Nautical/Naval History

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1. British Pathe reels of old wooden ships

   By Martes, June 22
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   • mtaylor
   • June 22

2. British Pathe film: Model Boat Building, 1956.

   By uss frolick, May 28
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   • hamilton
   • June 20

3. The Dutch 72-gun ship ca. 1690 – the apogee of Dutch ship design of the Classical Age

   By Waldemar, June 17
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   • Waldemar
   • June 17

4. Dutch heavy frigate ca. 1700 – engineering or carpentry ‘snowman’ making?

   By Waldemar, June 17
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   • Waldemar
   • June 17

5. 150th anniversary of the only floating zip (postal) code in the world ( J. W. Wescott )

   By JKC27, June 11
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   • realworkingsailor
   • June 14

6. HMS Victory Painting

   By cole, May 20
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   • CraigVT
   • June 3

7. Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion 1 2 3 4 10

   By Cathead, April 30, 2016   

   • Steamboats
   • riverboats
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     Tagged with:

     • Steamboats
     • riverboats
     • rivers
     • sternwheelers
     • paddlewheelers
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   • Cathead
   • June 2

8. Was the working shipyard dock's bottom flat or sloped? (18th century)

   By modeller_masa, May 20
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   • amateur
   • May 25

9. Wreck of 170 year old schooner visible again in waters of Lake Michigan

   By JKC27, May 16
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   • Keith Black
   • May 17

10. USS United States reborn

    By dgbot, February 11, 2016
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    • Javelin
    • May 13

11. Ship of Theseus

    By mtaylor, May 27, 2023
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    • Snug Harbor Johnny
    • May 12

12. Japanese ships of the Azushi-Momoyama period (1568-1603) and the early Edo period (1603-1700)

    By Scottish Guy, April 25
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    • Scottish Guy
    • April 30

13. Container Ship Hits and Collapses Fransis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

    By thibaultron, March 26
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    • Javelin
    • April 29

14. The Mary Rose... a bit of obscure history.

    By mtaylor, April 3
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    • Louie da fly
    • April 7

15. Wreck of Bonhomme Richard found off Yorkshire coast. 1 2

    By uss frolick, December 11, 2018
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    • Harvey Golden
    • March 31

16. USS BB62 - The Navy's Big Guns Goes to Dry Dock

    By CraigVT, March 27   

    • Battleship
    • dry dock
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      • dry dock
      • New Jersey
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    • CraigVT
    • March 27

17. RMS Olympic's piano

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

18. Reconstruction of La Belle Documentary

    By thibaultron, March 25
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    • thibaultron
    • March 25

19. A time traveler?

    By Martes, March 18   

    • Bermuda schooner
    • 20 replies
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    • georgeband
    • March 24

20. Warship identified off Florida coast 3 centuries after it sank

    By Gregory, March 15
    • 5 replies
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    • Nirvana
    • March 17

21. Did 18th and 19th century ships have flat weatherdecks?

    By Rushdie, March 2
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    • Jim in KC
    • March 16

22. Scrapped Submarine

    By Steve20, May 11, 2023
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    • SteveAWenham
    • March 15

23. Informative video about 18th Century Sailing Battleships

    By Peanut6, April 13, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 815 views
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    • DaveBaxt
    • March 12

24. SS Klondike 1 2

    By Ian_Grant, November 4, 2023   

    • river steamer
    • stern paddlewheeler
    • 45 replies
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    • 64Pacific
    • March 7

25. The Ethel & the Ferret - a Tale of Two Ships

    By Jim Lad, December 1, 2018
    • 6 replies
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    • Louie da fly
    • February 29

26. Amazon Prime Series Victory at Sea

    By Guyuti, February 27
    • 8 replies
    • 653 views
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    • Gregory
    • February 27

27. USS Texas (BB-35) - in drydock

    By Kevin, September 2, 2022
    • 22 replies
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    • gsdpic
    • February 26

28. Orkney Shipwreck washed ashore

    By Morgan, February 21
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    • 782 views
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    • Tony Hunt
    • February 23

29. Naming of British Motor Torpedo Boats WW2

    By Amanda G, February 15
    • 5 replies
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    • bruce d
    • February 16

30. Mysterious shipwreck washes up on Canadian coast

    By Kevin, January 30
    • 8 replies
    • 870 views
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    • realworkingsailor
    • February 7