Nautical/Naval History

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1. Naval History On This Day, Any Nation 1 2 3 4 26

   By Kevin, May 2, 2013   

   • Kingfisher
   • 774 replies
   • 112k views
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   • Nirvana
   • May 15, 2020

2. English flag

   By Helli, Monday at 07:40 PM
   • 8 replies
   • 185 views
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   • Ian_Grant
   • Monday at 10:52 PM

3. Model from the Lancaster Maritime Museum.

   By Valeriy V, Monday at 07:27 PM
   • 6 replies
   • 106 views
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   • Valeriy V
   • Monday at 08:37 PM

4. Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon ship burial - footage of 1939 excavation

   By Louie da fly, January 19
   • 27 replies
   • 775 views
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   • Louie da fly
   • Monday at 12:24 AM

5. Ship paintings 1 2 3 4 27

   By Vegaskip, October 17, 2017
   • 789 replies
   • 80.8k views
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   • Mike_H
   • February 17

6. Henry Thomas Vokey Obituary

   By Tim Moore, February 17
   • 1 reply
   • 80 views
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   • druxey
   • February 17

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

   By uss frolick, December 19, 2020
   • 14 replies
   • 868 views
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   • Rik Thistle
   • February 16

8. Northwest Passage

   By Justin P., February 13
   • 3 replies
   • 168 views
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   • BobG
   • February 15

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

   By tmj, November 28, 2020
   • 12 replies
   • 573 views
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   • BANYAN
   • February 12

10. Victory’s 1815 figurehead discovered - autopsy reveals chainsaw massacre

    By Morgan, February 10
    • 4 replies
    • 248 views
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    • uss frolick
    • February 12

11. Looking for plans or possible models of Magellan's ships. 1 2

    By J11, November 13, 2020   

    • Magellan Ships Plans
    • 53 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • J11
    • February 10

12. Fifie steam capstan - for hauling nets, sails or both?

    By Rik Thistle, October 25, 2020   

    • Fifie
    • steam capstan
    • 4 replies
    • 272 views
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    • Ras Ambrioso
    • February 8

13. American Sailing Barges

    By grsjax, October 25, 2016
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Susquehanna
    • February 8

14. Pilar (Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Boat)

    By birchbaysider, April 5, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 15.3k views
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    • bridgman
    • February 8

15. Can you identify this feature? 19th century 1st Rates 1 2

    By Martocticvs, July 16, 2019
    • 31 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Martocticvs
    • February 4

16. Local culture: What are some essential buildings, institutions, businesses, etc. to docks and shipyards before the 18th century?

    By Sperry, February 3
    • 8 replies
    • 232 views
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    • Shamrock
    • February 3

17. Reconstruction of Roman inland ship

    By Louie da fly, February 3
    • 0 replies
    • 106 views
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    • Louie da fly
    • February 3

18. Lost voices from HMS Guerriere: Court Martial testimony. 1 2

    By uss frolick, August 28, 2016
    • 32 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • uss frolick
    • February 2

19. Old ships' figureheads photo 1 2

    By druxey, September 24, 2020
    • 54 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • bruce d
    • February 2

20. What do we know about the origins of the lifebuoy?

    By Sperry, January 21
    • 6 replies
    • 435 views
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    • BANYAN
    • February 1

21. History of tragic ships

    By Shotlocker, January 31
    • 0 replies
    • 147 views
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    • Shotlocker
    • January 31

22. Russian volunteer fleet’s. S.S. Simbirsk. 1914. Tokyo-London.

    By Eugenio Treviño, January 17
    • 3 replies
    • 213 views
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    • Roger Pellett
    • January 17

23. The naval and Mail Steamers of the United States

    By bruce d, January 16
    • 0 replies
    • 138 views
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    • bruce d
    • January 16

24. French Line. S.S. Paris. Memorabilia. 1931.

    By Eugenio Treviño, January 16
    • 0 replies
    • 96 views
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    • Eugenio Treviño
    • January 16

25. Items from HMS Agamemnon to be auctioned off

    By mtaylor, January 15
    • 0 replies
    • 139 views
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    • mtaylor
    • January 15

26. Early use of cannon at sea 1 2

    By Mark P, September 10, 2020   

    • fired without allowing recoil?
    • 43 replies
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    • trippwj
    • January 15

27. Location of the lost HMS Apollo (1779) found

    By Landrotten Highlander, January 6
    • 2 replies
    • 300 views
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    • jchbeiner
    • January 14

28. Cunard line. RMS Berengaria. Passenger list. 1931.

    By Eugenio Treviño, January 13
    • 2 replies
    • 215 views
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    • Eugenio Treviño
    • January 13

29. Can you Identify this ship?

    By bartley, January 11
    • 4 replies
    • 330 views
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    • amateur
    • January 12

30. United States Shipbuilding Co. Gunboats Tampico and Veracruz.

    By Eugenio Treviño, January 11
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
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    • bruce d
    • January 11