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. 'ON NAVAL TIMBER' PDF; an 1831 book on choosing, cutting and planting wood for the fleet

   By bruce d, Wednesday at 09:33 PM
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   • bruce d
   • Wednesday at 09:33 PM

3. 18th century slipway revealed

   By druxey, August 12
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   • wefalck
   • Saturday at 01:35 PM

4. Earl of Chatham ex HMS Hind wreck identified

   By druxey, August 7
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   • druxey
   • August 7

5. HMS Falken - little sister of HMS Wasa

   By Nirvana, June 20
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   • Nirvana
   • August 3

6. The "Other" HMS Victory

   By CDR_Ret, August 2
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   • CDR_Ret
   • August 2

7. MV Cuyahoga Laid To Rest

   By Paul Le Wol, July 30
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   • amateur
   • July 31

8. A flag from Trafalgar flown by HMS Spartiate

   By druxey, June 21
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   • ScottRC
   • July 30

9. Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon ship burial - footage of 1939 excavation 1 2

   By Louie da fly, January 19, 2021
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   • CDR_Ret
   • July 23

10. Ship specifications

    By RobbieZ, May 4
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    • Wawona59
    • July 20

11. interesting video on the cutty sark

    By paul ron, March 18
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    • Kevin-the-lubber
    • July 7

12. Video: The 1899 wreck of the S.S. Paris.

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

13. A video about Naval paint schemes 1775-1815

    By Linus Spjutsberg, July 5
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    • Linus Spjutsberg
    • July 5

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

    By Waldemar, May 14
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    • Waldemar
    • June 28

15. National- and command flags and officiers seniority of the early US Navy

    By Marcus.K., June 8
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    • Force9
    • June 27

16. 1775ish Gun Boat being reconstructed

    By trippwj, June 25
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    • grsjax
    • June 25

17. Ship paintings 1 2 3 4 34

    By Vegaskip, October 17, 2017
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    • Ian B
    • June 25

18. The Margheretta may have been found

    By trippwj, June 11
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    • 633 views
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    • The Bitter End
    • June 14

19. USS Randolph 1776

    By Waldemar, June 8
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    • Waldemar
    • June 11

20. rigging of the Santìsima Trinidad

    By Kevin, June 7
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    • Kevin
    • June 9

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

    By Waldemar, October 22, 2022
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    • Waldemar
    • June 3

22. Photos of Rose Mary cannons

    By pacomb, May 24
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    • pacomb
    • June 3

23. Another Gunboat Find

    By tmj, May 30
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    • tmj
    • May 30

24. Joshua Humphreys' Notebook

    By trippwj, May 6, 2015   

    • shipbuilding
    • reference
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      • frigates
      • Early Navy
    • 19 replies
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    • edison490
    • May 28

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City

    By palmerit, May 5
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    • palmerit
    • May 5

29. Clipper ships video

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

30. 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