Nautical/Naval History

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1. Naval History On This Day, Any Nation 1 2 3 4 27

   By Kevin, May 2, 2013   

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   • October 21, 2023

2. ..and this just in, from Nelson

   By druxey, October 18, 2019
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   • Jim Lad
   • October 18, 2019

3. 'Limber' Channels

   By tmj, September 11, 2023
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   • BANYAN
   • September 14, 2023

4. 'Maria', built as privateer, served 90 years

   By bruce d, January 7, 2021
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   • bruce d
   • January 7, 2021

5. 'Portico'

   By piratepete007, January 10, 2015
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   • Mark P
   • January 14, 2015

6. 'sharp schooner' question

   By bruce d, April 4, 2020
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   • bruce d
   • April 7, 2020

7. 'The Terror' - BBC series Mar 2021

   By Rik Thistle, March 5, 2021   

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   • Rik Thistle
   • March 5, 2021

8. ‘Corsair Fleet’ – The Brave Civilian Crews Who Took On Nazi Submarines To Protect the American Coast

   By dgbot, October 15, 2016
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   • October 15, 2016

9. "Evolution in Naval Architecture During the Reign of Queen Victoria."

   By bruce d, August 30, 2022
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   • August 30, 2022

10. "Gunnery notes" from William Rivers (*1755, †1817)

    By dafi, January 1, 2017
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    • Morgan
    • November 9, 2018

11. "I am a Passenger": 1960 Orient Line orientation film

    By uss frolick, March 26, 2019
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    • uss frolick
    • March 26, 2019

12. "In the Wake of the Bounty" movie on Amazon Prime

    By Bob Cleek, December 8, 2019
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    • vossy
    • December 8, 2019

13. "Nock's Volley Gun" the 1790s British anti-boarding rifle

    By uss frolick, March 19, 2018
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    • jud
    • March 19, 2018

14. "Royal Navy Warship" discovered near Riga in Latvia

    By Beef Wellington, October 13, 2021
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    • Matle
    • October 21, 2021

15. "Sand Pebbles" motor Sampan from 1966 movie

    By JRB, May 18, 2021
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    • lmagna
    • July 10, 2021

16. "The Constitution and the Guerriere": The contemporary song.

    By uss frolick, August 23, 2017
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    • uss frolick
    • August 23, 2017

17. "The Lubbers Hole" series of Patrick O'Brian podcasts on Youtube!

    By uss frolick, December 19, 2020
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    • uss frolick
    • May 2, 2021

18. "The Lubbers Hole", Patrick Brian Podcast, thanks Model Ship World!

    By uss frolick, September 21, 2023
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    • uss frolick
    • September 21, 2023

19. "The Wasp's Frolic" (The song) and rare 1st-hand accounts of the 1812 battle.

    By uss frolick, November 15, 2018
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    • uss frolick
    • November 19, 2018

20. "Trireme Olympias: The Final Report" (book)

    By Smile-n-Nod, June 18, 2021
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    • Louie da fly
    • June 20, 2021

21. 120 years old model sailing ship

    By SchmidtHOT, February 9, 2023
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    • gsdpic
    • February 10, 2023

22. 1200-Year-Old Wreck Discovered in the Eastern Med

    By CDR_Ret, September 24, 2022
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    • Louie da fly
    • September 24, 2022

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

    By Boxbuilds, October 27, 2020   

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    • mtaylor
    • November 2, 2020

24. 131 year old iron hulled ship Wavertree being restored

    By captainbob, May 30, 2016
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    • mtaylor
    • May 30, 2016

25. 1762 Beaumont seems to have been found

    By mtaylor, July 25, 2021
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    • allanyed
    • July 25, 2021

26. 177x ships - British vs US design, what are the differences?

    By Mike Y, May 1, 2014
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    • NMBROOK
    • May 31, 2014

27. 17th century Baltic fluyt wreck found

    By Louie da fly, September 2, 2022
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    • Louie da fly
    • September 2, 2022

28. 17th century Dutch East India Company Shipbuilding

    By bruce d, September 30, 2022
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    • flying_dutchman2
    • November 11, 2022

29. 17th century English merchant flags

    By Louie da fly, March 27, 2021
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    • Louie da fly
    • March 29, 2021

30. 17th century French rigging

    By bruce d, September 11, 2019
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    • bruce d
    • September 11, 2019