Nautical/Naval History

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1. 1861: Rebel account of the Destruction of the Norfolk Navy Yard.

   By uss frolick, June 11, 2015
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   • CharlieZardoz
   • August 27, 2015

2. 18th Century Shipwreck Found In Maryland, USA

   By thibaultron, August 26, 2015
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   • Ian B
   • August 26, 2015

3. Admiral Yi Sun-sin

   By ccoyle, August 19, 2015   

   • film review
   • The Admiral: Roaring Currents
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   • thibaultron
   • August 19, 2015

4. Russian 50s Cruiser Murmansk Demolition

   By thibaultron, August 13, 2015
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   • thibaultron
   • August 13, 2015

5. Antifouling paint colors on late 19th century steamships

   By brunelrussell, August 10, 2015
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   • mtaylor
   • August 12, 2015

6. whaler catalpa

   By thompson, August 2, 2015
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   • trippwj
   • August 2, 2015

7. Seaman from the Horst Wessel.

   By Stockholm tar, July 29, 2015
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   • Mirabell61
   • July 31, 2015

8. Great Historic Maritime book read

   By pompey2, July 30, 2015
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   • pompey2
   • July 31, 2015

9. 1864: The Kearsrage's sister-sloop, the USS Mohican, bombards Fort Fisher.

   By uss frolick, July 27, 2015
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   • uss frolick
   • July 27, 2015

10. 1862 Wreck of the steamboat Acacia in the Mississippi River.

    By uss frolick, July 26, 2015
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    • uss frolick
    • July 26, 2015

11. Two unknown American Sloop of War captains meet unusual and tragic ends.

    By uss frolick, July 25, 2015
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    • Talos
    • July 25, 2015

12. USS Arizona Picture And History Site

    By thibaultron, July 23, 2015
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    • Jparsley
    • July 25, 2015

13. British 'Termagant', 1780, ship-rigged Sloop - Info?

    By malachy, July 15, 2015
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    • malachy
    • July 20, 2015

14. Rogers, Sergison, Pepys Collections

    By alangr4, May 30, 2015   

    • Book
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    • Laurence_B
    • July 18, 2015

15. 1862: USS Jamestown fails to catch the CSS Nashville and Capt Green gets court martialed.

    By uss frolick, July 7, 2015
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    • uss frolick
    • July 7, 2015

16. Question about stoves and how the rotisserie worked 1 2

    By Modeler12, June 25, 2015
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    • wrkempson
    • June 28, 2015

17. Armchair wreck-hunting

    By HSM, June 2, 2015
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    • jbshan
    • June 26, 2015

18. Would like to identify this ship

    By jaybeckham, June 24, 2015
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    • JohnE
    • June 25, 2015

19. 1861: After Action report of the USS Preble, Battle of the Head of Passes.

    By uss frolick, June 11, 2015
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    • uss frolick
    • June 23, 2015

20. 1861: Frigate USS Congress prepares herself against infernal devices

    By uss frolick, June 10, 2015
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    • uss frolick
    • June 15, 2015

21. Flags of the french ancien regime navy

    By Nwanda, June 4, 2015
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    • Modeler12
    • June 4, 2015

22. Boy's Manual Of Seamanship And Gunnery

    By skipper1947, June 2, 2015
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    • skipper1947
    • June 2, 2015

23. Antic Warships

    By pasanax, May 23, 2015   

    • antic bireme trireme greek
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    • pasanax
    • June 1, 2015

24. Original Ship in Bottle Methods, Materials, Tools

    By DSiemens, January 4, 2014   

    • Ship in Bottle
    • Bottle
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    • DSiemens
    • May 17, 2015

25. Hms Chatham or Hms discovery

    By Jparsley, April 27, 2015
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    • Jparsley
    • April 28, 2015

26. Princess royal 1780's British merchant ship

    By Jparsley, April 25, 2015
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    • Jparsley
    • April 26, 2015

27. Sylphide 1837

    By rsmiller, April 15, 2015
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    • rsmiller
    • April 21, 2015

28. Specifications for Construction of U.S. Navy Ship Models

    By Rob Wood, April 4, 2015   

    • Specifications
    • US Navy ship models
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    • Rob Wood
    • April 8, 2015

29. The 'Alexandra Shackleton' At The ANMM

    By Jim Lad, April 5, 2015
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    • jbelwood
    • April 5, 2015

30. Constellation hammock cranes and color scheme.

    By Jparsley, March 21, 2015
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    • Jparsley
    • April 3, 2015