Nautical/Naval History

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1. How were gun carriages held in place on old models?

   By Smile-n-Nod, March 12, 2021
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   • Kevin
   • March 12, 2021

2. American Sailing Barges

   By grsjax, October 25, 2016
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   • Susquehanna
   • March 8, 2021

3. USNA video, "Ships of 1812"

   By Smile-n-Nod, March 7, 2021
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   • Smile-n-Nod
   • March 7, 2021

4. WWII Soviet Naval Colors

   By alross2, February 26, 2021
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   • Canute
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5. 'The Terror' - BBC series Mar 2021

   By Rik Thistle, March 5, 2021   

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   • Rik Thistle
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6. WRITER’S BOAT MODELS 1 2

   By LE CONSUL, February 16, 2020
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   • LE CONSUL
   • March 3, 2021

7. Model from the Lancaster Maritime Museum.

   By Valeriy V, February 22, 2021
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   • Valeriy V
   • March 2, 2021

8. Royal Netherlands Navy colors

   By alross2, February 27, 2021
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   • amateur
   • March 1, 2021

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

   By Eugenio Treviño, January 17, 2021
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   • Valeriy V
   • February 26, 2021

10. A sailor said that.

    By bruce d, January 31, 2020
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    • bruce d
    • February 25, 2021

11. English flag

    By Helli, February 22, 2021
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    • Ian_Grant
    • February 22, 2021

12. Henry Thomas Vokey Obituary

    By Tim Moore, February 17, 2021
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    • druxey
    • February 17, 2021

13. Northwest Passage

    By Justin P., February 13, 2021
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    • BobG
    • February 15, 2021

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

    By tmj, November 28, 2020
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    • BANYAN
    • February 12, 2021

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

    By Morgan, February 10, 2021
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    • uss frolick
    • February 12, 2021

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

    By Rik Thistle, October 25, 2020   

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17. Pilar (Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Boat)

    By birchbaysider, April 5, 2014
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    • bridgman
    • February 8, 2021

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

    By Sperry, February 3, 2021
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    • Shamrock
    • February 3, 2021

19. Reconstruction of Roman inland ship

    By Louie da fly, February 3, 2021
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    • Louie da fly
    • February 3, 2021

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

    By Sperry, January 21, 2021
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    • BANYAN
    • February 1, 2021

21. History of tragic ships

    By Shotlocker, January 31, 2021
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    • Shotlocker
    • January 31, 2021

22. The naval and Mail Steamers of the United States

    By bruce d, January 16, 2021
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    • bruce d
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23. French Line. S.S. Paris. Memorabilia. 1931.

    By Eugenio Treviño, January 16, 2021
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    • Eugenio Treviño
    • January 16, 2021

24. Items from HMS Agamemnon to be auctioned off

    By mtaylor, January 15, 2021
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    • mtaylor
    • January 15, 2021

25. Early use of cannon at sea 1 2

    By Mark P, September 10, 2020   

    • fired without allowing recoil?
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    • trippwj
    • January 15, 2021

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

    By Landrotten Highlander, January 6, 2021
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    • jchbeiner
    • January 14, 2021

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

    By Eugenio Treviño, January 13, 2021
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    • Eugenio Treviño
    • January 13, 2021

28. Can you Identify this ship?

    By bartley, January 11, 2021
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    • amateur
    • January 12, 2021

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

    By Eugenio Treviño, January 11, 2021
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    • bruce d
    • January 11, 2021

30. Egyptian ships and boats: illustrations of artifacts

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