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
   • Saturday at 09:17 AM

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

   By Marcus.K., June 8
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   • Force9
   • Friday at 12:12 AM

4. 1775ish Gun Boat being reconstructed

   By trippwj, June 25
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   • grsjax
   • June 25

5. Ship paintings 1 2 3 4 34

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

6. A flag from Trafalgar flown by HMS Spartiate

   By druxey, June 21
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   • thibaultron
   • June 21

7. HMS Falken - little sister of HMS Wasa

   By Nirvana, June 20
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   • Y.T.
   • June 20

8. The Margheretta may have been found

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

9. USS Randolph 1776

   By Waldemar, June 8
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   • Waldemar
   • June 11

10. rigging of the Santìsima Trinidad

    By Kevin, June 7
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    • Kevin
    • June 9

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

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

12. Photos of Rose Mary cannons

    By pacomb, May 24
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    • pacomb
    • June 3

13. Another Gunboat Find

    By tmj, May 30
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    • tmj
    • May 30

14. Joshua Humphreys' Notebook

    By trippwj, May 6, 2015   

    • shipbuilding
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    • edison490
    • May 28

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City

    By palmerit, May 5
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    • palmerit
    • May 5

19. Ship specifications

    By RobbieZ, May 4
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    • wefalck
    • May 5

20. Clipper ships video

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

21. 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

22. Ancient Mediterranean Ships, Il Trabaccolo

    By OldSaltf, March 26
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    • wefalck
    • April 1

23. Hammock Storage 1 2

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

24. HMAV Bounty - Accurate colours

    By pbrowne, March 26
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    • Gregory
    • March 26

25. WWI Dazzle Pattern Effectiveness Re-Examined

    By Ian_Grant, March 22
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    • Ian_Grant
    • March 22

26. interesting video on the cutty sark

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

27. SS Gothenburg sinking

    By vossy, March 15
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    • Nirvana
    • March 17

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

    By Ian_Grant, March 11
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    • Ian_Grant
    • March 13

29. Naval tactic of 1800 ?

    By Thanasis, March 8
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    • Chapman
    • March 12

30. HNLMS Jacob Van Heemskerck postcard

    By Ferrus Manus, March 11
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    • amateur
    • March 11