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
   • 786 replies
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   • Cold_Fire
   • October 21, 2023

2. Name the Ship Game 1 2 3 4 107

   By RMS Olympic, February 17, 2013
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   • amateur
   • August 25, 2022

3. Ship paintings 1 2 3 4 34

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

4. American sailing warships with no plans or records 1 2 3 4 14

   By CharlieZardoz, June 3, 2015   

   • John Adams
   • Alliance
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     • John Adams
     • Alliance
     • General Greene
     • Enterprise
     • Congress
   • 399 replies
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   • uss frolick
   • January 18

5. Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion 1 2 3 4 10

   By Cathead, April 30, 2016   

   • Steamboats
   • riverboats
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     • Steamboats
     • riverboats
     • rivers
     • sternwheelers
     • paddlewheelers
   • 277 replies
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   • Cathead
   • 19 hours ago

6. historic newspaper articles postings 1 2 3 4 9

   By AON, January 28, 2020   

   • newspaper
   • 263 replies
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   • mtaylor
   • May 21, 2020

7. Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops of the Royal Navy 1 2 3 4 6

   By molasses, March 7, 2013
   • 172 replies
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   • AJohnson
   • November 30, 2022

8. Brig USS Enterprise 1799 info gathering 1 2 3 4 6

   By CharlieZardoz, August 14, 2015   

   • Enterprise
   • 165 replies
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   • CharlieZardoz
   • March 15

9. Seeking information on determining load waterline 1 2 3 4

   By trippwj, March 1, 2015
   • 110 replies
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   • AaronCastor
   • May 2, 2018

10. Mathew Baker's early concept of ship hull design, ca. 1570 1 2 3 4

    By Waldemar, October 12, 2022
    • 110 replies
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    • Mark Humphrey
    • June 6, 2023

11. 2nd rate London 1656 – the art of the shipwright 1 2 3 4

    By Waldemar, January 19, 2023
    • 101 replies
    • 7k views
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    • James H
    • February 11, 2023

12. Art of period shipbuilding 1 2 3 4

    By Tadeusz43, March 7, 2015   

    • period shipbuilding
    • 93 replies
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    • Sailor1234567890
    • June 2, 2017

13. A first look at the Frigate John Adams, 1799-1829 1 2 3

    By Talos, November 12, 2015
    • 87 replies
    • 25.9k views
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    • Talos
    • May 21, 2020

14. William Sutherland's concept of ship hull design, 1711 1 2 3

    By Waldemar, September 22, 2022
    • 82 replies
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    • Waldemar
    • October 6, 2022

15. Ships of the late 16th century? 1 2 3

    By NAZGÛL, March 13, 2015
    • 79 replies
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    • midelburgo
    • February 20, 2018

16. Technical drawings & Dutch shell first 1 2 3

    By Jules van Beek, June 5, 2023
    • 74 replies
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    • Harvey Golden
    • August 22, 2023

17. British official Report of the Prince de Neufchatel vs Endymion battle 1 2 3

    By uss frolick, October 16, 2014
    • 73 replies
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    • uss frolick
    • September 6, 2020

18. Old ships' figureheads photo 1 2 3

    By druxey, September 24, 2020
    • 64 replies
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    • Peter Reynolds
    • June 27, 2022

19. WRITER’S BOAT MODELS 1 2

    By LE CONSUL, February 16, 2020
    • 57 replies
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    • LE CONSUL
    • March 3, 2021

20. Looking for plans or possible models of Magellan's ships. 1 2

    By J11, November 13, 2020   

    • Magellan Ships Plans
    • 57 replies
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    • CharlieZardoz
    • January 13

21. Making ship drawings in the seventeenth century Dutch Republic. 1 2

    By Philemon1948, June 3, 2022
    • 55 replies
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    • Philemon1948
    • November 28, 2022

22. HMS Victory Renovation - Outer Planking Removed 1 2

    By Steve20, May 7, 2023
    • 53 replies
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    • Steve20
    • May 23, 2023

23. A critique of the works of Nicolaes Witsen 1 2

    By Philemon1948, May 15, 2021
    • 52 replies
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    • Philemon1948
    • January 31, 2022

24. The subsciption frigate New York and other details 1 2

    By CharlieZardoz, January 29, 2016   

    • new york
    • subscription
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      • subscription
      • frigate
    • 51 replies
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    • uss frolick
    • January 21, 2018

25. USS Tennessee 1 2

    By Keith Black, December 26, 2016
    • 49 replies
    • 6.5k views
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    • Keith Black
    • December 23, 2018

26. HMS Victory re-paint 1 2

    By SailorGreg, August 20, 2015
    • 48 replies
    • 14.2k views
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    • harlequin
    • March 9, 2019

27. SS Klondike 1 2

    By Ian_Grant, November 4, 2023   

    • river steamer
    • stern paddlewheeler
    • 45 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • 64Pacific
    • March 7

28. Early use of cannon at sea 1 2

    By Mark P, September 10, 2020   

    • fired without allowing recoil?
    • 43 replies
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    • trippwj
    • January 15, 2021

29. 18th and early 19th Century cutter models 1 2

    By tkay11, April 24, 2015   

    • Cutter
    • 18th Century
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      • Cutter
      • 18th Century
      • Sherbourne
      • National Maritime Museum
      • Chatham Historic Dockyard
      • Rigging
    • 42 replies
    • 20.6k views
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    • Roger Pellett
    • December 10, 2023

30. Bow shape of Le François 1683 and La Néréïde 1722 1 2

    By Waldemar, September 13, 2022
    • 41 replies
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    • Waldemar
    • September 23, 2022