Nautical/Naval History

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1. Watercraft in Ancient Art

   By bruce d, December 7, 2020
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   • Louie da fly
   • December 9, 2020

2. Kingston Mass. 19th century ships, inc sailplans

   By bruce d, December 2, 2020
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   • 395 views
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   • bruce d
   • December 2, 2020

3. Ships carvings

   By bruce d, December 1, 2020
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   • bruce d
   • December 1, 2020

4. A couple of recent additions to US Naval History

   By trippwj, November 30, 2020   

   • US Navy
   • Naval History
   • 5 replies
   • 698 views
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   • uss frolick
   • December 1, 2020

5. A collection of figureheads and a few stories

   By bruce d, November 29, 2020
   • 1 reply
   • 591 views
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   • druxey
   • November 29, 2020

6. The birth theory of Christopher Columbus in Pontevedra Spain.

   By Opaahi, November 29, 2020
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   • Opaahi
   • November 29, 2020

7. Ancient boat

   By stuglo, November 29, 2020
   • 3 replies
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   • stuglo
   • November 29, 2020

8. The saws that cut the wood that made the ships.

   By bruce d, November 25, 2020
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   • Mike from Aus
   • November 28, 2020

9. Early nineteenth‐century American whalers

   By bruce d, November 27, 2020
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   • bruce d
   • November 27, 2020

10. Looking for references: 16th, 17th and 18th century docks, dockyards, ports...

    By Sperry, November 18, 2020
    • 13 replies
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    • wefalck
    • November 25, 2020

11. How would this have been used?

    By Bluto 1790, November 24, 2020
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    • Bluto 1790
    • November 24, 2020

12. Paper on HMS Swift: British Sloop-of- War lost off Patagonia 1770

    By bruce d, November 23, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 773 views
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    • Seahawk1313
    • November 24, 2020

13. Near intact 17c Fluyt

    By bruce d, November 22, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 955 views
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    • druxey
    • November 22, 2020

14. The Figurehead rules

    By bruce d, November 19, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 699 views
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    • trippwj
    • November 19, 2020

15. Medieval Ship Rigging

    By bruce d, November 15, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 807 views
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    • bruce d
    • November 19, 2020

16. Free Talk Tonight (Nov. 11, 2020) - The archaeology of the naval battle of the Egadi Islands

    By Binho, November 10, 2020
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    • 481 views
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    • Binho
    • November 10, 2020

17. The Complete Modellist - 1667 shipwrights tables

    By bruce d, November 5, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 760 views
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    • druxey
    • November 5, 2020

18. 13. Maritime museums of North America, including Canada : with selected lighthouse, canal, and canal lock museums

    By Boxbuilds, October 27, 2020   

    • historic ships
    • model ships
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • historic ships
      • model ships
      • model museums
    • 5 replies
    • 28 views
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    • mtaylor
    • November 2, 2020

19. Stoves/Ovens on ships in the 1600s and Onward

    By acaron41120, October 15, 2020
    • 10 replies
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    • Chuck Seiler
    • October 26, 2020

20. Spanish Ships and Shipbuilding in the Atlantic Colonies, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

    By bruce d, October 21, 2020
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    • 518 views
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    • bruce d
    • October 21, 2020

21. HMS Savage: A Swan Class sloop of war gets savaged by a Yankee privateer!

    By uss frolick, October 15, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • uss frolick
    • October 21, 2020

22. Captured Spanish Ships and Their Influence on the British Royal Navy in the 18th Century

    By bruce d, October 12, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 976 views
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    • Seahawk1313
    • October 16, 2020

23. 18th century ship performance effect on industrial revolution

    By bruce d, September 30, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 692 views
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    • Rik Thistle
    • October 16, 2020

24. The Introduction and Use of Copper Sheathing - A History (PDF)

    By Bob Cleek, October 13, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • bruce d
    • October 15, 2020

25. Indonesian canoes

    By bruce d, February 5, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 869 views
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    • G. Desmond Pike
    • October 14, 2020

26. 1925 auction of ship models

    By bruce d, October 8, 2020
    • 10 replies
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    • bruce d
    • October 9, 2020

27. HMS Victory davits

    By rkwz, October 4, 2020
    • 11 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • dafi
    • October 7, 2020

28. Dating 18th-century map from ship drawings

    By Stephen Gadd, September 25, 2020   

    • map
    • rigging
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • map
      • rigging
      • bulkhead
      • flag
      • 18th century
    • 17 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Stephen Gadd
    • October 4, 2020

29. Historical Fantasy. Oh, and Heresy.

    By Gazzarian, October 3, 2020
    • 11 replies
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    • Gazzarian
    • October 4, 2020

30. Strange Hooks on Roman Ships

    By Binho, September 16, 2020
    • 11 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Bob Cleek
    • October 2, 2020