Nautical/Naval History

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1. 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

2. HMS Victory Painting

   By cole, May 20
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   • CraigVT
   • June 3

3. 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

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

   By modeller_masa, May 20
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   • amateur
   • May 25

5. 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

6. USS United States reborn

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

7. Ship of Theseus

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

8. 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

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

   By thibaultron, March 26
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   • Javelin
   • April 29

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

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

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

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

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

    By CraigVT, March 27   

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

13. RMS Olympic's piano

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

14. Reconstruction of La Belle Documentary

    By thibaultron, March 25
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    • thibaultron
    • March 25

15. A time traveler?

    By Martes, March 18   

    • Bermuda schooner
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    • georgeband
    • March 24

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

    By Gregory, March 15
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    • Nirvana
    • March 17

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

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

18. Scrapped Submarine

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

19. Informative video about 18th Century Sailing Battleships

    By Peanut6, April 13, 2023
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    • DaveBaxt
    • March 12

20. SS Klondike 1 2

    By Ian_Grant, November 4, 2023   

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

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

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

22. Amazon Prime Series Victory at Sea

    By Guyuti, February 27
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    • Gregory
    • February 27

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

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

24. Orkney Shipwreck washed ashore

    By Morgan, February 21
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    • Tony Hunt
    • February 23

25. Naming of British Motor Torpedo Boats WW2

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

26. Mysterious shipwreck washes up on Canadian coast

    By Kevin, January 30
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    • realworkingsailor
    • February 7

27. USS Iowa (BB-61): The mystery of "Measure 32" late 1944. Can somebody solve it?

    By JackSix, February 5
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    • alross2
    • February 5

28. USS Iowa BB-61: Anybody knows the structure midship?

    By JackSix, January 31
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    • JackSix
    • February 5

29. Ship paintings 1 2 3 4 34

    By Vegaskip, October 17, 2017
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    • TBlack
    • January 31

30. Admiral Nelson

    By Roger Pellett, January 17
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    • bruce d
    • January 17