Nautical/Naval History

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1. Naval History On This Day, Any Nation 1 2 3 4 27

   By Kevin, May 2, 2013   

   • Kingfisher
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   • The Ships Cat
   • March 23

2. Mary Rose 1511 — the epitome of the Northern tradition 1 2 3

   By Waldemar, May 14
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   • Waldemar
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3. rigging of the Santìsima Trinidad

   By Kevin, 20 hours ago
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   • Waldemar
   • 18 hours ago

4. Mary Rose – an English ship of the Mediterranean concept

   By Waldemar, October 22, 2022
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   • Waldemar
   • Tuesday at 05:57 PM

5. Photos of Rose Mary cannons

   By pacomb, May 24
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   • pacomb
   • Tuesday at 10:49 AM

6. Another Gunboat Find

   By tmj, May 30
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   • tmj
   • May 30

7. Joshua Humphreys' Notebook

   By trippwj, May 6, 2015   

   • shipbuilding
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   • edison490
   • May 28

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

   By tmj, November 28, 2020
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   • sheepsail
   • May 26

9. Hendrick Busmann's "Sovereign of the Seas, Die Skulpturen des britishen Königsshiffes von 1637"

   By Kenchington, May 5
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   • Kenchington
   • May 16

10. 110 years ago this week: Lusitania departs New York for the last time

    By uss frolick, May 3
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    • uss frolick
    • May 7

11. Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City

    By palmerit, May 5
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    • palmerit
    • May 5

12. Ship specifications

    By RobbieZ, May 4
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    • wefalck
    • May 5

13. Clipper ships video

    By Kevin Kenny, April 24
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    • paul ron
    • April 26

14. US Frigate Boston, 1799: "Probably the swiftest sailing ship in the world."

    By uss frolick, October 21, 2018
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    • Chapman
    • April 15

15. Ancient Mediterranean Ships, Il Trabaccolo

    By OldSaltf, March 26
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    • wefalck
    • April 1

16. Hammock Storage 1 2

    By The Bitter End, January 4
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    • The Bitter End
    • April 1

17. HMAV Bounty - Accurate colours

    By pbrowne, March 26
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    • Gregory
    • March 26

18. WWI Dazzle Pattern Effectiveness Re-Examined

    By Ian_Grant, March 22
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    • Ian_Grant
    • March 22

19. interesting video on the cutty sark

    By paul ron, March 18
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    • paul ron
    • March 19

20. SS Gothenburg sinking

    By vossy, March 15
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    • Nirvana
    • March 17

21. "Ironton" wreck 1894 located in Lake Huron STILL WITH MASTS

    By Ian_Grant, March 11
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    • Ian_Grant
    • March 13

22. Naval tactic of 1800 ?

    By Thanasis, March 8
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    • Chapman
    • March 12

23. HNLMS Jacob Van Heemskerck postcard

    By Ferrus Manus, March 11
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    • amateur
    • March 11

24. "Trinidad" 1881 wreck located in Lake Michigan

    By Ian_Grant, March 10
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    • Gregory
    • March 11

25. Best Marine Salvage Airbags for Lifting Sunken Vessels?

    By wildtmpckjzg, February 27
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    • paul ron
    • March 3

26. SS United States

    By cecil, March 25, 2013
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    • ccoyle
    • February 20

27. Abraham Lincoln's Riverboat Patent

    By Ian_Grant, February 18
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    • bruce d
    • February 18

28. Maersk vessel takes out tall ship and hits museum while entering Fremantle

    By thibaultron, September 1, 2024
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    • Louie da fly
    • February 16

29. Magan boat reconstruction

    By Ian_Grant, July 23, 2024
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    • Ahmose
    • February 13

30. Research in the HMS Ulysses 1797, a Roebuck class ship 1 2

    By Kevin Kenny, August 1, 2024
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    • Kevin Kenny
    • February 7