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   

   • Kingfisher
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   • The Ships Cat
   • March 23

2. Ship specifications

   By RobbieZ, May 4
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   • Morgan
   • 6 hours ago

3. interesting video on the cutty sark

   By paul ron, March 18
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   • Kevin-the-lubber
   • July 7

4. Video: The 1899 wreck of the S.S. Paris.

   By uss frolick, July 7
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   • uss frolick
   • July 7

5. A video about Naval paint schemes 1775-1815

   By Linus Spjutsberg, July 5
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   • Linus Spjutsberg
   • July 5

6. Mary Rose 1511 — the epitome of the Northern tradition 1 2 3

   By Waldemar, May 14
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   • Waldemar
   • June 28

7. National- and command flags and officiers seniority of the early US Navy

   By Marcus.K., June 8
   • 19 replies
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   • Force9
   • June 27

8. 1775ish Gun Boat being reconstructed

   By trippwj, June 25
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   • grsjax
   • June 25

9. Ship paintings 1 2 3 4 34

   By Vegaskip, October 17, 2017
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   • Ian B
   • June 25

10. A flag from Trafalgar flown by HMS Spartiate

    By druxey, June 21
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    • thibaultron
    • June 21

11. HMS Falken - little sister of HMS Wasa

    By Nirvana, June 20
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    • Y.T.
    • June 20

12. The Margheretta may have been found

    By trippwj, June 11
    • 4 replies
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    • The Bitter End
    • June 14

13. USS Randolph 1776

    By Waldemar, June 8
    • 11 replies
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    • Waldemar
    • June 11

14. rigging of the Santìsima Trinidad

    By Kevin, June 7
    • 4 replies
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    • Kevin
    • June 9

15. Mary Rose – an English ship of the Mediterranean concept

    By Waldemar, October 22, 2022
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    • Waldemar
    • June 3

16. Photos of Rose Mary cannons

    By pacomb, May 24
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    • pacomb
    • June 3

17. Another Gunboat Find

    By tmj, May 30
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    • tmj
    • May 30

18. Joshua Humphreys' Notebook

    By trippwj, May 6, 2015   

    • shipbuilding
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      • frigates
      • Early Navy
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    • edison490
    • May 28

19. How were ballast stones held firmly in place to prevent them from shifting?

    By tmj, November 28, 2020
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    • sheepsail
    • May 26

20. Hendrick Busmann's "Sovereign of the Seas, Die Skulpturen des britishen Königsshiffes von 1637"

    By Kenchington, May 5
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    • Kenchington
    • May 16

21. 110 years ago this week: Lusitania departs New York for the last time

    By uss frolick, May 3
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    • uss frolick
    • May 7

22. Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City

    By palmerit, May 5
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    • palmerit
    • May 5

23. Clipper ships video

    By Kevin Kenny, April 24
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    • paul ron
    • April 26

24. US Frigate Boston, 1799: "Probably the swiftest sailing ship in the world."

    By uss frolick, October 21, 2018
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    • Chapman
    • April 15

25. Ancient Mediterranean Ships, Il Trabaccolo

    By OldSaltf, March 26
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    • wefalck
    • April 1

26. Hammock Storage 1 2

    By The Bitter End, January 4
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    • The Bitter End
    • April 1

27. HMAV Bounty - Accurate colours

    By pbrowne, March 26
    • 1 reply
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    • Gregory
    • March 26

28. WWI Dazzle Pattern Effectiveness Re-Examined

    By Ian_Grant, March 22
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    • Ian_Grant
    • March 22

29. SS Gothenburg sinking

    By vossy, March 15
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    • Nirvana
    • March 17

30. "Ironton" wreck 1894 located in Lake Huron STILL WITH MASTS

    By Ian_Grant, March 11
    • 2 replies
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    • Ian_Grant
    • March 13