirror 51 (2): 147–54. it seems to me that historians could still do a lot about ships ...

Hi all. I am researching HMCSS Victoria (the first ever built for a Colonial Government), designed by Oliver W Lang and built buy Magnay and Sons at Limehouse in 1855. She was a steam screw sloop ...